Luminous Landscape Forum
Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: rmstudio on July 06, 2011, 03:03:27 pm
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Any thoughts on the Epson SpectroProofer? Is it as acurate as the i1 spectrophotometer?
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It's fine but really designed for the proofing industry (where it fits in well with RIPs) and not for fine art printing so much. You would prolly be better off getting a fuller system such as the i1 with i1 Profiler.
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Jeff, what are the comparative drawbacks using it for "fine art" printing?
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It's expensive and will only work on the Epson printer it's attached to where as an i1 Pro can measure targets from any printer as well as doing other things. Again, it's fine for the proofing market (which is what it was designed for) but not intended for fine art printing.
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Fair enough.
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Any thoughts on the Epson SpectroProofer? Is it as acurate as the i1 spectrophotometer?
There's nothing to do with the SpectroProofer that limits it for fine art use. In my experience it delivers better measurements than an i1 Pro, and a hell of a lot easier. You will of course need profiling software but if you're serious enough to be looking at the SpectroProofer you've probably moved beyond consumer level packages for this. You can also use it for calibrating (what Epson calls linearizing) your printer if you have the corresponding Epson branded media.
A few downsides, it only works with roll media and the maximum drying time has been reduced in the current version of the software. It's also tied to the same model printer as has been pointed out. If it's available bundled for not too much extra (like mine was) it's worthwhile looking at. You'll probably need an i1 Pro (or similar) for spot measurements though as well.
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If you are interested in using it for Fine Art then you may want to look at Mirage from Dinax as it allows you to create custom profiles with the SpectroProofer:
http://www.dinax.de/mirage/