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Printing renders, what a nightmare!
Even the beste render of all times could be a failure in my Epson Stylus Photo700! I spend more time in Pshop tweaking to get something similar to what I have on screen,than in 3dsmax! But that's enough, I am going to buy a new printer: which one do you recommend me to have printed on paper what I see on screen based on price/quality? thanks
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Then do the usual monitor calibration through Photoshop. You can buy a hardware calibrator for about US$300, but the PS method should do a pretty good job. The best scanner profile is no scanner profile. How many times do you want to 'profile' an image? Let the scanner do an auto-histogram, if you like, but not any other pixel hacking. That is what photoshop is for. The Epson 2000P is out of production. The replacement, the 2200 is getting raves, though I haven't seen it personally. I use Epson 3000 and 7000. If (no, when, this is Epson we are talking about) my 3000 dies I would get a 2200. Whatever printer you get, invest in some professionally produced profiles, try www.inkjetmall.com , I use their profiles. These are ICC files that are made by sampling the actual printing of various ink sets on specific papers by specific printers. Then learn soft-proofing in PS 6 or 7. Now print. |
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The 2200's look like something out of a SCI FI movie. their all silver and black, and extremely powerful looking. Just the mere presence of one in a studio could enable a 10-25% price hike on all the work you output.
I haven't actually seen one turned on yet, I drooled over it too much to warrant the risk of electrocution. Very expensive still though, around 700 USD. |
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Hi all,
Get a good printer (a person, not a machine) at a printshop. Most of the time they got more experience on colorcorrections and schemes, profiles etc. than most advanced ps-users I know about. It's just a way of getting professional help and the possibility to get over-size photographs  rgds nisus
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Here's a inside tip...
If you get a printer, and their pretty cool guys. Find out what beer they like, and buy them a few packs if they do a really good job on your assignment. (Ex: If you were having 5000 pamflets printed). You'll be surprised how far it goes, and even more so, how much more likely they'll be willing to fit you in during an emergency crunch session  . |
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Good one, Greg!
nisus
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