HPB9180 Profiles Available

With the help of a kind customer, we now offer color profiles for the HP B9180. They are hosted at the Yahoo B9180 users group page. Membership is required but is free to signup. Profiles are available for:

Aurora Natural
Aurora White
UltraPro Satin 2.0
UltraPro Gloss 2.0
Denali SemiGloss
Polar Matte
Premium Matte 2.0
River Linen
GreenPix

The B9180 users forum is located here

17x25 UltraPro Satin 2.0

The new UltraPro Satin is now available in 17x25 sheets. A 25 pack is $46.50. Great for the Epson 3800 (or any wide format inkjet printer), using 17x25 sheets allows for full aspect ratio printing.

You can find UltraPro Satin 17x25 here

Epson Framing Tips & Gas Ghosting

Although this has been around a while, its worth revisiting from time to time. With the volume of inkjet printing and framing growing each year, more and more of you are likely to print and frame a photo at home.

This Epson PDF document covers some important points about letting your prints dry completely before framing under glass. The info contained applies to any resin coated photobase inkjet paper such as Red River Denali SemiGloss.

Download the PDF here

Epson Announces Imaging WorkShop Software

Entering into the already crowded image workflow software fray, Epson introduces Imaging Workshop - an seemingly Lightroom like program for editing, layout, color management, printing. It will also be able to integrate with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for editing purposes.

From reading the press release, the true power of this program seems to be a fast track to Epson printer properties and color management in one easy menu. It it true that hopping around menus and screens in one's workflow is not very 21st century. A harmonized assembly of the important functions would be a treat for Epson printer users.

UPDATE - Epson America is not going to support or actively sell this product. If you want to purchase this program, please be aware that support is probably coming from outside the USA.

You can read the Epson Imaging WorkShop press release here

The product website is here

Custom Inkjet Book Printing

As photographers, we generally like to share our work with others. A custom book of your photography would be great right? The stopping point for most is cost and flexibilty. A one off printing of a custom photo book can be very expensive if you farm out the work. You can use online services like Apple's iPhoto to make nice photo books. However, you will be limited in terms of media used and number of pages.

If you want a truly custom creation you will want to print and bind it yourself. Luckily, you have a mini printing press right there on your desk. (Gutenberg would be jealous)

Layout

Photoshop, In-Design, and even Lightroom can be used to design your book. Just make sure you are comfortable with the program and can use its layout functions efficiently. Unfortunately, there are few templates available online. You might look at Shutterfly.com or a similar service for pages ideas and layout tips.

Printing

Choose your paper carefully. Surface, texture, and thickness are all part of the custom book experience. Choose a media that matches the subject of your photography. If you have a pigment ink printer like Epson's UltraChrome or Canon Lucia, be careful about using 2-sided matte and cotton art papers. Black inks tend to leave some residue on the paper surface that can offset on to facing pages (bad!). Do some TESTS first before leaping into a project. The listing of popular Red River papers for book printing is here

Binding

Lots of options are available. Heat based "perfect bound" books solutions are available from Unibind and Bind It Photo. These usually feature hard covers and have a bookstore book look and feel.

For a more album like look, post bound book kits are available from companies like Red River Paper and Moab Paper.

New Canon Prograf Printers

The new Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5100 (17") and iPF6100 (24") are scheduled to ship this summer.

Some interesting new features include on-board color calibration, new black inks, ambient light adjustment technology, and a built-in roll holder.

Red River Paper offers 16 different inkjet papers for use with the imagePROGRAF series. They span the gamut of available surfaces, and are ready to ship in 12 different sheet and roll sizes.

Read more about the new iPF5100 and iPF6100 at Rob Galbrait's site

Shop by Paper Sizes

A new feature is now available on the inkjet paper site - Shop By Paper Size. This is a great way to quickly see every paper available for your particular sheet or roll size needs.

Please take a look at the new pages and let us know if you have any suggestions.

Canon Pro9500 Review

A UK website review of the new Canon Pro9500 is here.

Red River Paper will offer our standard lineup of 16 high quality photo inkjet papers for the Pro9500. Our own evaluation and color profiles will be posted as soon as available.

Special Printer Offer for Red River Customers

We have a special offer on Canon ip6700d printers for current Red River Paper customers.

The ip6700d is our top pick for printing photo greeting and note cards. Its speed and paper feed reliability are the main reasons we recommend the printer. Good ink economy and great photo quality will make your cards look great and keep you well below the magic DOLLAR per card cost!

• Canon ip6700d $150.00 (retail price $189)
• FREE Ground UPS
• FREE box of GreenPix™ 7x10 note cards (folds to 5x7)
  

The offer is valid for customers who have purchased from Red River Paper in the past 12 months.

TO ORDER - Call 888-248-8774