With ABW ON, the differences between ABSCOL and RELCOL are trivial. Figures 27 and 28 focus particularly on grayscale rendition for the OEM and Mark profiles respectively. of inked surface and so far only the Light Gray tank was replaced. To bring you great content we depend on your support. Epson also advised that the effect becomes more obvious if such photos are face-mounted or printed on a shiny metallic substrate. Epson claims a 6% larger color gamut compared with the SC-P800, (well have a look at that further on). 4%/yr). The availability of CB for this paper creates four options regarding CB being ON or OFF for how one prints the profiling targets and then, the profile evaluation targets. The Auto Expand option is useful for those planning to stretch the canvas on a frame. The quality of our best inkjet matte papers and ink-sets is good enough these days that with good profiles one can obtain very rich-looking results on this media. One can make prints from mobile devices (phones and pads), complete with color management and ABW mode using the Epson Print Layout App, available in the App stores (Ill demo it in the software section at the end). There are quite a few mini-steps here, but this is easy to do and youll accomplish it in less time than it takes to read all this unless you speed-read. The target has added features allowing the very close examination of printer resolution. This information is useful for separating machine cost from remaining ink value in order to calculate a capital consumption cost for use of the machine itself, and later on to calculate ink cost per print. While all of the foregoing analysis focused on the Dark tones (L*1 to L*35), I prepared one test of how ABW works for the mid-tones and highlights, and I was not very pleased with the test results. So, with the advent of a new printer model such as the SC-P900, I considered it essential to produce and evaluate some prints made on Epson Legacy Fibre, and notwithstanding what I just said, I was very pleased with the results. Once finished cutting, you press Done and the canvas unloads (retreats back into the printer). As usual, it works easily and reliably once you know-how. In Figure 24 we can see the near identity of gamut shape between the two profiles and the slightly larger gamut volume of the OEM profile, except for the dark blue/purple colors, where the Mark profile shows through the wireframe depicting the OEM profile. Those key matters of interest are depth of Black, hue neutrality, contrast, brightness, and linearity of the tone scale, particularly in the dark tones. Three paper options are of interest here: The ABW workflow in the Epson driver serves a different purpose from the more usual Application-Managed workflows using ICC profiles. While the case in Column I [1440 dpi, High-Speed ON and CB OFF] prints very speedily, its rendition accuracy is generally less satisfactory (details below); hence, this combination of settings is not recommended for fine art printing on this media if the intention is to preserve accurate tone and color. Application Manages Color: Once embarked on this path, printer color control options are greyed-out to avoid conflicting color management (Figure 9). They are all about the look and feel of the print the artistic impression. So one tries them, looks at the outcome, and decides whether one likes it or not. I printed the target in both the SC-P5000 and SC-P900 printers on Epson Legacy Platine using my custom profiles for each printer, and RELCOL with BPC. The Media Type I show here is just to illustrate the process; it isnt a recommendation.).
Whether you measure from the Status sheet (Figure 5 left) or the LCD screen (Figure 5 right), the proportion of 50ml remaining to be used is about 0.31= 15.5 mL per cartridge x 10 cartridges = about 155 mL total. The pano you are printing should fill the preview frame with the whole image showing if all the paper size, image size, and orientation are coherent. (5) Continue feeding until you hear a beep then close the cover. The Black points differ little between the options. Ill provide a summary comment on the ABW options after reviewing the three papers slated for this portion of the review (Glossy, Legacy Platine and Legacy Fibre). The more granular detail in Figure 29 indicates very moderate departures from strict linearity and strict hue neutrality, but they are not large or discontinuous enough to have a visual impact on the perceived quality of a B&W print. It is also supposed to improve contrast and reduce bronzing and gloss differential neither of which I found problematic in the predecessor printers. (Note: The Baryta Paper Type was generic pending a specific paper; the driver is now updated with a specific Baryta paper, being Legacy Baryta II, forthcoming early 2021. Ill be showing this in photographic terms rather than numbers later in this review. Settings clearly impact printing speed, and they influence quality. Lets begin at the beginning with Epson tape. But with a couple of assumptions and a bit of work we can figure it out roughly. Use the top feed for all papers less than 0.50mm.
A better-drafted manual would certainly be helpful, but for the most part, users will find the answers to unanswered questions with a bit of poking around. In Case H, the Luminance curve tracks its target values very closely pretty much through the in-gamut range, save for a few levels at the darkest end of the tone scale. Apparent contrast over this range will be very similar. Apparent sharpness and resolution do not depend on the screening number, but rather on the image formation algorithms in the printer technology the secret sauce. There will also be a forum where you can ask questions and share your knowledge, further developing the sense of community. Comparing the relationships of the Red to the Black lines of Figure 48 relative to the left panel of Figure 47, the Dark tone-setting does indeed produce less brightening than the Normal setting, which is what we hoped for and expected. So, we come now to the menu of items for testing how well this printer makes prints to my mind the most important matter of the lot. In the graphs below, the further the red curve sits above (below) the black line, the brighter (darker) the tone rendition relative to the target values; the steeper the curve, the more the contrast. Annex 1 provides a guide to my evaluation charts and graphs. Having examined the data for whats achievable with CB using luster-type papers (Legacy Platine example), we are now well-positioned to explore the remaining potential for improved Black tonal appearance using the Advanced Black and White mode (ABW) alone or newly possible with this printer combined with CB. Profile characteristics are similar between the OEM and Mark profiles (Figures 24, 25). Make sure to select Media Management and your printer (Figure EMI 2). These are simple differences of printed versus reference values that would generally be smaller if measured with dE(2000). (2) Click on Print Settings in the Photoshop Print dialog, which takes you to the Epson printer driver. He has worked with a considerable range of software, equipment, materials and techniques over the years, accumulated substantial experience as an author, educator and communicator in several fields, was a frequent contributor to the Luminous-Landscape website and now contributes frequently with in-depth articles on the PhotoPXL website. Adding it all up, per standard print in CAD: Ink 0.74 (uncertain), Total 2.36 (In USD excluding sales taxes: 1.55). We will not only notify you when we launch photoPXL.com but will also keep you posted on the progress we are making on creating this site. While the dE(76) result focuses narrowly on the bald numerical difference between the file value of the test patch and its read value from the print, the dE(2000) result is a more accurate metric of how such differences would impact the visual perception of a standard observer. The closer these values are to zero, the more accurate is the overall rendition on average, and the more satisfying the B&W tonality should be, in respect of both tone and hue bias. Well explore the many options for processing your images and focus on the art of printing. Epson was kind enough to provide me the test image the company used in its Sales Reference Guide to demonstrate the CB advantage. The manual also provides guidance on moving from a wireless to a wired connection, in which case it appears unnecessary to re-install the driver. Epsons default tone setting for ABW is Neutral darker, so I leave it there, except for several tests at the bottom of this section. That is probably what I like most about photography. ft., or 0.57 mL/standard print (this is my accounting metric based on a 69 inch print on a US Letter size sheet with minimum one-inch margins). Because few people would ever print normal photographs using ABSCOL (usually one prints with RELCOL or PERCEPTUAL Rendering Intent), its worth looking at a similar comparison, but this time printed with RELCOL Rendering Intent (Figure 41). Both of these cases were printed in ABSCOL and had satisfactory dE outcomes. According to advice from Epson, this effect would be visible only in photos printed on high-gloss papers having large areas of dense Black populated with saturated color. The outcome is very subtle, but it exists. These next steps are not on the LCD, they are in the Printer & Scanner panel of the computers System Preferences. Youll find a summary of all the major points at the end of the article if you want to scroll down. The manual is unclear about this, but Im being very clear, just so youll know. We can customize what we see on the touchscreen. I also printed the Onsight target on Epson Legacy Fibre in SC-P900 and I was truly impressed with how closely the results resembled those from the Platine paper, insofar as Legacy Fibre is a matte paper (Figure 67, a photograph of the printed target, unadjusted). In Photoshops Image Size dialog, as usual, set the photos linear dimensions and the resolution you will send to the printer. The three-dimensional projection is the two spheres for the two printers. And what would be the impact with versus without using CB? In sum, this printer gets a stellar passing grade for how it handles both color and the grayscale using Epson Legacy Fibre paper a very high-quality matte media, by the way, for those who like making prints on matte paper. CB very slightly augments maximum Black density. As you see, there are a number of steps to get this set-up, but they are straightforward, and once the initial set-up is done, re-use is very simple. Taking these in turn: Notice, I havent mentioned color or tonal accuracy as key matters of interest. These are normally 50ml cartridges, so I assume that Epsons info panels showing ink remaining are based on ultimate 50 ml per cartridge and there are 10. We are now ready to load the canvas and print. Once the driver is installed, we are asked to load the Epson Media Installer (EMI), included in the driver software package.
Whether you measure from the Status sheet (Figure 5 left) or the LCD screen (Figure 5 right), the proportion of 50ml remaining to be used is about 0.31= 15.5 mL per cartridge x 10 cartridges = about 155 mL total. The pano you are printing should fill the preview frame with the whole image showing if all the paper size, image size, and orientation are coherent. (5) Continue feeding until you hear a beep then close the cover. The Black points differ little between the options. Ill provide a summary comment on the ABW options after reviewing the three papers slated for this portion of the review (Glossy, Legacy Platine and Legacy Fibre). The more granular detail in Figure 29 indicates very moderate departures from strict linearity and strict hue neutrality, but they are not large or discontinuous enough to have a visual impact on the perceived quality of a B&W print. It is also supposed to improve contrast and reduce bronzing and gloss differential neither of which I found problematic in the predecessor printers. (Note: The Baryta Paper Type was generic pending a specific paper; the driver is now updated with a specific Baryta paper, being Legacy Baryta II, forthcoming early 2021. Ill be showing this in photographic terms rather than numbers later in this review. Settings clearly impact printing speed, and they influence quality. Lets begin at the beginning with Epson tape. But with a couple of assumptions and a bit of work we can figure it out roughly. Use the top feed for all papers less than 0.50mm.
A better-drafted manual would certainly be helpful, but for the most part, users will find the answers to unanswered questions with a bit of poking around. In Case H, the Luminance curve tracks its target values very closely pretty much through the in-gamut range, save for a few levels at the darkest end of the tone scale. Apparent contrast over this range will be very similar. Apparent sharpness and resolution do not depend on the screening number, but rather on the image formation algorithms in the printer technology the secret sauce. There will also be a forum where you can ask questions and share your knowledge, further developing the sense of community. Comparing the relationships of the Red to the Black lines of Figure 48 relative to the left panel of Figure 47, the Dark tone-setting does indeed produce less brightening than the Normal setting, which is what we hoped for and expected. So, we come now to the menu of items for testing how well this printer makes prints to my mind the most important matter of the lot. In the graphs below, the further the red curve sits above (below) the black line, the brighter (darker) the tone rendition relative to the target values; the steeper the curve, the more the contrast. Annex 1 provides a guide to my evaluation charts and graphs. Having examined the data for whats achievable with CB using luster-type papers (Legacy Platine example), we are now well-positioned to explore the remaining potential for improved Black tonal appearance using the Advanced Black and White mode (ABW) alone or newly possible with this printer combined with CB. Profile characteristics are similar between the OEM and Mark profiles (Figures 24, 25). Make sure to select Media Management and your printer (Figure EMI 2). These are simple differences of printed versus reference values that would generally be smaller if measured with dE(2000). (2) Click on Print Settings in the Photoshop Print dialog, which takes you to the Epson printer driver. He has worked with a considerable range of software, equipment, materials and techniques over the years, accumulated substantial experience as an author, educator and communicator in several fields, was a frequent contributor to the Luminous-Landscape website and now contributes frequently with in-depth articles on the PhotoPXL website. Adding it all up, per standard print in CAD: Ink 0.74 (uncertain), Total 2.36 (In USD excluding sales taxes: 1.55). We will not only notify you when we launch photoPXL.com but will also keep you posted on the progress we are making on creating this site. While the dE(76) result focuses narrowly on the bald numerical difference between the file value of the test patch and its read value from the print, the dE(2000) result is a more accurate metric of how such differences would impact the visual perception of a standard observer. The closer these values are to zero, the more accurate is the overall rendition on average, and the more satisfying the B&W tonality should be, in respect of both tone and hue bias. Well explore the many options for processing your images and focus on the art of printing. Epson was kind enough to provide me the test image the company used in its Sales Reference Guide to demonstrate the CB advantage. The manual also provides guidance on moving from a wireless to a wired connection, in which case it appears unnecessary to re-install the driver. Epsons default tone setting for ABW is Neutral darker, so I leave it there, except for several tests at the bottom of this section. That is probably what I like most about photography. ft., or 0.57 mL/standard print (this is my accounting metric based on a 69 inch print on a US Letter size sheet with minimum one-inch margins). Because few people would ever print normal photographs using ABSCOL (usually one prints with RELCOL or PERCEPTUAL Rendering Intent), its worth looking at a similar comparison, but this time printed with RELCOL Rendering Intent (Figure 41). Both of these cases were printed in ABSCOL and had satisfactory dE outcomes. According to advice from Epson, this effect would be visible only in photos printed on high-gloss papers having large areas of dense Black populated with saturated color. The outcome is very subtle, but it exists. These next steps are not on the LCD, they are in the Printer & Scanner panel of the computers System Preferences. Youll find a summary of all the major points at the end of the article if you want to scroll down. The manual is unclear about this, but Im being very clear, just so youll know. We can customize what we see on the touchscreen. I also printed the Onsight target on Epson Legacy Fibre in SC-P900 and I was truly impressed with how closely the results resembled those from the Platine paper, insofar as Legacy Fibre is a matte paper (Figure 67, a photograph of the printed target, unadjusted). In Photoshops Image Size dialog, as usual, set the photos linear dimensions and the resolution you will send to the printer. The three-dimensional projection is the two spheres for the two printers. And what would be the impact with versus without using CB? In sum, this printer gets a stellar passing grade for how it handles both color and the grayscale using Epson Legacy Fibre paper a very high-quality matte media, by the way, for those who like making prints on matte paper. CB very slightly augments maximum Black density. As you see, there are a number of steps to get this set-up, but they are straightforward, and once the initial set-up is done, re-use is very simple. Taking these in turn: Notice, I havent mentioned color or tonal accuracy as key matters of interest. These are normally 50ml cartridges, so I assume that Epsons info panels showing ink remaining are based on ultimate 50 ml per cartridge and there are 10. We are now ready to load the canvas and print. Once the driver is installed, we are asked to load the Epson Media Installer (EMI), included in the driver software package.