What program did you use to print the image? Matte paper in and of itself does not result in that type of problem.
It would be helpful if you could post the original and a scan of the print. You might also consider joining the Epson-inkjets mailing list through Yahoogroups. Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:18 PM Subject: First shot at inkjet prints... | Hi folks, | | I've got a few questions on getting the most out of my new inkjet printer. | I finally picked up one this past week at a local retailer. It's Epson 820, | and although it uses the less-permanent dye inks as opposed to the pigment | inks of the Epson C80, I decided in favor of six-color (vs. four-color of | the C80). I thought I'd learn whatever fundamentals I need to learn using | Epson's less expensive heavyweight matte paper, then try some of the more | expensive varieties once I get some practice. | | I made a single 8x10 print of a large (~21 MB?) TIFF file last night. (A | fairly tight head shot of my wife holding our youngest grandson.) It seems | that there are a couple spots on the print where some highlights are blown | out -- small part of a cheek (or was it a forehead), and small portion of | the baby's very light-colored pajamas. Also, the dark background seems to | have some very subtle granularity to it (banding is maybe the right term?) | which is not present in the midtones or highlights. Almost like printing on | a conventional paper with too little latitude -- too contrasty. I was just | using the automatic printer settings and did not adjust the printer's gamma, | and I set the paper selection to heavyweight matte (which I believe prints | at the highest resolution of the printer -- 2880x720?). Anything in | particular I should be adjusting here to optimize the appearance of the | print? Or is this just typical of the relatively cheap ($15 for 50 sheets) | matte paper? | | I'll try to post some images showing the original TIFF and scanned sections | of the print. Meanwhile, any helpful hints would be much appreciated. | | Thanks in advance, | | Bill Peifer | Rochester, NY | - | This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, | go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to | visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . | | | - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
