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What is your opinion of the legacy Windows Print Photo app? Apparently, prints can be made without color management.

Now that I have settled on a functioning workflow, I will be creating my own printer profiles as needed.

After numerous attempts, I have settled on a workflow for creating profiles for my Epson ET-8550 using pigment inks. I installed the latest version of X-Rite's i1Profiler and dusted off my old i1iSis chart reader. I created and printed my target chart. After using my i1iSis to read the chart, I...

Yes, I am going to use Keith's profiles as a starting point. There will be lots of test prints. Fortunately, I have a 17" roll of Epson photo paper from a previous job.

Yes, very informative. As soon as I receive the Epson paper I ordered, I will see how the different inks interact.

I have to say, I am absolutely loving the ink tank system. There is no way I can return to a cartridge based printing system. The 8550 is filled with pigment ink and the initial nozzle check and print on copy paper was successful, nothing looks out of the ordinary. For the photo black and gray...

Yes, based Epson's prolific usage of the print head found in the 8550, I am confident the 542 pigment inks will yield good results. I am not as confident about the photo black and gray pigment inks, as they seem to be only available as Ultrachrome inks.

I recently acquired an Ecotank 8550 and I am going to test out the viability of using Epson pigment inks. I already purchased the Durabrite ET 542 pigment ink set, and I am harvesting Epson pigment inks for the other colors from cartridges. Wish me luck.

Hey Folks, I am glad to join this community. razer