Recent content by Epatcola

Yep, Epson use some different media names in different regions. My comment wasn't really a suggestion for the batch file just a heads up. When you profile a non-Epson paper the question is what is the best media and quality setting to use and I posted my conclusions. If you inspect the Epson...

Thanks for sharing. I don't know if you followed older threads, but, I have posted that as far as I can see for the ET-8550 all glossy and lustre or semi-glossy media settings are the same except ultra glossy which has a best quality setting that I think needs its own profiles. I don't think...

I just inspected the profiles. The only measurement set I have is from a 728 patch pain paper target so not worth printing anything with it. I attach ti3 files with and without Lab values so you can generate your own profiles to inspect/compare. I actually just deleted the LAB columns in the...

It still seems he and people who have bought the tool are the only ones to have seen a profile generated by it.

The hole in the CR30 is 4.2mm so 8mm patches allow only about 2mm of misalignment. I think you did well to measure 10mm patches without a guide. A couple more things I learnt. Elsewhere someone asked about the CR30 light source. It is 3 bright white LEDs focused to a small patch on the...

The scanner must have been seeing more of its own light. Maybe Kodachrome is more reflective or your set up was different. You could try something like this, but results from a cheap scanner and lighting kludge will never be great. Most people digitise slides and negatives with a camera.

The scanner has a monochrome sensor and switched R, G, and B LED illumination to detect colors. You are only going to get monochrome scans with a separate light source.

The thing isn't much money and he can't really offer a demo which people could use to produce all the profiles they need. I still wouldn't buy it without confirmation it produces useful profiles. He ought to provide a few generated profiles for common printers and papers that people can...

That also means it only happens on matt papers. With VFA media type the speed is half that of standard matt and I assume it puts down more ink. I suggest similar to best quality mode only available for ultra glossy paper which is also half speed and ought to have specific color profiles. One...

You are welcome. Having never used blender I couldn't offer advice on how to do it. I did it in a CAD program. It could also be done in Orca slicer. Cut horizontally at 7mm height to separate the bottom part then scale the bottom part x and y to 49mm. That leaves a bit of a step internally...

Just the bottom part reduced to 49mm outside diameter?

Another old thread from DPreview also this and this brought back into the light by Keith Cooper with this youtube video. The claim being that the (or some) ET-8550 sprays some extra ink in the margins of the print. At the time I thought this was complete bollocks and still do (calling it...

Most people are supposed to make do with manufacturer or 3rd party created print profiles. Profiles not created with their specific printer, paper, or inks. I would imagine there is much lower probability of variation between scanners. I have no idea how much better a spectrophotometer...

The location of the breathable film in the tank and instructions to check if ink ever reached it and to replace the tank if it did is in the printer service manual. Something the AI you quoted made no mention of. The AI drivel offered zero explanation of how the automatic level cut off works...

Just stick the bottle in a number of times when the tank is already full and it will will overfill and damage the printer - no force required and nothing to stop you doing it. Thinking you can keep the tanks topped to the brim by sticking in the bottle when it already looks full isn't a...