Jul 03, 2015 introduction there is always buzz in the community of photographers who still make prints when a major new printer model hits the market. Ilford galerie gold fibre silk 310gsm image science. The gloss and pearl papers have a weight of 290 gsm gramssquare meter, and a caliper thickness of 11. My taste runs much more towards semigloss finishes, though. Color management must be turned off in the printer driver. Ilford galerie gold fibre silk is a warmertone paper, but not quite as warm as the canson. Epson stylus pro 3880 macos printer driver printfab. A fibre based baryta paper with a beautiful silk satin finish.
For more serious work i round up all the usual suspects. Simply elegant gold fiber 310 17x22 25 sheets our price. Ilford gold fibre silk, canson baryta and platine fibre rag, hahnemuhle silk baryta, epson legacy platine, and legacy baryta. For more information, contact oji ilford usa, 50 main st. The contrast and transition between shadow and highlight areas is seamless thanks to the unique ilford nano porous coating layer technology coupled with exceptional dmax and dmin values, gold mono silk is capable of delivering deep, rich blacks and. Nov 22, 2011 color management must be turned off in the printer driver. Introduction there is always buzz in the community of photographers who still make prints when a major new printer model hits the market. Does anyone use ilford imaging inkjet papers photrio. Epson stylus pro 3880 tell me the bad stuff raw, post. I attempted to print on ilford galerie gold fibre silk with my epson 3880 with horrid results. Still think 9500 is excellent printer, thats just to share my experience with my very first epson printer. Ilford galerie gold fibre pearl 290gsm image science.
Sheryl sinkow is one of our facebook friends at ilford imaging. Did you check all the settings in the printer driver. Glossyluster, epson proof satin, transparency, kodak premium, ilford. The paper source selected in the printer driver doesnt match the paper. Feb 03, 2018 epson 4880 paper setting for ilford gold fibre silk adobe photoshop support forum for help, tricks and tips for the graphic design creation of art and digital photography using photoshop. Ilford imaging ceo paul willems discusses the coating technology used to create galerie inkjet media. For example if i am printing on epson exhibition fiber paper i load the icc profile for that paper and then select in the print settings, exhibition fiber. To meet that need ilford, still under the galerie line, introduced a fine art matte paper and their very popular gold fibre silk. Ilford 2002454 galerie prestige gold mono silk 5 x 7. Results show that ilford galerie gold fibre silk, smooth pearl and smooth gloss media achieved a very high level of overall print permanence and dark storage stability ratings. Galerie desktop sheets faqs ilford premium imaging.
The epson stylus pro 3800 printer standard model photo printer sets a new bar for professional printing with its sophisticated ultrachrome k3 ink technology, an eightcolor pigmentbased ink and trilevel black ink system that creates advanced photo pigment combinations and maximum photo resolutions of 2880 by 1440 dpi. How to configure a printer for third party paper printing. A throwback to a bygone era, this traditional fibre base photo paper is ideal for high quality black and white printing and offers an exceptional wide gamut for color, detail and tonality. The orange rows contain benchmark numbers for ilford gold fibre silk that i use for much of my own work in both my epson 4900 and epson p800 printers. This gorgeous paper offers the look and feel of traditional baryta photo paper and has a semi gloss, smooth satin finish with a hint of subtle texture. What makes this version different is the thicker weight 310gsm up from 290gsm which makes a big difference in your hand. Youll see a dropdown menu there that includes printer profiles.
In its latest information on their website, ilford recommends keying their. The epson paper is so inexpensive that i dont even need a proofing paper. Here is what the epson 3880 driver dialog box looks like after the correct paper thickness setting of 6 is applied for elegance velvet paper. Been very busy lately but i found some time to finally test on of the papers, ilford gold fiber silk which i printed using the papers icc profile from ilford on my canon pro1 printer using oem inks.
Epson stylus pro 3880 windows printer driver printfab. Ilford gfs, harman gloss baryta and the epson 3880 fm forums. Discussion in digital darkroom started by pemongillo, mar 26, 2016. However, theyre inconvenient to use because 1 you have to remember to apply the gray curve e. Since then, through the epson stylus photo 2400, epson read more. February, 2010 i have begun building abw profiles for the epson 3880 printer. Its a fiber based paper with a surface that looks like an airdried glossy fiber base silver paper. Step up from the ordinary with ilford photo inkjet media. Dropdown menus on ilford s profiles page let you select the paper range, printer brand and the model of the printer youll be using. Get the best deals on ilford printer photo paper and find everything. Printing through lr cc on ilford gold fibre silk using the canned paper profile from ilford. The numbers presented here figures 25, 26 provide general guidance, but are not necessarily the last word when assessing the fidelity of shadow detail.
Apr 16, 20 brent, im using epson 3880 and canon 6400. I think its a good idea to try the sample packs and find what works best for you, but once you know that, i think you will find that for a given type of paper. Epson 3880 and ilford galerie gold fibre silk problems. Now if i use ilford gold fiber silk or canson baryta paper i load their respective icc profile and still select epson exhibition fiber in printer set up as all three papers are baryta style. Simply elegant gold fibre baryta inkjet photo paper 310gsm.
So the question is, what epson or canon or hp paper type should i set in my driver if. Using the hahnemuhle standard profile for the epson 3880 seems to work much better. The colors in the print were not just slightly off, they were totally out of whack, missing most of the reds and yellows. She let us know about an upcoming exhibit that will be opening at state of the art gallery in ithaca, ny on july 5th and running through july 29, 2012. An archive of all posts by ilford tagged printer settings. I recently bought a pack of ilford gallerie gold fibre silk paper to try out. Highquality epson stylus pro 3880 macos printer driver.
Innovative and sustainable solutions for the printforpay market. Ilford galerie gold fibre silk features an inkjet layer coated directly onto a true baryta barium sulphate layer and fibre base to produce images with exceptional gamut for vivid colour reproduction as well as creamy whites and velvety blacks for the unique look of traditional silver halide photo paper. The coloured area is from an epson 3880 printing on to ilford gold fibre silk, with oem ink with a good well made profile. Epson stylus pro 3800 printer notes and resources people. Color prints are as good or better than lightjet or chromira prints ive had made by highend professional labs. Posts tagged ilford galerie smooth pearl ilford blog. Epson 4880 paper setting for ilford gold fibre silk. Download and use icc profiles for ilford inkjet papers. Mar 16, 2015 round that up to the next whole number, 6, to calculate the epson paper thickness setting. Combining the extreme precision of an epson stylus pro print engine, with the extraordinary performance of our latest epson ultrachrome k3 ink technology, epson continues to redefine the future of wideformat printing. For instance, the paper i was provided with to test using the epson stylus pro 9880 brakes down like this per paper type 1154504 ilford galerie gold fibre silk 43,2 cm x 12,0 m 310 g. After getting my paper and profile choices dialed in ilford galerie gold fibre silk with profile provided on ilford s web site the 3800 has been making consistently outstanding prints.
We found that there was particular interest in our galerie gold fibre silk, a traditional. There is a general oba paranoia that exists in digital printing while the same amount of obas in darkroom papers and papers that. It is a 310gsm weight paper with the baryta coating on a fiber base and produces its best results on a pigment ink printer. Year 2000 and the epson stylus photo 2000p marked the first assurance of longterm faderesistant photographs from a compact homebased digital inkjet printer. Gold fibre pearl, a pearlsurfaced paper with a natural toned, barytalike surface that. Epson stylus pro 11880 printer large format printers.
Hi to all i have 2 questions 1 i own epson stylus pro 3880 and several papers like iford galerie gold fibre silk,epson premium semigloss epson traditional phote paper cs045052,hahnenmuhle 10640019 and others how can i install profile papers in lightroom v4 last version 64bit, w7 64bit. What printer setting in print settings lr5 on p800 for iford fine art. Featuring galerie gold fibre silk, smooth gloss, pearl and duo products. Ilford galerie prestige smooth pearl buy at adorama is a new version of ilfords popular smooth pearl photo paper. Ilford galerie gold fibre gloss 310gsm a beautiful 100% cotton paper similar to the old fibre based darkroom papers with a gentle warm tone. Its my standard paper for daily use with my epson 3880. Galerie prestige gold fibre gloss is the perfect complement to the ever popular galerie prestige gold fibre silk. Dropdown menus on ilfords profiles page let you select the paper range, printer brand and the model of the printer youll be using. Third party papers tested by canon for the pixma pro1 professional inkjet printer for information on how to install an icc profile and set up applications and printer driver, please refer to the art paper printing guide for your specific pro printer. Ilford ceo paul willems discusses media advances for. Our latest epson stylus pro printers continue to represent a level of technology unprecedented in epson s history.
Galerie desktop sheets faqs my printer doesnt print check that everything is turned on and that all the cables are attached correctly, if possible use the driver to perform a communication test with the printer. Same question for gold fibre silk i have the profile, but it doesnt show as an. Ilford galerie smooth pearl is a good case study for this example. For those who do, the printer will deliver galleryquality art.
Those profiles, and some additional background info, are available on a separate page i have begun building abw profiles for the newer epson stylus pro 3880 model which uses the ultrachrome k3 with vivid magenta ink set, and has a newer screening method and different. Whites are just slightly warm, and sharpness is about average among the papers. The specs in context the ilford galerie smooth line of paper is compatible with both dye and pigment based printers. When printed with hp vivera pigment inks, the papers were found to withstand fading and yellowing for more than 250 years in archival album or dark storage conditions. For epson, one of these is coating and then converting and packaging. How to install and use an icc profile plotter pros. Those profiles, and some additional background info, are available on a separate page. Ilford galerie gold fibre gloss 310gsm image science. Instructions for installing the profiles are also available via a clickable link on the page. I do not load profiles but prefer to make small images side by side on the same sheet of paper adjusting the printer settings each time. This is an overview of papers i use in my epson stylus pro 3880 printer and icc profiles i have made for my printer.
Personally i prefer the ilford gold fibre silk to the epson exhibition fiber, but thats only because i really hate textured papers. So the question is, what epson or canon or hp paper type should i set in my driver if my paper does not conform to the nomenclature of the manufacturers paper. Get in touch 09 529 5055 3 railway street, newmarket, auckland mon fri 9am 5. Paper types are set by epson in their driver and so other makes wont appear. The highquality linux printer driver for your epson stylus pro 3880 printer. Ilford has been producing premium imaging products since 1879. The ilford profiles page for the epson 3880 printer. Ive never tried any paper other than epson s own so ive never had to install an icc profile to my printer. This archive exists to support the customers and dealers that still use, sell and love a previous generation of products. I do use roll paper, and still had to deal with the pizza wheels, whichi was able to disable in the driver. Inkpress pro baryta warm tone pictorico gekko green. These are true black and white media for inkjet printers that allow photographers specializing in monochrome photography to achieve stunning images reminiscent of darkroom prints. Photo rag pearl 320 and ilford gold fibre silk 310 to the abw profiles page. Icc profiles for compatible third party papers canon u.
In december 07 i published an article titledbattle of the barytaswhich looked at three new papers. Simply elegant gold fiber 310 x19 50 sheets our price. This paper with the oem ultrachrome k3 inkset gives just about the biggest gamut you can get from this printer. So at least partly it is made in switzerland even if the underlying media is made elsewhere. In a previous post, printer settings using printer profiles, we talked about downloading the appropriate profile for your ilford galerie inkjet paper. But if you are seeking one of the best papers for monochrome printing that holds the look and feel of the best of the silver papers of the past, i found ilford s galerie gold fibre silk to be among the cream of the current crop. Ilford galerie gold fibre pearl expands on the ever popular and awardwinning gold fibre silk and gold fibre gloss range. Epson stylus pro 3880 mac os x printer driver features. Ilford galerie gold fibre silk features an inkjet layer coated directly onto a true. I currently use ilford gold fibre silk, harmon by hahnemuhle gloss baryta and hahnemuhle photo rag baryta. The 5 x 7 galerie prestige gold mono photo paper from ilford comes in a pack of 100 sheets. Each of these, like epson exhibition fiber, uses photo black ink and is an attempt to provide us with a socalled fine art paper with the qualities of an.
I worked my way through my sample packs of hbh gloss baryta, and on further use started to think that maybe it was a bit glossier than id ideally like. Epson exhibition fibre 100% flat inkjetmall community. Totally chuffed with the 3880, and the ilford galerie papers both gold fibre silk and smooth pearl are totally lush too, and using their colour profiles the results are as, if not way more accurate than anything i have had printed elsewhere to date. The two most widely used coaters are in switzerland. Josh fischer, ilford product marketing manager in the us, walks you through the full revised line of ilford inkjet media made especially for digital photographers. The gold fibre silk is my favorite for my exhibition prints, both color and black and white. Ilford inkjet printer photo paper for sale in stock ebay.
Hahnemuhle fine art baryta 325, harman gloss fb ai, andilford galerie gold fibre silk. Paper settings for ilford gold fiber silk and new printer. The perfect printing solution for photo, fineart, document and proof printing. Epsons stylus pro 3880 is capable of producing greatlooking prints, even if you dont know much about color management.
Ilford galerie smooth gloss and pearl papers by chris. As they are for my printer they will not be perfect for your printer, but they should give you a chance to try a paper in your printer to see how it performs. I find that choice of paper matters more actually much more when it comes to bw output. Aug 17, 2011 the specs in context the ilford galerie smooth line of paper is compatible with both dye and pigment based printers. I have begun building abw profiles for the newer epson stylus pro 3880 model which uses the ultrachrome k3 with vivid magenta ink set, and has a. These papers range from glossy, luster, metallic and baryta photo papers. Without paying a lot more i have not really found any better option. Epson stylus pro 3880 linux printer driver turboprint. Printfab is our printer driver suite with rip functionality, color profiling, cmyk proof printing and more. Figure 1 ilford icc profile breakdown found in the read me pdf that comes with the icc profile from. Gfs is what is referred to as a baryta type paper using a cellulose fiber base with a layer of bariumsulphate under a top layer ink receptor.
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