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I just got a new Epson r1800 photo printer for a present. What kind of learning curve till I master it?

I just got a great present: an r1800 Epson photo printer. I just spent the past year mastering digital photography and photoshop. I am really appreciate about getting this gift, but how long will it take for me to master the printing process, say, if I have about 7 to 10 hours to study it a week? This is going to be a big time commitment. I know in the end it's worth it but it's so easy just to send out your jpeg files to 'labs' Any suggestions on learning the printer? Would a course be helpful?

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1. It is surprisingly easy to use (master). I also own an R1800 and made great prints from first day. The key is to have your monitor calibrated by "spyders". Once your monitor is calibrated, what you see is what you get. Also make sure that you stick to Epson paper and ink. They are calibrated for each other. And make sure that you use the proper paper profile when printing. You can download them from the installation CD or from Epson website. You usually get the most uptodate profiles from the website. I am a member of Yahoo R1800 group and you can ask for more detailed questioned there. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Epson-R1800/ Most of us don't monitor Yahoo answers but Epson-R1800 questions gets emailed to us so less likely to miss them. Good luck. You'll have load of fun with R1800. === Don't forget to vote for the BEST ANSWER - please - whoever it may be. FACT: You also get +3 points when you vote for BEST ANSWER
2. With any color printer (photo printer) accruate color is only achived when the printers ink and paper is used. Epson > Epson > Epson, Kodak > Kodak > Kodak ... you get the point. The other big help is to use Photoshop printing option. Print with preview. You can choose the paper, the gamma and other featuresd that will enhance the image and make it the closest match to your image possible using an inkjet printer. It is expensive though. I only use mine when a client just has to have a photo before my lab can print one.
3. master is so over used as a word, if you have mastered digital (or any other) photography in a year you must be god, i've been learning years and have alot more to learn its a printer, spend a few hours then learn exposure
4. Master, huh? Well, first of all, you can start out by reading the owners' manual, there smart guy. Second, get your monitor calibrated so that you get a color match on your prints to what you see on your monitor. Most printers I have ever used only involved one thing to master its operation, hit the 'print' button.