Epson ColorBase with non-Epson papers

[Czornyj]

Does anyone make linearization of his Epson Stylus Pro using ColorBase with non-Epson papers before profiling? Is there any noticable advantage when such method is applied, or is it only a waste of ink?

[madmanchan]

I went through this exercise a while ago:

http://people.csail.mit.edu/ericchan/dp/Ep.../colorbase.html

My experience was that for individual printing, the results were no better than simply getting a custom profile made.

The benefit appears when you have multiple printers whose behavior you're trying to align.

[Czornyj]

My experience was that for individual printing, the results were no better than simply getting a custom profile made.

Thanks a lot, Eric - I did another profile after calibration, and came to the same conclusion.