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Thank you for the pointer to the specific information on why Keith believes both blacks are being used. I noted Keith's statement: So, even though Keith was unsure about this, I can understand why all the information he gathered points to that. If true, I suspect that it is worth checking other...

Hi @Ink stained Fingers Good questions. I had not noticed much attention paid to the VFA paper. I'm not an expert yet when comparing three sample sets, which included Epson and Hahnemühle sample packs. I had five test images for all the papers and had a set of non-expert people judge them...

Thank you @Epatcola That’s good to know.

Yes, that would be absurd, and I did not use the words you quoted: "not as intended" and instead suggested that full characterization is needed and YMMV. Case in point, Keith found that using ABW in the FVA mode was worse (blocked up shadows and worse Dmax), and Jose saw that for his color...

Thanks for you thoughts @Ink stained Fingers The only thing shown in the video is his ABW comparison tables where he showed the L values at maximum density. Not sure it is the same as Dmax yet the VFA measurement was L=14.75 and for the Matte it was L=12.57 I circled the crunched shadows he...

Thanks for the link @pharmacist I am not quite sure how Keith Cooper determined that both the dye black and pigment black inks were used in the VFA media setting, but while curious, this is somewhat immaterial. When characterizing a paper with a particular media setting, printer, and ink set...

I had not seen Keith Cooper's video (or that part of his video), in which Jose Rodriguez indicated that this topic was covered. I asked Jose in the comments section of his YouTube video to provide that link.

That was a good test. You have tried the basics, so it appears some debugging is needed. As part of debugging and locating the source of the issue (printer, software, paper, pilot error), one of the techniques to narrow it down is to separate when it occurs and when it does not. Not everyone...

I will also add the link to the User's Guide for the Epson XP-970. It is 365 pages long, yet searchable by the table of contents or just searching by keyword. https://files.support.epson.com/docid/cpd5/cpd57393.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com John Wheeler

Here is a reference to the supported Epson papers for the cp-970: xp-970 E;son Compatible Papers One of the thicker ones is the Fine Art Velvet that is 19 mils and 260 g/m2 and here is the link to that paper https://epson.com/For-Work/Paper/Pro-Imaging/Velvet-Fine-Art-Paper/m/S041636 Hope...

HI @mark25810 Have you seen an actual print spec that allows for the paper thickness and type you are using? The most I have seen published for that printer is 255 g/m2. The maximum thickness for the rear tray is 23 mil (which probably includes paper swelling from ink). Note that the paper...

Thank you for the feedback @Ink stained Fingers. Much appreciated. The P700 has the same print head and printer driver settings. On Mac systems, one needs to use the official Epson driver, not the subsetted one from Apple. The Epson Print Driver for the P900 on the Mac does not give you a...

Note: I just added the PPI vs. Circle diameter table that somehow did not transfer over with the initial post I ran resolution tests for both PPI image settings and printer Print Quality Settings to determine my go-to settings for good images from my perspective. The test results might benefit...

Hi @Laith That is not a good assumption. Right in the table of contents under printing it mentions printing documents or photos for Windows and Mac computers on pages 119 and 143 respectively. Later in the manual they mention many photo papers to use. It’s all in the manual. I don’t think...

Hi @blur Those symptoms sure line up with the dampers for those ink channels going bad. Check this link out. https://community.inkjetmall.com/t/7880-damper-replacement/6087 John Wheeler

Hi @Laith Not too tricky. Here is the reference file from Epson for that printer. They have detailed specs of what papers of what thickness can be used in each of the four possible input points: ADF, Cassette 1, Cassette 2, and rear feed. They also talk a bit about the max paper count it will...

I know there are always tradeoffs between using a service and doing it yourself, both in terms of cost and one's time. When it made sense for me to use a service, I used Larsen Digital in Utah. I have used them several times, and they were for family pictures that we wanted to digitize to...

Thanks for the response @Ink stained Fingers I have recently finished about 24 different Siemens Star Chart tests under various conditions for the Epson p900 and captured the results with my copystand, camera, and macro lens. I will post the results after figuring out the best way to organize...

I, too, find many articles outside my photographic interest (and sometimes outside my understanding). I also have to remind myself that what makes a good picture is multifaceted and, for me, what makes a viewer feel something. It goes beyond resolution, color gamut, color accuracy, paper type...

Great info @Ink stained Fingers I will review all the links John Wheeler