How to test a new paper for your art and photo prints. Testing and evaluation for a baryta paper

A review of Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta 325 paper with pigment inks. How I go about testing a new paper, so as to get the best out of it for colour and B&W. profiling and optimal settings.

Part of my printer and paper review process - how I go about testing any new paper or printer for a review.

For more info see the specifications for the paper at:
https://www.hahnemuehle.com/en/digita...

My test images are available from:
https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/p...
and B&W from https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/t...

I'm testing this fine art paper on the Epson P5300 [P5370] pigment ink printer for colour, and black and white. The ink set of the P5300 is the same as the smaller P700 and P900.

00:00 Start
00:50 The paper being tested
01:36 Testing procedures
02:10 Paper surface
02:49 Media settings?
03:58 Looking at the paper
04:15 Making an icc profile
04:39 Optical brighteners?
06:00 What does the ink look like?
06:08 What if the inks don't dry
07:00 Surface ink and bronzing
08:48 Initial colour test images
09:26 Why the blue tape?
10:13 My standard test image
10:55 The Curve photo
11:20 Rendering intents
14:17 The ProPhoto test image
15:55 Looking at Black and White
16:33 Linearity
17:32 ABW print quality settings
20:49 A sample B&W print
22:10 A sample colour print
23:12 Paper stiffness and vacuum settings
25:14 Paper sizes
26:16 The F1 car
27:00 No surprises

The P5300 [P5370 in the US] is here for me to produce a detailed review, which will cover all aspects of using the printer as well as compare it with the 17" P900 and P5000 printers. Epson's new high end photo/art printer has 10 pigment inks, 200ml carts, roll paper [with cutter] Sheet paper cassette holds up to 17"x22" and A2 paper.

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