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The following
steps should be taken to prepare your file for output to the Epson
Ultrachrome printers.
Download
Current Paper Profiles (updated 2/18/08)
Choose the platform
you are running on to download the paper profiles for the Epson
K3 Ultrachrome printers.
These files are stuff'ed (Mac) or zipped (Windows).
Profiles for Macintosh Platform
Profiles for Windows Platform
Place the files in the appropriate profile folder on your machine
so they will be visible to applications. On the Macintosh this is
the Colorsync Profiles folder within your Library/Colorsync/Profiles folder (OS X). Location
on the Windows platform is as follows:
Windows 98/ME - \Windows\System\Color
Windows XP - \Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color
Windows NT/2000 - \Winnt\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color
The following file names are associated with available media:
| 11880 PGL 1440 BA CS1.1.icc |
Epson Premium Glossy |
| CF_11880PLU1440 021508 |
Epson Premium Lustre |
| CF_11880SR1440 020108.icc |
Crane Museo Silver Rag |
| CF_11880FAP1440 020108.icc |
Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl |
| CF_11880BCEV1440 020808.icc |
Textured Watercolor Paper |
| CF_11880BCOO1440 020108.icc |
Smooth Watercolor Paper |
| 11880 BCW 1440 WCRW BA CS1v3.1.icc |
Breathing Color Canvas |
| ChromixEpsonCanvas |
Epson Artist Canvas |
Prepare
Your File
We strongly recommend that all changes to your files be made on a properly calibrated
monitor. For more detailed information about what this means you
can visit our Monitor Profiling
page. We also strongly encourage you to do small proofs of your
images before making large prints. This will allow you to see how
your files will print and make any necessary changes. Simply send
us smaller preflighted files to output before requesting larger
prints. With preflighted files, you are responsible for how the print turns out, so please make sure you take the proper steps to offer the greatest likelihood that you get your desired result.
Download a PDF file with detailed steps and pictures of how to prepare your preflighted file or keep reading below.
The following
standard steps are recommended:
| 1 |
Remove
all dust, blemishes, scratches, etc. |
| 2 |
Adjust
density, contrast, color balance, etc. |
| 3 |
Flatten
layers and remove any saved alpha channels. |
| 4 |
Size
the image as needed.
We recommend using between 180 and 360dpi, depending on how many pixels you have in your file and how comfortable you are with upsizing files if necessary. However, you can send us files in any resolution. |
| 5 |
Sharpen
the image as needed |
| 6 |
IMPORTANT - Add
canvas around the image to create borders - the final canvas
size should be one of our sheet sizes. If not, please contact us to discuss pricing as we can accomodate any sheet size. Stroke a 2 pixel black
border around the image so that we can trim out the image with
the borders you desire
- Use Edit->Select All to select the entire
canvas
- Use Edit->Stroke to place the stroke
mark (use the "inside" option)
If you do not add a canvas and stroke a border, we will trim
the sheet to the image with no border at all. |
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If
you are ganging up multiple images onto a single larger sheet,
you should lay them out now, flatten that file and send it to
us. We will not trim out the individual images on this sheet. |
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Use Photoshop's Convert to Profile command to change the color space from the editing space to the appropriate Printer color space. You will need to download the printer profiles and install them on your computer first (see above). You should use either Perceptual or Relative Colorimetric rendering intent when doing this - choose whichever you believe looks best for each image. |
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All files should
be sent in 8 bit TIFF format. |
Send
the File(s)
You can send us your files on CDs or DVDs - please burn them for use on both PC and Mac.
You may also
ftp your files to us. Please visit our ftp information page to get more information and set up a personal account.
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