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Monday, January 26, 2009
ICM vs ICC Profiles - The Difference
ICC profiles (.icc) and ICM profiles (.icm) are interchangeable files (you can switch the extension
back and forth). ICC stands for International Color Consortium, the organization that sets the
standard for the files. We attempt to create a quick comparison between ICC profiles and ICM profiles.
ICC profiles are designed for Macs, and ICM are designed for Windows. The confusing part is,
Photoshop does not care if it is an ICC file or a ICM file and it sees it the same way. Photoshop on a PC will read and use ICC profiles if they are in the correct folder in Windows. Other applications on the PC may not be able to use ICC profiles, so it should be changed to ICM if possible.
Be sure to restart Photoshop after installing new profiles.
The correct location for ICC or ICM profiles are:
Mac OS X
/Users/username/Library/ColorSync/Profiles
Windows XP
\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color
Additional Resources:
back and forth). ICC stands for International Color Consortium, the organization that sets the
standard for the files. We attempt to create a quick comparison between ICC profiles and ICM profiles.
ICC profiles are designed for Macs, and ICM are designed for Windows. The confusing part is,
Photoshop does not care if it is an ICC file or a ICM file and it sees it the same way. Photoshop on a PC will read and use ICC profiles if they are in the correct folder in Windows. Other applications on the PC may not be able to use ICC profiles, so it should be changed to ICM if possible.
Be sure to restart Photoshop after installing new profiles.
The correct location for ICC or ICM profiles are:
Mac OS X
/Users/username/Library/ColorSync/Profiles
Windows XP
\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color
Additional Resources:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Comparison: Photo-tex media vs Fab-tac media (Part 1)
Magiclee (by intellicoat) has a new product out named Fab-tac as of late 2007 due to compete directly with Photo-Tex media. Photo-tex is a removable and reposition able adhesive fabric that works wonders for a wide variety of creative marketing purposes and specialized display needs. We will post a comprehensive comparison between photo-tex and fab-tac in the upcoming week after we have the initial tests and comparison completed. So far, having used both, here are some initial thoughts on photo tex vs fab tac:
Fab-tac is porous, allowing air to escape through and easily get rid of those unsightly air bubbles. Photo-tex is more difficult to apply, very similar to applying adhesive vinyl (but with the chance to start over, at least).
Photo tex specs are extremely difficult to find. The Photo Tex Group's website is horrendous. So bad I can't even link to it. Fab Tac is manufactured by Intellicoat, and at least they have a spec sheet on there Magiclee website (here).
Fab Tac doesn't seem to be for sale online. This makes price comparisons challenging. Photo-Tex, although expensive, is available from a wide variety of places and can be purchased online.
More Photo Tex versus Fab Tab comparison information later this week!
Fab-tac is porous, allowing air to escape through and easily get rid of those unsightly air bubbles. Photo-tex is more difficult to apply, very similar to applying adhesive vinyl (but with the chance to start over, at least).
Photo tex specs are extremely difficult to find. The Photo Tex Group's website is horrendous. So bad I can't even link to it. Fab Tac is manufactured by Intellicoat, and at least they have a spec sheet on there Magiclee website (here).
Fab Tac doesn't seem to be for sale online. This makes price comparisons challenging. Photo-Tex, although expensive, is available from a wide variety of places and can be purchased online.
More Photo Tex versus Fab Tab comparison information later this week!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
HP Designjet Z3100 Printer vs Epson Stylus Pro 9880 Printer
Some quick pro's and con's as well as a comparison between the two digital wide format printers. This is not meant to be a complete list, simply some lesser known points I feel would be helpful if you were considering buying either of these. These would also apply to the Epson Stylus 7880 vs the HP Z3100 24" printers.
Epson Stylus 9880 Printer
The Epson 9880 printer is not much harder to operate than a desktop printer. It can simply be plugged in to a computer with a USB cable and up and running in minutes. The driver is very straightforward as well.
The Epson 9880 printer can print true 4 side borderless using the double cut feature in the driver on both glossy and matte material.
This Epson printer is still superior in the colors purple, brown, green, and in terms of photorealistic prints. One disadvantage of the Epson 9880 is that you can not have both Photo and Matte black inks at the same time. A work around to this Matte and Photo black issue for the Epson 9880 is using Phatte Black ink and the Imageprint RIP.
The Professional edition of the Epson 9880 / 7880 / 4880 printer is mainly targeted towards Graphic Designers with added Pantone, SWOP, and Postscript abilities.
HP DesignJet Z3100 Printer
The HP Z3100 printer is better at certain colors than the Epson 9880 printer, especially Reds and Blues. Having the additional black and gray inks allow for true neutral black and
The Z3100 printer can only print ** 44" ** borderless on glossy or luster material. This is not a well publicized fact but can be very important for certain applications.
Designed with basically a computer inside, the Z3100 printer is more complicated to install, network, and connect to your computer. A higher level of technical knowledge is required to operate the Z3100.
The Z3100's build it spectrophotometer can be a big advantage if you are using a lot of third party medias and need a simple way to make good profiles. Maybe not the highest quality profiles possible, but at least as good as the canned profiles the Z3100 comes installed with. By far the biggest advantage of the spectrophotometer embedded in the device is that you can return to the factory specs.
The Z3100 printer's semipermanent printheads also extend the useful life of the device, as often with Epson wide format printers when the printhead becomes unusable the device should be scrapped as it is often worth less than the cost to fix it.
--Michael
Epson Stylus 9880 Printer
The Epson 9880 printer is not much harder to operate than a desktop printer. It can simply be plugged in to a computer with a USB cable and up and running in minutes. The driver is very straightforward as well.
The Epson 9880 printer can print true 4 side borderless using the double cut feature in the driver on both glossy and matte material.
This Epson printer is still superior in the colors purple, brown, green, and in terms of photorealistic prints. One disadvantage of the Epson 9880 is that you can not have both Photo and Matte black inks at the same time. A work around to this Matte and Photo black issue for the Epson 9880 is using Phatte Black ink and the Imageprint RIP.
The Professional edition of the Epson 9880 / 7880 / 4880 printer is mainly targeted towards Graphic Designers with added Pantone, SWOP, and Postscript abilities.
HP DesignJet Z3100 Printer
The HP Z3100 printer is better at certain colors than the Epson 9880 printer, especially Reds and Blues. Having the additional black and gray inks allow for true neutral black and
The Z3100 printer can only print ** 44" ** borderless on glossy or luster material. This is not a well publicized fact but can be very important for certain applications.
Designed with basically a computer inside, the Z3100 printer is more complicated to install, network, and connect to your computer. A higher level of technical knowledge is required to operate the Z3100.
The Z3100's build it spectrophotometer can be a big advantage if you are using a lot of third party medias and need a simple way to make good profiles. Maybe not the highest quality profiles possible, but at least as good as the canned profiles the Z3100 comes installed with. By far the biggest advantage of the spectrophotometer embedded in the device is that you can return to the factory specs.
The Z3100 printer's semipermanent printheads also extend the useful life of the device, as often with Epson wide format printers when the printhead becomes unusable the device should be scrapped as it is often worth less than the cost to fix it.
--Michael
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