Recent content by Julia

Hello again all, I can't understand how to raise a new issue with my P400 without going back to the old thread. And while I am here I am sorry I got some-ones 'name' wrong last time I posted (long time ago). I couldn't work out how to apologise. I find your web-site difficult to understand...

Can I ask...when (The Hat) you say that 'if I load the matte black cartridge with a clear ink/cleaner and print black' could you explain what that means and why you would do that? Are you using other than Epson Inks? Or have you some other ink delivery system? Always learning ! Thanks, Julia NB...

Funny how these things exist without crossing my path despite my obvious interest! Thanks for your help. Julia

....'Color Mechanic' ...am I right in understanding that it is, or was, made for Photoshop...by Photoshop (or Adobe)? I am a bit nervous about using something unsupported as if anything goes wrong I am not clever enough to get out of trouble! I can see you can still download stuff but...mmmm.

I missed your reply...sorry. I will have a look at Color Mechanic ...always interested but Photoshop, even the old one has several ways of adjusting colour. And if I want to be selective without affecting the rest of the print, I just highlight the appropriate area area and copy it onto a...

Thanks. No, I haven't used the plain paper slot for my Somerset enhanced paper. The printer software makes it clear which slot you use for fine-art papers and no doubt sets the paper profile appropriately. It is coated paper and I imagine that the way the ink is distributed (for want of a...

I know it doesn't happen with the ordinary paper slot and Epson matt paper. I should have made it clearer about back loading. Yes you have described perfectly what I told you has been happening. And yet I have just printed a whole page of 2 across 4 down (meaning 8 items) in back-loading. I...

It only happens with back loading; the expensive paper! I hope that was clear. I use Photoshop C2 (which is just hanging on!) but I am used to it. I don't use any of the printers own very fine tuning, just Standard 1.8 or 2.2 and Adobe rgb similarly...mostly Standard seems to come nearest to my...

Not a typical example of my work...but shows what happened. First two at top OK... Then going to bottom left a thin stripe. Tried again and it printed an even thinner stripe over the original one. Turned the paper upside down and it printed normally. Other related problems as I said is that it...

Sorry to be slow replying. Yes, now I know roughly speaking what is going on, I will do as you say. Thanks a lot. Julia

You asked if I had any contact with Epson service...only with the old printer which I am sure could have gone on had they been willing to service it, but they had stopped making the ink pads...obviously it serves them to make stuff obsolete. I persevered nevertheless, had it reset...but it...

Thanks very much...confirms my suspicions. At first I thought maybe I needed to return the printer and then thought on about the 'clues'. I will have to put up with it! It was as if some demon had got in. Seemed to be no reason. The paper I use is Somerset Enhanced fine art ink jet paper Velvet...

I am an artist, just so you understand my own logic. I need to get colours and contrasts exact. Sometimes I will print 9 on a page so I can see what I am getting. First I print on Epson Matt Heavyweight...then fine tune on Somerset enhanced velvet (which will take my eventual larger print A3 or...

Because Fine-art paper is expensive, I do several proofs small on the same sheet of paper checking colours etc. Every now and again when there are already one or two prints on the page, the printer may a) just print a narrow strip, b) or pretends to print (noise of printing) and nothing comes...

Thanks! Very cheering. Not many people get that far on my web-site! So glad you enjoyed it. It is quite a long read! Cheers, Julia