I've managed to make amazing pictures with the ET-8550. I've tried making my own ICC profiles, I've got the paper selected that I want, it's all perfect...
Now I'm trying to print a PDF manual I downloaded online on two pages on plain U.S. letter paper (using the mac).
My brother printer makes...
Like actually....
I understand scanners need calibrating.... but not nearly as much as printers....
Wouldn't it make sense to simply load whatever ink/paper, print out a specific color test sheet the firmware can recognize, scan it, then iterate on that process to calibrate the printer...
...short of film
A bit of history for the Fujifilm SuperCCD: it's a unique sensor made by fujifilm (you know, the one that made film for decades, and so knows a thing or two about color) back in the early 00's.
The technology lost out due to the Megapixel Wars of early digital cameras...
On the 2nd print it's slightly faded, on the 3rd print it's gone.
I have it chipped. Before I go digging and breaking something, I thought I would ask here for advice.
See attached picture!