barry_needle

<p>Is it possible to use my Minolta Dimage Multi-Pro film scanner with my Vista 32 bit operating system? <br>

If so, will it work using the driver on the original installation CD (version 1.0) and if not, what are the alternatives?<br>

Thanks! </p>

Re. my earlier post on Epson 2100 profiles (Thanks Peter and Beau for

your valued advice):

I have now exhausted all possible setting and profile combinations in

both Photoshop and the Epson driver, and have settled on the

following set-up which is giving excellent results. (A disclaimer

here folks - I'm no expert, and this is based purely on my own trial

and error and what works best for me!).

Image source space: Adobe RGB'98 / Photoshop set to Printer Colour

Management / My own Adobe-Gamma produced monitor profile as the

printer default / Epson driver set to ICM.

Of all the profiles I tried in my 2100 printer (including Epson

individual paper profiles), three in particular provided a very good

monitor to print match. These were: Adobe RGB98; EE177-1 (Epson's

standard) and my own monitor profile. For critical comparison, I used

a Lyson produced test print (containing both pictures and colour

patches) in conjunction with the downloadable jpeg from which the

print was made. There were VERY SLIGHT, but acceptable, differences

between the three (mainly to saturation rather than colour balance),

with my monitor profile giving the best match of all (unorthodox

maybe, but what the heck!) and EE177-1 running a close second. I

still cannot fathom the magenta shift I get from the Epson paper

profile, but for the sake of my sanity, I will leave that puzzle for

another day! (Other details: Epson Archival Matt paper and inks;

Photoshop 7; PC).

Why then, is it not good to use a Monitor Profile in the printer?

Thanks,

Barry.

When trying out the Epson 2100 ICC Media Profiles, I get a ghastly

magenta cast on both preview and print. The profiles are all logged

normally in the Photoshop 'Print Space Profiles' list and in the

printer's colour management box, where I have tried all of them in

turn as the default profile. I use RGB98 colour space and 'Printer

Colour Management' in Photoshop 7. The printer profile I normally use

with this set-up is the Epson EE177-1 (general purpose) which gives

quite a good monitor to print match (both on commercial test charts

and 'real' prints), as does Adobe RGB98 and my monitor profile, when

used as printer profiles. I calibrate with Adobe Gamma, use Epson

Archival Matt paper and have the Epson printer set to ICM. This has

been the most successful way so far, despite experiments with other

setting and profile combinations, and so I am happy to continue. But

can anyone shed some light on the wierd behaviour of these media

profiles?

Thanks,

Barry Needle.