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Just wondering where people send their medium format images for printing. Am I wrong in assuming that if I get a wider color gamut printer etc I will get to see the full advantages of medium format in print? Thanks
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That's a pretty fair assessment IMHO. Printing does require some background knowledge and a bit of understanding of the workflow and what makes an "acceptable" fine art print on various substrates. It's not as easy as simply "pushing the button" which is the same mentality that the general public also thinks that is all professional photographer does with a camera.....My limited understanding of printing makes me think it is a whole art unto itself ....
+1I would suggest that anyone doing their own printing take a long look at Colorbyte software, Imageprint. I just sold my Epson 7900, and will be downsizing my printer, but that software is excellent.
I second this, Colourbyte Imageprint (sorry I refuse to spell colour wrong) is one of the best purchases I have ever made. I spent a lot of money on other rips that were just plain hard work and Image print was a revelation. I have not printed from Photoshop in years.I would suggest that anyone doing their own printing take a long look at Colorbyte software, Imageprint. I just sold my Epson 7900, and will be downsizing my printer, but that software is excellent.
Just a heads up, but Qimage is (currently) only on PC, if you have a Mac then there aren't really any alternatives other than using a virtual machine.You might also take a look at Qimage. I used it briefly a couple years ago and just came back to it a short while ago and really like it. Ken has used Qimage for many years then again he's the only person I know that has 4-large format printers.
I've heard many good things about it, but just can't get over the price for 44" printers... maybe someday. (I also refuse to spell Kolor wrong :B)I second this, Colourbyte Imageprint (sorry I refuse to spell colour wrong) is one of the best purchases I have ever made. I spent a lot of money on other rips that were just plain hard work and Image print was a revelation. I have not printed from Photoshop in years.
From what I've seen, these "wet lab" machines do require a bit more than a modicum of maintenance, attention, or calibration to keep operating and producing a high volume of prints with consistent quality. In that regard, it is no different than a fine art inkjet printer, just with different workflow and pre-printing dance maneuvers. I've also seen varying results depending on who is the lab tech/operator on the machine. Some don't know much and leave everything "automated," while others don't mind getting into the print a bit more and making small adjustments in attempts to improve the print. What makes it "easier" is that someone else is doing the work (or headache depending on how you look at it) for you..... I find C print to be a very good alternative. These are huge machines fully automated, they don't need much love or care from the operators to get good consistent results. ...