Another question if I may!

So far I'm very happy with my results. Not 100% but then comparing a back lit monitor to a reflective print will always be subjective.

I have rather a lot of paper on hand. Epson, Ilford and Canon. My question is, "Does anyone know where I can get a profile for my Epson 1410 for the various Canon papers"? I've searched the web but can't find any trace of Canon profiles. Do they even publish/make them? I'm not interested in a custom profile. So far I've use Epson profile and they are rather close but i would likethem closer if possible.

Thanks.

Thanks guys.

As I said I'm 'almost' happy!

Just to recap where I'm up to. Just yell if you seee a problem. I've been changing my setting as per your suggestions to get to the following point.

Use a Nikon D7000. Shoot in RAW.
Monitor is a Dell 2209WA. (Note I have been using this combination now for a year or two with out issues. I recently had a printer issue that involved head cleaning and nozzle work. During that period something went amiss).
Use Aftershot Pro. (Aftershot Pro is a full on RAW converter. Not A poor Corel product. Was Bibble 5 until recently when Corel purchased it and renamed it). I work in sRBG colour space and export as 16 bit tifs.
Use PSPx4. Work in 16 bit colour space. Colour management off. (Corels colour managment is a basket case as is their RAW). Actually I start with 16 bit tifs and work in PSPImage format. That allows layers etc. You'll noitice from my web site that I do a lot of editing. The third gallery is just a 'play pen'! I use 16 bit because I need to get gradients right. Smooth paint job on the cars area a must and 16 bits gives me the best results. I do have gamut issues but that's a whole nuther story.
Printer is an Epson 1410. Settings are - Best photo. (Which turns on RPM).
At the moment I'm only using Epson Premium Glossy so that is selected. Select paper size. High Speed is OFF. Colour Management is OFF.
Qimage is set as follows.
Mntr ICC : Calibrated Monitor Profile. (I have brightness way down low and contrast adjusted accordingly. I work in a dark studio so that my monitor is in a constant environment).
Prtr ICC : SP1400 1410 Epson PGPP (P).

With the above set up I'm almost right. As I said yell if you see a problem. Otherwise I'll stick with this settup for the time being. My only issue is the dark prints. I can get around this by saving my PSP file as a tif and adjusting it accordingly after a test print.

Thanks for your help. I'll give the system a work out over the next few days then see what happens. I'm about to go overseas for 5 months so my work will be put on hold for a while.

Regards

Just an update. (Epson should pay me for all the paper I'm using!!).

I've just about got it figured out now. (I'm using the Pro trial version of QImage). Thanks to lots of help on this forum and online reading.

My only grizzle now is the darkness. If I could get the prints a few shades lighter then all will be well with regular printing. I still think I have an issue with gamut on my gradients but that's always been a problem.

Thanks

Regards

Hi Fred A.

I've hit a problem!! I just realised that I was using the Pro version of QImage. (I downloaded the trail). So I went on line and downloaded the trial version of Ultimate so that I could use your RAW path. Now the trial version won't allow me to use it. I get a message that my trial version has run out. You see about 12 months ago I had a quick look at QImage and then never followed through with a purchase. (I travel for 6-8 months of the year so I'm not at home to use my set up).

So back to square one.

I do use printer and paper profiles. I like Ilford paper as well as Epson Premium Gloss. I have those profiles installed.

Everything has been working well for me until just recently when the prints started to get 'strange' colour casts. (Black and whites weren't black and white. I now have them back again. It's just a colour issue). I've done head cleaning etc. I'm nearly back to where I started but in reading all the great reveiws on QImage I thought I would give it another try. But I'm not inclined to buy the program just yet if it's not the answer to better prints. If I can jump this one last hurdle on the darkness issue then I'll be only to happy to pay for the Ultimate version.

I appreciate your help and hope I can work with the Pro version. I did 2 prints this morning using your settings but with a tif. Excellent prints, only still a bit on the dark side. My wife thinks I'm nuts and can't see that much different. But as I said if you look at my web site my clients tend to want the colours spot on! (I think maybe it's more a gamut issue with some of my gradiants). The print location seems to be solve by taking any photos out of the print que and then making the changes before reloading a photo.

RegardsBruce

Thanks Fred A.

A couple of coments.

I know that RAWs doesn't have a colour space. Maybe I wrote that bit wrong! I can't put RAWs through QImage as I need to work on them first and convert them to tifs for my work. Thus the work flow from Aftershot Pro to PSPx4. (I've use PSP for many years and always worked with colour managment OFF. Never had these issues before). Aftershot saves the tifs in sRGB colour format. I'll follow you advice but start with a tif out of PSPx4. Failing that I'll test with a RAW and see what happens.

I'll follow up as soon as I get a chance. Keep in mind I have a work flow that is already established and I'm just looking at QImage to do the printing and no editing. Not having my work computer online, and in a diffenet location, makes it difficult to use the help. Why do software companies think everyone is on line?
You can see my work on my web site. It may give you an idea of what I'm tyring to achieve. My clients are looking for the correct colour so you can see how important it is to me. cre8ivephotography.com

Regards
Bruce

I'm new to this forum and QImage. I need some help.
I've been using my Epson 1410 now for about 18 months and all has been well. However something went astray and I needed to start over with colour management. As a part of that process I decided to try QImage. But now I need some guidance as I'm getting 'strange' results with my prints.

I shoot with a Nikon D7000. RAW. sRGB colour space.
I use Aftershot Pro again with sRGB colour space.
I then use PSPx4 for editing. I use 16 bit tifs. I have colour space as sRGB and Colour Managment turned OFF.
Then I open those 16 bit tifs in QImage.
I have the following settings --
Epson 1410 with Best Photo selected.
      Paper type selected.
      Paper size selected.
      RPM selected.
      High Speed OFF.
      Colour Control. (I used ICM in the past but I'm hoping QImage will now do the work).

in QImage I have --
     Mntr ICC- sRGB Display Profile Enabled with display hardware -----
     Prtr ICC OFF.

Now I'm getting prints that are too dark and not matching my monitor. Close but not as close as they were before.
I'm also having a resize issue. My A4s are being cropped on the left and right margins with landscape selected and fit to page selected.

I hope I've made my self clear!! I work on a comupter that is off line so getting help is an issue.

Could someone please tell me if I'm on the right track or is there a flaw in my set up.

Thanks in advance.

Regards