anyone here used Print Fix Pro to build printer profiles?

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drphoto

I have an Epson 4000 and the stock profiles are quite good when used w/ factory Epson ink. However, I switched to the refillable cartridge system from inksupply.com and the profiles are a bit off. Recent batch of ink tends to print red/magenta. So I got the PrintFix Pro system from Colorvision, but have not been happy w/ the results. In fact, it introduces non linearity or curve crossover into the equation. Any one used one w/ good results?

What about RIP software like Colorbyte? I hear they work great, but are incredibly expensive. I think a single license for the 4000 is around $1K.

nathanm

Re: anyone here used Print Fix Pro to build printer profiles?
« Reply #1 on: 2 Sep 2008, 09:47 pm »
Are you sure that your printer driver settings are correct?  (i.e. color management turned off, correct media type, dpi etc.)  Any change in there and it could mess things up.  An obvious thing I know, but it's SO easy to forget a setting in those convoluted dialogs.

These color management things seem to lead to emptying one's wallet on powerful albeit complicated software\hardware.  For our 9800 at work we've got this ORIS Rip software and an X-Rite DTP-70.  A cool 10 grand or so invested.  When the guy came to set it up and train us he made dead nuts accurate matches, but since then nobody here can remember how the fucking thing works!  My brain hurts just thinking about it.

I've been tempted to get an X-Rite i1 Photo setup, but it's a bit pricey.  I wasn't entirely happy with the stock profiles for the canvas media I like to use but I ended up just making a Photoshop curves layer to do the correction I wanted.  Half-ass, but cheap!  On other papers however I know I just had to have one paper setting wrong and the prints were all cocked up.  Double and quadruple check those and make sure to save presets!

drphoto

Re: anyone here used Print Fix Pro to build printer profiles?
« Reply #2 on: 4 Sep 2008, 03:30 am »
Hey Nathan, was hoping you'd chime in. Yeah, I think I got the setting corrects, but I must be doing something wrong. Hell, I never figured out how to make the Ultimatte (green/blue screen) software work right either.

Maybe I'll have to email Colorvision.