On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Pascal Obry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Pascal,
>
> Looking for advice on this.
>
> I have done my first real print on my Epson 3880 today from Linux. The
> image looks ok on my calibrated screen. The softproofing looks fine too
> with the Epson Premium Luster photo paper .icc.
>
You mean the ICC Epson themselves supply?
> As you described I have embedded the profile with:
>
> > tificc -v -o printer.icc -t 0 darktable_export.tiff raw_print.tiff
>
> But... The print is awful :(
>
> Printing the raw_print.tiff above I have a very visible pink/red cast.
> Printing darktable_export.tiff I have a very visible yellow/brown cast.
>
> Printing what done with EOG as you suggested.
>
Assuming you're using ICC profiles not specifically generated for
Gutenprint, this is totally expected...
Each profile is specifically for a Printer + Ink + Paper + Driver +
DriverSettings combination, if any one of those changes, the profile is
invalid.
> Taking the darktable_export.tiff and printing from Lightroom with the
> paper/printer profile I have good result.
>
> Maybe it is the gutenprint linux driver which is not that good?
>
It has nothing inherently to do with good or bad... It's simply not
drop-for-drop identical with Epson's own proprietary printer driver.
So maybe I need to create my own printer/paper profile?
>
Yep.
> Do you have recommendation for this? Does a colormunki will do the
> trick? Is it usable on Linux? Or do you have a service on the Web which
> will create a profile for me?
>
A ColorMunki _Photo_ can do printer profiles (not the other cheaper ones),
since it's a spectrophotometer with a lightsource. It's not cheap, but
considering the cost of an Epson 3880 it seems like a no-brainer.
I had very good succes making profiles for a cheap HP Photosmart C6280
using the Munki (and Argyll), however with Gutenprint my results haven't
been as good... But, currently trying to figure out what the most
convenient way is to profile gutenprint.
I haven't been able to invest as much time into this as I'd wanted, but if
you're patient I _might_ be able to give some more sensible tips in a month
or so (I hope).
Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn
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