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I need to get the highest quality photographic prints from our Minolta
3300 as possible. As some of you may know the printer is stated to be a
1200dpi x 1200dpi printer. I you need a refresher on the specs go here
---à http://printer.konicaminolta.net/products/color/mc3300/index.asp
My setup PC, XP, printing from Photoshop CS, installed to a network.
Printer maxed with 512mb memory.
I have spent the better part of week tuning all of the on-board printer
settings, installed and tweaked all possible driver settings
(postscript, PPD, PCL6). I've talked with several levels of Minolta
tech support (we are a reseller and have dedicated Minolta support),
visited numerous message boards about this subject. I am still not
convinced I'm getting top quality out of this Minolta 3300 printer.
The reason I'm not convinced is because we've been given a print
from a HP 4500 that is about 8 years old. HP 4500's are 600dpi x
600dpi printers. The prints are exceptionally better as far as laser
photo prints are concerned. They appear to have a denser toner
appearance, brighter colors, and primarily a smoother appearance, not
grainy.
If the same image is printed on the Minolta 3300 even at a distance the
faces, and solid color areas appear grainy. Like you would get when
you take a low light picture with ISO set above 800. I can compensate
for toner density and color brightness easy enough, but the GRAINY part
is pissing me off.
My dilemma: Minolta says talk to Adobe, Adobe says to talk to Minolta
Same photo but on a higher dpi printer, WHY?
Is it the application; Photoshop vs something else?
Is it color management issues; ICC profiles, Print Space?
Is it a difference in the engine; small dots vs bigger dots?
Is there a company I can hire to resolve this?
Is the printer just not capable of getting as high of quality as the HP
4500?
Suggestions, opinions, comments, solutions welcome.
I need to get the highest quality photographic prints from our Minolta
3300 as possible. As some of you may know the printer is stated to be a
1200dpi x 1200dpi printer. I you need a refresher on the specs go here
---à http://printer.konicaminolta.net/products/color/mc3300/index.asp
My setup PC, XP, printing from Photoshop CS, installed to a network.
Printer maxed with 512mb memory.
I have spent the better part of week tuning all of the on-board printer
settings, installed and tweaked all possible driver settings
(postscript, PPD, PCL6). I've talked with several levels of Minolta
tech support (we are a reseller and have dedicated Minolta support),
visited numerous message boards about this subject. I am still not
convinced I'm getting top quality out of this Minolta 3300 printer.
The reason I'm not convinced is because we've been given a print
from a HP 4500 that is about 8 years old. HP 4500's are 600dpi x
600dpi printers. The prints are exceptionally better as far as laser
photo prints are concerned. They appear to have a denser toner
appearance, brighter colors, and primarily a smoother appearance, not
grainy.
If the same image is printed on the Minolta 3300 even at a distance the
faces, and solid color areas appear grainy. Like you would get when
you take a low light picture with ISO set above 800. I can compensate
for toner density and color brightness easy enough, but the GRAINY part
is pissing me off.
My dilemma: Minolta says talk to Adobe, Adobe says to talk to Minolta
Same photo but on a higher dpi printer, WHY?
Is it the application; Photoshop vs something else?
Is it color management issues; ICC profiles, Print Space?
Is it a difference in the engine; small dots vs bigger dots?
Is there a company I can hire to resolve this?
Is the printer just not capable of getting as high of quality as the HP
4500?
Suggestions, opinions, comments, solutions welcome.