ICC/ICM Profiles for Epson

ajs2 said:

Hi,
I have an epson 1280(1290) printer. I espon colorlife & matt papers
with Epson Ink. The profile are generally OK. I have notice some
color issues despite having a well calibrated monitor.

I was think about producing my own profiles, but have seen posting
saying that you can't improve on them yourself. Therefore is it
worth purchasing some? If so who from?
--
Alex
LWS photographic (UK)

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icctech said:

Hi Alex,
With a 1280 and Epson inks you should be able to use a
scanner-based profiling system and a good profile editor. You can
have custom profiles made for you for around $100, maybe less, for
each profile. Profile City does it. I'm sure there are others. Here
are some considerations in regards to having custom profiles made:
1.) The cost. If you're printing on a few different media types
you'll pay as much as you would for entry level profiling software.
2.) If your printer drifts or the formula of your inks changes,
you'll need to go through the profiling process again and pay for a
new profile.
3.) It's generally a one shot deal. If you don't like the quality,
you probably won't have any recourse.

Cheers,
[email protected]

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ajs2107922 said:

I agree with what your are saying. The question I have thu is will
these profiles be better thaan profiles created by epson or others
for standard epson inks and paper?

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