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then when i open it in photoshop i get the intro message that the file does not have an embedded

profile.

hmmm

yes, i calibrate in a dark room. i've got version 3.4. but i'm wondering if in the "easy" mode

i set gamma and white point in the OSD, or does the "easy" calibration do that for me?

i'm using an i-1 display on a lacie ebIV 19". mac platform. i've done a few different

calibrations in a row and seem to be getting rather varied results. i've only used the "easy"

mode because with "advanced" the result is VASTLY different.

i believe i should be using a gamma of 2.2 and D65 white point. do i set these in the OSD

before doing the the calibration? in other words, is "easy" calibration dependent on these

settings or are they taken into account in the process. If i change the gamma and white

point after a calibration, should i re-calibrate my monitor for the new settings?

let me start out with the little problem that just popped up very recently. I will do an index

scan, then a prescan. I start to crop the image with the automatic marquee box that's

there. i crop one side. that's fine. i crop another side. that's fine. I crop a third side and the

software craps out.

I thought i would reinstall the software but i lost the disk. Call me crazy-insane, but i'd

like to stick with the minolta software. I'm just used to it.

is there a newer version i can DL from the website? which version would you recommend.

will the film holder for the 5400 II work in the regular 5400? i'm having issues with the

scan not centering, as seen here

here is a screen capture of the pre-scan window. there's nothing i can to to get the film

centered in the window. this is why i think a sensor must be out of alignmennt

nope, that's not it. forget what i said.

in my pre-scan mode there is a white boarder along the top and left side and a very thin

white boarder along the bottom. the right side does not have this white boarder. position

of the film affects nothing, except when moved too far to one side or the other to expose

the space between the film frames. i think it must be that something is mis-aligned.

no matter where i position the negative inside the window, it always previews the image of

center to the bottom left so that the top and right side have a large margin of white space.

could it be that the sensor is misaligned?

entrada fine are bright seems to work very well so far. nice results for my b&w printing on

the r2400

i don't know how my eyes missed it. but there it is:

Formerly Archival Matte Paper

is epson enhanced matte not archival quality? does epson have an archival quality matte

paper? what alternate 13 x 19 matte paper would you recomend?

Can someone suggest the best resolution and Hz for a 19" CRT for photoshop-intensive

work. Unfortunately 1600x1200 is out due to very annoying ghosting effect.

thanks

when switching between, for instance, photo black and matte black, what is the best way

to store the cartridge that is not in use?

thank you for all your responses.

i have made my decision.

i will let you know my findings and results.

as i mentioned below, I want to get an A3, archival quality printer. But the more i read, the

more confused i get. Here's exactly what i will be doing with it:

monochrome and color printing on both matte and lustre paper. I DON'T CARE ABOUT

GLOSSY

I've looked at the R2400, R1800 and the HP 8750 (don't know about Cannon).

I'm kind of leaning towards the R2400. Here's why: (according to photo-i and cnet)

monochrome printing is very close to the HP. Color may be better than HP. Individual ink

tanks on R2400.

What i don't know: how does the HP do on lustre paper? does HP make a lustre paper?

do with lustre paper and color?

does HP make a lustre paper?

I don't care about glossy, i can't stand it.

$500 is my limit

I would like to do A3 size, archival quality.

after getting a number of tips on how to reduce the dust on my b&w film prior to

scanning, i went out and got anti-static film fluid and an antistatic cloth. results FAR

exceeded my expectations. I print to full-size A3 and can barely detect 1 blemish from

dust or hair.

made a scan of a slide a while ago. haven't used my scanner since then. major dust issues

in my apartment. made a test scan of the same slide with all of the same settings. what is

the best enlargement percentage should i view the 2 slides back to back? Viewing will me

done in photoshop cs.

it's going to take a lifetime and a half to clone out all that dust. ICE obviously wont work

with b&w. is there a fool-proof way to remove the dust from the film before scanning?

persistance beats resistance.

after a number of months of struggle in vain. Employing every prescribed and improvised

cleaning technique, with only worsening results, until i had lost all indication that the

thing ever spit ink to begin with. Coming terrifyingly close; within only a matter of 3 nerve

cells to be exact, of tossing this thing to the Freshkills Landfill... I have finally broken

through with (my fingers crossed, knocking on wood) what looks, so far, like stellar

results.

I had disassembled this thing almost entirely... well, i had unscrewed the hood, to see

better what was actually going on inside. I tried every concievable cleaning process. Or so I

had thought. Yesterday morning I got the bright idea to soak paper towelling in a mixture

of windex and MIS cleaning fluid. I laid it down in the track where the cartridge goes to

park, moved the ink carriage back into it's parking space, and left it for exactly 24 hours

as a last-ditch attempt to rescusitate this carcass.

a number of months ago i started losing nozzles on this printer (using mis b&w inks), until

all of them went completely dead. i followed all of inksupply.com's recomendations for

cleaning/testing cycles, ordered the injection cleaning system and followed directions as

specified with brand new cartidges. Absolutely nothing. is there anything else that can be

done, or is this thing destined for the landfill?

I haven't used the thing (minolta 5400) for a number of months now, and my apartment is

as dusty as a 1930 oklahoma farmstead. When i start scanning again, what signs will give

me indication that it has collected dust?

thanks for your help