Those profiles, and some additional background info, are available on a separate page. 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. Since then, through the epson stylus photo 2400, epson read more. Get the best deals on ilford printer photo paper and find everything. Instructions for installing the profiles are also available via a clickable link on the page. 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. 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.
So at least partly it is made in switzerland even if the underlying media is made elsewhere. Ilford inkjet printer photo paper for sale in stock ebay. 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. Epsons stylus pro 3880 is capable of producing greatlooking prints, even if you dont know much about color management. This is an overview of papers i use in my epson stylus pro 3880 printer and icc profiles i have made for my printer. There is a general oba paranoia that exists in digital printing while the same amount of obas in darkroom papers and papers that. Ilford galerie gold fibre silk is a warmertone paper, but not quite as warm as the canson. Paper settings for ilford gold fiber silk and new printer. 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 prestige smooth pearl buy at adorama is a new version of ilfords popular smooth pearl photo paper. Epson stylus pro 3880 windows printer driver printfab. Dropdown menus on ilford s profiles page let you select the paper range, printer brand and the model of the printer youll be using.
The ilford profiles page for the epson 3880 printer. Aug 17, 2011 the specs in context the ilford galerie smooth line of paper is compatible with both dye and pigment based 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. The coloured area is from an epson 3880 printing on to ilford gold fibre silk, with oem ink with a good well made profile. 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 gold fibre silk, canson baryta and platine fibre rag, hahnemuhle silk baryta, epson legacy platine, and legacy baryta. 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. Simply elegant gold fiber 310 x19 50 sheets our price.
Epson stylus pro 3880 mac os x printer driver features. 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. Color management must be turned off in the printer driver. Epson stylus pro 3880 tell me the bad stuff raw, post. Epson stylus pro 3880 linux printer driver turboprint. The gloss and pearl papers have a weight of 290 gsm gramssquare meter, and a caliper thickness of 11. Discussion in digital darkroom started by pemongillo, mar 26, 2016. Photo rag pearl 320 and ilford gold fibre silk 310 to the abw profiles page. For more serious work i round up all the usual suspects. 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. 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. Epson stylus pro 11880 printer large format printers. Its my standard paper for daily use with my epson 3880.
The two most widely used coaters are in switzerland. Personally i prefer the ilford gold fibre silk to the epson exhibition fiber, but thats only because i really hate textured papers. Ilford galerie gold fibre gloss 310gsm a beautiful 100% cotton paper similar to the old fibre based darkroom papers with a gentle warm tone. It is a 310gsm weight paper with the baryta coating on a fiber base and produces its best results on a pigment ink printer.
Gold fibre pearl, a pearlsurfaced paper with a natural toned, barytalike surface that. The specs in context the ilford galerie smooth line of paper is compatible with both dye and pigment based printers. Paper types are set by epson in their driver and so other makes wont appear. Ilford galerie gold fibre pearl 290gsm image science. Get in touch 09 529 5055 3 railway street, newmarket, auckland mon fri 9am 5. Glossyluster, epson proof satin, transparency, kodak premium, ilford. Nov 22, 2011 color management must be turned off in the printer driver. Whites are just slightly warm, and sharpness is about average among the papers.
Ilford galerie gold fibre silk 310gsm image science. This archive exists to support the customers and dealers that still use, sell and love a previous generation of products. 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. Ilford 2002454 galerie prestige gold mono silk 5 x 7. In december 07 i published an article titledbattle of the barytaswhich looked at three new papers. What printer setting in print settings lr5 on p800 for iford fine art.
An archive of all posts by ilford tagged printer settings. Still think 9500 is excellent printer, thats just to share my experience with my very first epson printer. Dropdown menus on ilfords profiles page let you select the paper range, printer brand and the model of the printer youll be using. 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.
Color prints are as good or better than lightjet or chromira prints ive had made by highend professional labs. In a previous post, printer settings using printer profiles, we talked about downloading the appropriate profile for your ilford galerie inkjet paper. Download and use icc profiles for ilford inkjet papers. I recently bought a pack of ilford gallerie gold fibre silk paper to try out. The gold fibre silk is my favorite for my exhibition prints, both color and black and white. Using the hahnemuhle standard profile for the epson 3880 seems to work much better. I do use roll paper, and still had to deal with the pizza wheels, whichi was able to disable in the driver. Epson exhibition fibre 100% flat inkjetmall community. Apr 16, 20 brent, im using epson 3880 and canon 6400. Hahnemuhle fine art baryta 325, harman gloss fb ai, andilford galerie gold fibre silk. Epson stylus pro 3880 macos printer driver printfab. Mar 16, 2015 round that up to the next whole number, 6, to calculate the epson paper thickness setting.
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. Inkpress pro baryta warm tone pictorico gekko green. Step up from the ordinary with ilford photo inkjet media. Featuring galerie gold fibre silk, smooth gloss, pearl and duo products. For more information, contact oji ilford usa, 50 main st. 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. Ilford imaging ceo paul willems discusses the coating technology used to create galerie inkjet media. 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. 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. Ilford galerie smooth gloss and pearl papers by chris. In its latest information on their website, ilford recommends keying their. For epson, one of these is coating and then converting and packaging.
Simply elegant gold fiber 310 17x22 25 sheets our price. 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. To meet that need ilford, still under the galerie line, introduced a fine art matte paper and their very popular gold fibre silk. Posts tagged ilford galerie smooth pearl ilford blog. The paper source selected in the printer driver doesnt match the paper.
Simply elegant gold fibre baryta inkjet photo paper 310gsm. Our latest epson stylus pro printers continue to represent a level of technology unprecedented in epson s history. Does anyone use ilford imaging inkjet papers photrio. Ilford galerie smooth pearl is a good case study for this example. 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. Same question for gold fibre silk i have the profile, but it doesnt show as an. The colors in the print were not just slightly off, they were totally out of whack, missing most of the reds and yellows. 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. So the question is, what epson or canon or hp paper type should i set in my driver if. The perfect printing solution for photo, fineart, document and proof printing. Youll see a dropdown menu there that includes printer profiles. The highquality linux printer driver for your epson stylus pro 3880 printer. Galerie desktop sheets faqs ilford premium imaging.
Did you check all the settings in the printer driver. Ilford galerie gold fibre silk features an inkjet layer coated directly onto a true. A fibre based baryta paper with a beautiful silk satin finish. Ilford ceo paul willems discusses media advances for. However, theyre inconvenient to use because 1 you have to remember to apply the gray curve e. 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. What makes this version different is the thicker weight 310gsm up from 290gsm which makes a big difference in your hand. 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. Its a fiber based paper with a surface that looks like an airdried glossy fiber base silver paper. I find that choice of paper matters more actually much more when it comes to bw output. Introduction there is always buzz in the community of photographers who still make prints when a major new printer model hits the market.
How to configure a printer for third party paper printing. 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. Without paying a lot more i have not really found any better option. I currently use ilford gold fibre silk, harmon by hahnemuhle gloss baryta and hahnemuhle photo rag baryta. 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. I attempted to print on ilford galerie gold fibre silk with my epson 3880 with horrid results.
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. 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. I have started building abw profiles for the newer 3880 model and. How to install and use an icc profile plotter pros. Epson stylus pro 3800 printer notes and resources people. Epson 3880 and ilford galerie gold fibre silk problems. Ilford galerie gold fibre pearl expands on the ever popular and awardwinning gold fibre silk and gold fibre gloss range. Icc profiles for compatible third party papers canon u. Highquality epson stylus pro 3880 macos printer driver.
The 5 x 7 galerie prestige gold mono photo paper from ilford comes in a pack of 100 sheets. Ilford gfs, harman gloss baryta and the epson 3880 fm forums. Ilford has been producing premium imaging products since 1879. 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. Ilford galerie gold fibre gloss 310gsm image science. My taste runs much more towards semigloss finishes, though. Galerie prestige gold fibre gloss is the perfect complement to the ever popular galerie prestige gold fibre silk.
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. Ive never tried any paper other than epson s own so ive never had to install an icc profile to my printer. The numbers presented here figures 25, 26 provide general guidance, but are not necessarily the last word when assessing the fidelity of shadow detail. 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. These papers range from glossy, luster, metallic and baryta photo papers. Innovative and sustainable solutions for the printforpay market. Printing through lr cc on ilford gold fibre silk using the canned paper profile from ilford. 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. Epson 4880 paper setting for ilford gold fibre silk. For those who do, the printer will deliver galleryquality art. 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.
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