That is interesting, Scott. Thanks for the information. Do you know
how large Costco prints?
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Aug 20, 2005, at 5:54 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
>
> Dry Creek Photo has custom downloadable (free) printer profiles
> available for lots of locations. The object of the profiles is to
> allow
> digital photographers to send images--pre-profiled--to various labs
> and
> get output that matches what they intended. This page has a general
> discussion of the workflow, as well as *what to tell the lab*:
>
> http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Frontier/using_printer_profiles.htm
>
> This page contains the downloadable profiles, ordered by US state,
> followed by some non-US locations.
>
> http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Frontier/index.html
>
> US residents may be pleasantly surprised to find that a number of
> Costco
> locations (which generally have very reasonable prices) use the
> enhanced
> profiles from Dry Creek.
>
> The intent of the profiles is producing the best possible images from
> the files the lab receives. Listed for each site having a profile
> is the
> printer and the type of paper used. For example, my local Costco
> uses a
> Noritsu 3011 and Fuji Crystal Archive paper in either Glossy or
> Lustre/Matte surfaces.
>
> It's probably worthwhile for those of you interested to follow the
> various links on the pages referenced above in order to get a better
> idea of the whole story. I tried only to highlight the most relevant
> links. As soon as I get a shot out of my E-1 that I feel is worth a
> large print, I intend to give this a try.
>
> ---
> Scott Gomez
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