Haven't had a problem with sheet paper but roll paper/canvase is another story. Luckily hehnemuhle has short test rolls that are fairly inexpensive. I believe they are 3yd/meter rolls which you can use the first 2/3 of the roll and have the last 1/3 as a de-roller. This has been a game changer with the canon pr0 1000.
Keith, thanks for your video. The ink marks on the edges of expensive paper was one of the reasons I switched from the P900 to the P5300. With some paper in boxes you get already a hint which side is the one to print on.
Great video 👌where’s the best place to buy printer paper for my canon printer? There’s the photography show at the nec Birmingham next month and I’m sure there will be discounts available for paper
Following on from the previous question: If "velvet" is a marketing term, then what Epson Media Type setting would I choose? There are 4 matte-type paper options to choose from. Sometimes, paper sellers do not state which EMT their paper corresponds to.
VFA - since VFA is a paper which Epson markets... My usual starting point for profiling art papers is USFA on Epson printers, if it's there. I have done some testing with profiling and media choice, but it's not always obvious. Of course if custom media types are available, you can see some [but not enough] of the media data in the built-in settings for the printer. The lack of clarity over media types and their names is I'm sure not entirely coincidental... Any good supplier will provide profiles, and that should include the media setting used for profiling. Cheap paper or a cheap printer? Options are somewhat more limited.
In a particular case, a paper seller did not state the EMT for their paper. When I asked, they replied I could use TWO different EMTs. In your (Nortlight-Images) review of this paper, you state yet a different EMT. Ouch. I'm lost. Ah well, I'll just take a stab in the dark, one EMT at a time, and see what happens.
Keith, you are a good samaritan. However, I do not want to trouble you any further on this issue. It should not fall on you to bail out the paper seller. I will do some small sized test prints and see which EMT fits best. I have a feeling all the matte EMTs are very similar, so I should not expect too much of a difference. Thanks for your help.
In a baryta paper A2 I've reverse the paper like you suggest time ago and for more week, but the curl remain the same. I now have buy a different paper but not used yet, so I don't know if the problem come back, but this box come with a plastic envelop and the previous not, ......finger cross :-)
A bit of information that may be helpful to newcomers to printing. Hope you don't mind Keith. Some paper suppliers use acronyms at the end of the ICC profile file to indicate the associated EMT (Epson Media Type) setting to use. For example, XXXX_Glossy_EPG - the EPG standing for Epson Premium Glossy. Some paper suppliers indicate the EMT in the name of the ICC profile file - but unfortunately, not clearly. For example, XXXX_Glossy. Err, which glossy paper is that? Epson Premium Glossy? Epson Photo Paper Glossy? So Keith, I suggest you create a video telling people to check they can download the correct ICC Profile, and know the Media Type, before buying the paper. It will save someone a lot of headache 😃
I looked at the specs for a couple Hahnemühle paper and found relative humidity of 35 to 65% and a temperature of 10 to 30° C (50° - 86°F.). Have you found issues printing within the limits and outside said limits?
Not with the temperature ones - I print in my home [in the UK] As to the humidity - it is what it is, I have no means of measuring it That's not being trite - just I've never had any issues I'd put down to environmental issues [in my home, in the UK]
I suppose if there's a plastic coating on one side that might act like the lamination on a paperback book and cause some curl, I think thats nylon, I imagine there's something classier on a photo paper
I have a little question. I have bought myself a Canon pro 1000. Obviously, this printer doesn't take roll paper, but i thought that it's money efficient to buy a roll of 14' paper instead of allready cut paper. I have no problem cutting it to the size, but i have a huge problem with the printer not being able to take currled paper easily, and even if it takes it, it usually takes it in at an angle, even if it has the function to make sure the paper is straight, and the vacuum sistem inside the printer isn't powerfull enough to keep the paper flat, especially at the ends of the paper. I have tried straightening the paper with some rolls, and stuff, put i damage the paper, and by that i mean i introduce signs of it being bent, wich is not ok. Is there any way, other than using a machine, to straighten roll paper before use? Or more directly, how would you use roll paper on a printer that doesn't take roll paper?
To answer your last question - rather carefully... I have used an old paper core and re-wound paper backwards on a 3" core. 3" core paper is vastly easier to use as well. If you want to use such roll paper a lot, it's worth making a paper guide 'tray' which guides the paper. Obviously, this relies on your construction abilities and having space.
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Very good informative video Keith.
Thanks
Haven't had a problem with sheet paper but roll paper/canvase is another story. Luckily hehnemuhle has short test rolls that are fairly inexpensive. I believe they are 3yd/meter rolls which you can use the first 2/3 of the roll and have the last 1/3 as a de-roller. This has been a game changer with the canon pr0 1000.
Yes, even though the vacuum and feed system of the PRO-1000 is very good, it was intended for flat sheets.
Keith, thanks for your video. The ink marks on the edges of expensive paper was one of the reasons I switched from the P900 to the P5300. With some paper in boxes you get already a hint which side is the one to print on.
Thanks, the sheet handling of the P5300 addresses some of the biggest deficiencies of the P700/900
Good to know I just got some A3+ so am being very careful with it
Glad it was of some interest!
Great video 👌where’s the best place to buy printer paper for my canon printer? There’s the photography show at the nec Birmingham next month and I’m sure there will be discounts available for paper
Thanks - The Photography show is a good location - lots of good quality suppliers there. I'll be there on the Tuesday myself
Following on from the previous question: If "velvet" is a marketing term, then what Epson Media Type setting would I choose? There are 4 matte-type paper options to choose from. Sometimes, paper sellers do not state which EMT their paper corresponds to.
VFA - since VFA is a paper which Epson markets...
My usual starting point for profiling art papers is USFA on Epson printers, if it's there. I have done some testing with profiling and media choice, but it's not always obvious. Of course if custom media types are available, you can see some [but not enough] of the media data in the built-in settings for the printer.
The lack of clarity over media types and their names is I'm sure not entirely coincidental...
Any good supplier will provide profiles, and that should include the media setting used for profiling.
Cheap paper or a cheap printer? Options are somewhat more limited.
In a particular case, a paper seller did not state the EMT for their paper. When I asked, they replied I could use TWO different EMTs. In your (Nortlight-Images) review of this paper, you state yet a different EMT. Ouch. I'm lost. Ah well, I'll just take a stab in the dark, one EMT at a time, and see what happens.
Mine is based on what I used to make a profile on the printer I tested it on.
What is the paper and printer?
Keith, you are a good samaritan. However, I do not want to trouble you any further on this issue. It should not fall on you to bail out the paper seller. I will do some small sized test prints and see which EMT fits best. I have a feeling all the matte EMTs are very similar, so I should not expect too much of a difference. Thanks for your help.
In a baryta paper A2 I've reverse the paper like you suggest time ago and for more week, but the curl remain the same. I now have buy a different paper but not used yet, so I don't know if the problem come back, but this box come with a plastic envelop and the previous not, ......finger cross :-)
Yes - sometimes a 'new' version of a paper will appear - nothing changed but for the structure, so as to reduce curl.
A bit of information that may be helpful to newcomers to printing. Hope you don't mind Keith.
Some paper suppliers use acronyms at the end of the ICC profile file to indicate the associated EMT (Epson Media Type) setting to use. For example, XXXX_Glossy_EPG - the EPG standing for Epson Premium Glossy.
Some paper suppliers indicate the EMT in the name of the ICC profile file - but unfortunately, not clearly. For example, XXXX_Glossy. Err, which glossy paper is that? Epson Premium Glossy? Epson Photo Paper Glossy?
So Keith, I suggest you create a video telling people to check they can download the correct ICC Profile, and know the Media Type, before buying the paper. It will save someone a lot of headache 😃
yes, it doesn't help that names differ between printer models
I looked at the specs for a couple Hahnemühle paper and found
relative humidity of 35 to 65% and a temperature of 10 to 30° C (50° - 86°F.). Have you found issues printing within the limits and outside said limits?
Not with the temperature ones - I print in my home [in the UK]
As to the humidity - it is what it is, I have no means of measuring it
That's not being trite - just I've never had any issues I'd put down to environmental issues [in my home, in the UK]
Thanks @gary4739 for the meter!
Now I'll keep some notes on the conditions - currently 21ºC and 48% in my office
I couldn't resist! 😂@@KeithCooper
I suppose if there's a plastic coating on one side that might act like the lamination on a paperback book and cause some curl, I think thats nylon, I imagine there's something classier on a photo paper
Yes, it's usually down to the multiple layers.
What is velvet art paper? How does it differ from matte paper?
Marketing... Which means read the specs any time you see the term used ;-)
The Epson one is a cotton rag, using the same coating as enhanced matte
You should create a video about how to read paper specs.
If only it were that simple ;-)
I have a little question. I have bought myself a Canon pro 1000. Obviously, this printer doesn't take roll paper, but i thought that it's money efficient to buy a roll of 14' paper instead of allready cut paper. I have no problem cutting it to the size, but i have a huge problem with the printer not being able to take currled paper easily, and even if it takes it, it usually takes it in at an angle, even if it has the function to make sure the paper is straight, and the vacuum sistem inside the printer isn't powerfull enough to keep the paper flat, especially at the ends of the paper.
I have tried straightening the paper with some rolls, and stuff, put i damage the paper, and by that i mean i introduce signs of it being bent, wich is not ok. Is there any way, other than using a machine, to straighten roll paper before use?
Or more directly, how would you use roll paper on a printer that doesn't take roll paper?
To answer your last question - rather carefully...
I have used an old paper core and re-wound paper backwards on a 3" core. 3" core paper is vastly easier to use as well.
If you want to use such roll paper a lot, it's worth making a paper guide 'tray' which guides the paper. Obviously, this relies on your construction abilities and having space.
@@KeithCooper I understand now. I will try something like that. Thank you so much!
Why not just store the paper boxes "face" down rather than store the paper inside the wrong way up for when you open the box?
A reasonable approach, I just like to be able to read the edges of the boxes when stacked on shelves ;-)