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- Video: Epson ET-8550 and selling prints
Keith looks at whether the ET-8550 and its prints are good enough to sell and what different factors you need to consider if looking to sell your work (12m 45s) - Video: Epson ET-8550 printing on film
Keith tests printing on clear transparency film (160um thickness) with the Epson EcoTank ET-8550 printer. Printing for digital negatives and positives/transparencies (12m 12s) - Video: Using a black and white test image
Keith looks at print quality testing using a black and white test image. Test B&W printing and new papers on your printer. The test image is available for download (10m 20s) - Video: Printing your own cards needs good card
Keith looks at printing your own greeting cards and why good media/card and printers are essential, but are not all you need to consider for for a business (10m 30s) - Video: Which printer is best? – it depends
Keith is often asked which photo printer is best. The answer is always 'it depends'. Not always what people want to hear. Some reasons for this and a guide to what Keith looks at in printers and why you need to know what matters to you (10m 18s)
Articles/reviews
- Swap black ink on the Epson 4880 Printer
A different way of swapping black ink types on the Epson 4880 printer that reduces ink waste compared to the official technique. Use with care - Colormunki printer profiling review
Printer profiling with the X-Rite ColorMunki. Review of making ICC printer profiles with the ColorMunki spectrophotometer. - Better black and white profiling with the ColorMunki
Using the Colormunki to create QuadToneRIP (QTR) linearising icc profiles for black and white printmaking. Smoother gradations and unblocked shadows - Paper review Pinnacle Premium Lustre paper
Pinnacle Premium Lustre, a 300gsm lustre photo paper from Paper spectrum. Tested on a range of Epson pigment Ink printers (2400/4880/7880). Keith's standard paper for prints. - Innova Photo ultra glossy and matte canvas review
Review of fine art canvas types from Innova.(IFA35, IFA36) Photo glossy canvas needs no coating, whilst photo matte has a more traditional surface - Innova Fibaprint Super-Glazed and Semi-Glazed paper review
Tests and review of two fine art papers from Innova, Fibaprint Super-Glazed and Semi-Glazed IFA-58 and IFA-59, tested on an Epson 4880. Note : no longer available - Error codes and maintenance tank reset SP4000
Error codes, maintenance tank reset and service manual information for the Epson Stylus Pro 4000 17 inch width pigment ink printer. - Epson Traditional Photo Paper review
Review of Epson's Traditional Photo Paper - a fine art lustre finish paper also know as Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper in the USA and some other regions - Epson Stylus Pro 4880 review
Review of the Epson Stylus Pro 4880 17" A2+ Printer. Large desktop printer tested with a range of sheet and roll paper and fine-art and photo media types - X-Rite ColorMunki Photo – ReviewReview of the X-Rite ColorMunki spectrophotometer and software. Monitor profiling and calibration, spot colour measurement and printer profiling
- Review – sharpening images with Nik Sharpener Pro
Detailed review of Nik Sharpener pro V3. Tested as a photoshop plugin allowing a range of sharpening effects for screen and print. - Room lighting for image editing
Paying some attention to the lighting levels and decoration in the areas where you edit photographs has a beneficial influence on quality and consistency - Printing Black and White digital photography
Printing Black and White digital photography, is the second part of an interview with Keith Cooper about all aspects of digital monochrome photography - Epson media settings for the ImagePrint RIP
Epson paper thicknesses and weights for printer media settings. Thicknesses are in mm and mils. Useful for matching third party papers to Epson settings. - Maintenance tank in Epson large format printers
Looking at the maintenance tank in some large format Epson printers. How to reset it when full so that it can continue to be used. Use this technique with care, since overflows are very messy. - The PrintFIX PRO Version 2 Software review
Updated review for Version 2 of the software for the PrintFIX PRO icc printer profiling software and spectrocolorimeter.
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