PhotoPaper Question

OverLoadOverLoad
edited June 2004 in Internet & Media
Ok i just purchased an epson cx6400 all in one printer. Ive been trying to use the Kodak Glossy Photo Paper that I have. But when its done printing Im getting cracks in the image. Is the ink drying to fast or is it just the paper. It says for good quality to use there paper.

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    I tried using that same paper on my Canon i850, and all the prints turned out like ****. I ended up using Canon Glossy Photo Paper Pro, and the prints are fantastic.
  • OverLoadOverLoad
    edited June 2004
    HMM now all i have to do is find someone who sells durabrite paper-Everywhere I went no one has it.LOL
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    I had that problem with kodak paper too, but only when I had large fields of black. I made it look okay, by adjusting the immage so that the black was slightly blue, but not enough to tell after the print was done. The slight addition of blue ink to the black field stopped the black from cracking.

    There must be some chemical difference between the black v. the color inks that the kodak people didn't notice.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited June 2004
    OverLoad wrote:
    Ok i just purchased an epson cx6400 all in one printer. Ive been trying to use the Kodak Glossy Photo Paper that I have. But when its done printing Im getting cracks in the image. Is the ink drying to fast or is it just the paper. It says for good quality to use there paper.
    Generally for best ouput use epson paper with epson printers and canon paper with canon etc... They optimize everything to look best with their own supplies forcing you to choose their supplies with their printers for top results.

    Tex
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    I use Epson Glossy Photo Paper with my Epson Styus Photo R300 and the quality is outstanding.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Its the paper coating on the Kodak, OR you never aligned your printheads before using or after changing a cartridge OR you need to run the Nozzle Check in the Printing Preferences|tools dialog in drivers installed from CD. I would say a 33-30-47 chance of either one or a combo.

    The higher the print res the more likely a slight nozzle clog will mess things up with a horizontal striping, alignment can cause both horizontal overlaps and vertical stripes of white or overlaps. If straight stripes, see to nozzle cleaning and print head alignment, if jaggies or a crazed orangepeel effect, then the ink is sitting on paper surface and unable to penetrate the Kodak paper coating for glossy. I do know the Satin and Matte Kodak paper works with some color tweaking and that Epson paper works very well.

    I have your printer's cousin, the Epson C84 and it uses the same cartridges, most of exact same driver, same feed mech in printer, and the ONLY diff between your printer and mine is the highest end quality due to picoliter droplet size at highest quality photo mode and a slightly higher speed for highest quality photo output.

    The Epson branded ink is water-smudge resistant, heavily so, and is designed to penetrate some and not sit on surface of paper-- being largely in the paper is part of what makes it archival quality output. If the picture looks like a "crackle" effect, you are getting a coating versus ink vehicle reaction. The Epson paper will not do that with that printer or mine. However, I use mostly matte paper or satin paper (epson) as I do not need the glossy coating to protect the ink once it is in the Epson paper. The CX6400 is also called a C64 for some distribution packaging.
  • LINLIN Tri_State Area
    edited June 2004
    Tex wrote:
    Generally for best ouput use epson paper with epson printers and canon paper with canon etc... They optimize everything to look best with their own supplies forcing you to choose their supplies with their printers for top results.

    Tex

    i've come to same conclusion. i've a canon printer, and have both Kodak and Canon photo paper; photos come out much better when i'm using the Canon paper.


    LIN
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    LIN wrote:
    i've come to same conclusion. i've a canon printer, and have both Kodak and Canon photo paper; photos come out much better when i'm using the Canon paper.


    LIN

    The mfr's tune their ink content and chemistry to paper coating they use. Definitely, for best results with photos, print finals on mfr's paper. ROUGH proofs, on my Epson C84, get printed on Zerox matte 24 lb, 92-94 bright or Geographics paper, same specs.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited June 2004
    A friend of mine had the same thing with an Epson printer and other photo glossy paper. After looking into it he found there was a coating on the Epson paper that is optirmised for their inks. Other papers have differant coatings, so yes, for best results Epson paper with Epson inks.
  • qparadoxqparadox Vancouver, BC
    edited June 2004
    Yep stick with the companies that make the printer for your photopaper. It only costs a fractio more (hopefully) but will save you a ton of hassle.
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