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    You don't need much patches to create a good printer profile

    You are way beyond anything I have done on profiling, but it might be worth pointing out that with the i1Studio, one can generate at least one additional sheet of patches with custom colors. I don't have enough experience with it to know if it is useful, but I like the idea in principle...
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    Epson ET-8550 Velvet Fine Art Paper settings uses Pigment and Dye Black

    I think I owe everyone a follow-up. I contacted a Red River technical support person, and she was very helpful. A single shadow adjustment in Gimp ameliorates the problem, and as a bonus, it's a local contrast adjustment that I didn't know about. I'm now using the Velvet Fine Art paper...
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    Epson Ecotank ET-7750 keeps saying rear tray is out while trying to print

    It may have sent you directly to PayPal. I sometimes see that behavior, and it's probably normal. It depends on a setting somewhere -- probably in your PayPal account settings. Just check your browser window to ensure that you have a verified, encrypted connection to PayPal.
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    Epson Ecotank ET-7750 keeps saying rear tray is out while trying to print

    1. Check that you told it what try to use before you pressed the "print" button. Double check. 2. Check the print queue. There could be a job still there. It will remain there until you either clear it or print it. I don't know what effect uninstalling the printer would have. Possibly no...
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    Epson ET-8550 Velvet Fine Art Paper settings uses Pigment and Dye Black

    Yes, you're right, of course. There's just too, too much to write at the moment. I'm not an expert at digital photo printing. The software is absolutely overwhelming. I gave up on making nice digital prints myself a few years ago, and I made my last silver-gelatin print in 1985. PC. If only...
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    Epson ET-8550 Velvet Fine Art Paper settings uses Pigment and Dye Black

    Or, for a crude method that can be used anywhere, I would just wet the print. If ink bleeds, it's dye. Then soak it in water to check before and after appearance.
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    Epson ET-8550 Velvet Fine Art Paper settings uses Pigment and Dye Black

    This is an almost desperate situation for me. I sort of gave up printing years ago because the blacks were blocked up. And now I have a new Epson ET-8550 with lot of Red River Premium Matte 11x17" double-sided for calendars (with lots and lots of pictures). Using my profile or the Red River...
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    Need a new printer PDQ. Print on CDs? Linux? Any good?

    Thanks. I'm quoting that in bold for reference.
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    Need a new printer PDQ. Print on CDs? Linux? Any good?

    Good information. Thanks very much. I can't imagine ever writing my own printer driver, though. I'm sort of a programmer, but that sounds like a fool's errand for me, unless they make it REAL simple and give VERY good directions. Weird that these printers are dirt-cheap but still good.
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    Need a new printer PDQ. Print on CDs? Linux? Any good?

    Thanks, x64. Upon thinking about it, little Brother laser makes a lot of sense. They make a bunch of them. The HL-L2460DW doesn't look bad, and it's dirt-cheap. There are 4 or 5 others that would probably work well for a bit more money. That's really good news about Linux too. I do know...
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    Rear paper feed, multiple pages? ET-8550

    Yeah, it doesn't make sense, does it? I don't know what paper size could have anything to do with how many will stack in a feeder. I would have thought thickness could be a factor.
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    Discussion on linux support for the epson sc-P900, drivers, print quality

    Epson claims that they provide Linux drivers for their printers. Search for Linux on their printer home page. They do not support those drivers, but if the drivers work, support shouldn't be necessary. I have seen some opinions that they work well. I have also seen claims that the driver was...
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    Rear paper feed, multiple pages? ET-8550

    I see me PRO-100 only accepts 1 sheet at a time. 5 sheets seems like a no-brainer. OK, plan A it is. Thanks for the comments. This is why I asked. :)
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    Rear paper feed, multiple pages? ET-8550

    Urk. Thanks, guys. It doesn't sound great.
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    Need a new printer PDQ. Print on CDs? Linux? Any good?

    Too many questions, I guess. Choosing printers is daunting. I think I have spent some days reading printer specs. and specifications. This shouldn't be so hard. For what it's worth, here are some kind of general answers I have found for myself. *Most of the Epson printers supposedly support...
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