I'm not sure I trust the methodology used in these tests, but so be it.
Art
Lucans, Gunars wrote:
> The Epson inkjet resources web page has a section on this. Go to:
>
>
>
> and select the "Unk levels" link. Here's the description for the 1270:
>
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ranking of amount of ink various paper settings use on 1270
>
> Most to least
> --------------
> Photo paper
> Backlight Film
> Glossy film
> Premium Quality Inkjet Paper
> Premium glossy Photo Paper
> Plain paper
> Matte Heavy Weight Paper
>
> as measured on a Densitometer using 0,0,0 and 5,5,5 and 30,30,30 patches on
>02-05-2001.
> A couple of the papers cross over each other at different ranges in RGB
>values. It is
> recommended you print Dan Cubertson's CMYK RGB gradients with each media
>setting on your
> particular printer on your particular paper stock and observe the evenness of
>the step
> wedges.
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Arthur Entlich [mailto:artistic-1@shaw.ca]
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:24 AM
>>To: Lucans, Gunars
>>Subject: [filmscanners] Re: OT - Epson 1270 ink "monitor"...
>>
>>
>>The glossy papers use a lot of ink. I'm referring to the Glossy FILM
>>option, and the transparency FILM option. These are plastic
>>with a thin
>>receiving layer. They cannot handle much ink, because they cannot
>>absorb it, due to the plastic film substrate.
>>
>>Art
>>
>>Frank Paris wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I can't speak for the 1270, but the 2000c uses
>>>
>>approximately twice as
>>
>>>much ink on premium luster paper as it does on archival
>>>
>>matt. Of course
>>
>>>premium luster is not a true glossy paper.
>>>
>>>Frank Paris
>>>frankparis@comcast.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>>>>[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of
>>>>
>>Arthur Entlich
>>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:40 AM
>>>>To: frankparis@comcast.net
>>>>Subject: [filmscanners] Re: OT - Epson 1270 ink "monitor"...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I am not sure the heavyweight matte setting uses the least
>>>>ink. My experience is that the plain paper, glossy FILM (not
>>>>glossy or photo paper), or transparency mode use less.
>>>>
>>>>If a person was to test each on the same paper with text one
>>>>will probably be able to determine by looking at the result
>>>>which uses less.
>>>>
>>>>Art
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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