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I have PS7 and an Epson 2200, which has custom profiles. I’ve been doing some testing to determine what eyedropper settings to use for D-Max and D-Min with Epson Premium Lustre paper. I’m using a scale of 0-255.
With D-Min, I barely see a hint of shading on settings as high as 253 with the unaided eye. Through a loupe, I can even detect some granularity at 254. Naturally, 255 is totally white.
But with D-Max, there is a different story. I have tested every setting from 0-26, and to the unaided eye, they all look the same. Only beyond 26 can I begin to detect any departure from true black. With a loupe, however, I can begin seeing some texture at maybe 10.
I’m not totally suprised by these findings, since I’ve been told that the Epson 2200 tends to compress the deepest blacks a fair amount.
My question is, what settings should I use in PS7 to get the best tonal range on the print. I assume that D-Min should be 253 or 254, but with D-Max I’m not so sure. With D-Max, the higher the number I use, the more shadow detail I should get, but I don’t want to lose the richest blacks.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
-Robert Ades
With D-Min, I barely see a hint of shading on settings as high as 253 with the unaided eye. Through a loupe, I can even detect some granularity at 254. Naturally, 255 is totally white.
But with D-Max, there is a different story. I have tested every setting from 0-26, and to the unaided eye, they all look the same. Only beyond 26 can I begin to detect any departure from true black. With a loupe, however, I can begin seeing some texture at maybe 10.
I’m not totally suprised by these findings, since I’ve been told that the Epson 2200 tends to compress the deepest blacks a fair amount.
My question is, what settings should I use in PS7 to get the best tonal range on the print. I assume that D-Min should be 253 or 254, but with D-Max I’m not so sure. With D-Max, the higher the number I use, the more shadow detail I should get, but I don’t want to lose the richest blacks.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
-Robert Ades
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