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/digital-fineart/fineart-media/glossy-fineart/p/Product/show/5/23.html My test images are available from: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/printer-test-images/ and B&W from https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/test-image-for-black-and-white-printing/ 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. For a full index of all my videos, see: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/keith-cooper-photography-videos-index/ ----------------- If you'd like to make a small donation, I have a Kofi page: "Buy me a coffee" https://ko-fi.com/keithcooper ----------------- My articles and videos are always free to access. Any help with running this channel is gratefully received. ----------------- I also have some affiliate links which earn me a commission if used. US Amazon photo/print gear: https://amzn.to/3l9vJC6 B&H Photo: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=2008&KBID=2711&DFF=d10-v1-t8-x4 Adorama: https://www.adorama.com/?utm_source=rflaid64416&utm_medium=affiliate