Lon, I use an HP 7350 (similar?), I have found that the driver has a setting under the color tab where you can set color temperature - basically warmer or cooler. This seems to have a big impact on look.
HTH, Bruce Sunday, August 24, 2003, 7:01:37 AM, you wrote: LW> Gotta use HP premium paper if I want that 70 year rating. LW> -Lon LW> Bill Owens wrote: >> Tried a different paper? Ilford paper gives me a more magenta tint than >> Epson paper on my 1270. >> >> Bill >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:42 AM >> To: PDML Pentax Discuss >> Subject: Printing from Low Res Jpeg >> >> >> Thanks to all who responded. I've had a chance to look at >> the picture they will use at the service. It's the shot >> I've been asked to duplicate. Shot on a Mavica at 640 by >> 480, taken to some printing service, and a poor quality >> 8x10 is the result. My 5x7 looks much better, and I could >> do a better 8x10 with regard to resolution issues. >> >> I enlarged 10x with GF, cropped, then stepped down to a 300 dpi 5x7 in >> 10 percent steps, cloning out artifacts, sharpening, and adding noise >> along the way. The result is soft, but surprisingly usable. No >> pixillation is evident on my print. >> >> The only problem I'm now having is matching color to the original print, >> a problem made difficult due to lack of any calibration outside of Adobe >> Gamma. I can get a very good match on my lowly Lexmark Z55 (a printer I >> love), but the HP 5500 is the one I must print with due to a Wilhelm >> rating of 70 years. This is the one shot of my sister-in-law that >> everyone is likely to keep and frame. >> >> No matter how I set up to print to the HP, or how severe the adjustment >> layers (now up to 4), that little toad of a printer gives me more or >> less the same results. I've turned off Color Management, changed >> Intent, changed color spaces, and it keeps giving me an overly yellow >> skin tone and a too-light picture. 30 test prints so far, still off. I >> nailed colors with the Lexmark on the 3rd test print. >> >> I _hate_ color matching, and there's no way I'm gonna fork out the 100's >> of dollars they say you need to spend to get this under control. >> >> This hobby is fun? HAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR! >> >> -Lon >> >> >> >>
