Printing Pictorico

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Instructions for printing on Pictorico OHP with Epson printers

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Printing  on  Pictorico  OHP  Transparency  Film  Edward  Stapel    These  instructions  are  for  Epson  4900  printers  –  Adjust  as  needed  for  different  printers.    Use  the  following  settings  for  printing  negatives  or  positives.  For  Platinum  Palladium  printing  you  will  use  different  settings  (see  below).    Load  your  Pictorico  in  the  slot  on  top  of  the  printer,  clipped  corner  in  the  upper  right,  one  sheet  at  a  time  (do  not  stack  sheets  in  the  slot).  Follow  the  prompts  on  the  printer  screen.    To  Print:    

1. Go  to  File  >  Print  2. In  the  Print  dialog  box,  under  “Color  Handling”  select  “Photoshop  Manages  

Color”  from  the  menu.  3. Under  “Printer  Profile”  select  “Epson  Stylus  Pro  4900_4910  

PremiumGlossyPhotoPaper”  4. For  “Rendering  Intent”  select  “Relative  Colorimetric”  5. Next  to  “Print  Settings”  confirm  vertical  or  horizontal    6. Click  “Print  Settings”  and,  under  “Presets,”  select  “Pictorico.”  This  setting  should  

not  change,  but  if  you  want  to  confirm  the  settings,  click  Printer  Settings  they  should  be:  

a. Paper  size  8.5x11  b. Manual  Feed  c. Premium  Photo  Paper  Glossy  d. Print  Mode:  AccuPhoto  HDR  off  e. Color  Mode:  Off  f. Output  Resolution:  Superphoto  1440  dpi  g. Super  Microweave  off  h. High  Speed  off  

7. Click  save  to  close  the  window.  8. Click  Print  

 For  Platinum  Palladium  negatives:    

1. Go  to  File  >  Print  2. In  the  Print  dialog  box,  under  “Color  Handling”  select  “Printer  Manages  Color”  

from  the  menu.  3. For  “Rendering  Intent”  select  “Relative  Colorimetric”  4. Next  to  “Print  Settings”  confirm  vertical  or  horizontal    

5. Click  “Print  Settings”  and,  under  “Presets,”  select  “Pt  Pd  Pictorico.”  This  setting  should  not  change,  but  if  you  want  to  confirm  the  settings,  click  Printer  Settings  they  should  be:  

a. Paper  size  8.5x11  b. Manual  Feed  c. Premium  Photo  Paper  Glossy  d. Print  Mode:  Advanced  B&W  Photo  e. Color  Toning:  Fine  Adjustment  f. Output  Resolution:  Superphoto  1440  dpi  g. Super  Microweave  off  h. High  Speed  off  i. If  you  click  the  “Advanced  Color  Settings”  tab  (next  to  “Basic”)  you  will  

see  a  total  shift  on  the  vertical  axis  to  yield  a  yellow-­‐brown  image  tone  –  this  is  designed  to  imitate  the  image  stain  from  a  pyro-­‐developed  negative  and  helps  with  tonal  separation  in  pt/pd  prints.  

6. Click  save  to  close  the  window.  7. Click  Print