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