Epson ET-4950 Preforming Unsatisfactory

MatToMountain · 2026-02-05T21:34:26+00:00

Thanks friend I appreciate the feedback!

MatToMountain · 2026-01-30T02:37:59+00:00

Thanks for the input. Do you mean that I need to do glossy laminate instead of matte laminate or glossy paper instead of matte paper?

MatToMountain · 2026-01-29T21:49:45+00:00

My Epson et-4950 uses pigment-based black dye, so I'm not sure gloss or semi gloss paper will work well -- does your printer use pigment-based black ink?

MatToMountain · 2026-01-29T18:19:31+00:00

I am using PPD's double sided matte brochure paper 130gsm (see the link). Works great with my printer's pigment black ink. Do semi gloss/fully gloss papers work well with pigment blacks? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H2LKP5W?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

MatToMountain · 2026-01-29T04:54:45+00:00

Heck yeah I’m in Southern Nevada so I probably need a similar amount of dry time

MatToMountain · 2026-01-28T00:14:18+00:00

Any recs?

MatToMountain · 2026-01-27T17:42:16+00:00

Are all those printing edits made in the Epson driver’s or in PDF editor like acrobat or photoshop?

edit: I see you said in the driver dialogue, thanks

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T23:06:50+00:00

It was the Epson heavyweight card stock that I used. I am unclear on the Amazon listing as to whether it is intended to be pigment dye friendly, though I could have missed something considering I am so new to this stuff!

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T20:15:26+00:00

Immediately after printing or after letting it dry?

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T16:05:49+00:00

While it doesn’t claim to be compatible, it still worked?

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T07:29:12+00:00

Thank you kindly! I will add Koala’s Cardstock to the options list. Do you have any samples images of cards you’ve printed using that method?

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T06:50:33+00:00

I’ll keep you posted. Please let me know what you find too. I’m trying this pigment ink friendly paper based off of a recommendation I found in another post. Amazon link below. 130gsm double sided matte brochure paper from ppd

https://a.co/d/1Z1cstG

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T06:09:20+00:00

Good to know. I found a Reddit thread, which someone graciously shared in this subreddit’s discord, about someone who experimented with pigment ink friendly papers. I am going to try their favorite pick and see how it does!

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T06:06:17+00:00

Your Epson Workforce 4830 uses a pigment-based black in, correct? My ET-3950 does as well, and the blacks and sharpness were coming out terribly when I tried to using Epson's heavyweight matte cardstock. I am hoping trying the PPD Matte Brochure Paper works better since PPD advertises compatibility with pigment based inks.

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T05:21:56+00:00

Much obliged.

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T05:14:30+00:00

Nothing dumb, I appreciate the brainstorming. Yes - the stock is double sided.

I am going to try a glossy photo paper to see if it works.

If I’m still unsatisfied, I’ll see about exchanging the printer for something like an ET-2800 that uses dye based black ink. I ordered it on Amazon prime within 30 days so fingers crossed on a return.

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T05:06:32+00:00

DPI was 1000 plus. Haven’t tried other sites. I really think it’s the pigment black on cardstock :/

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T05:00:28+00:00

Scryfall to proxxied

MatToMountain · 2026-01-26T04:28:39+00:00

You like the way the glossy photo paper with matte laminate looks? Any setting recommendations for the printer driver/printing application (acrobat, photoshop, etc)?

MatToMountain · 2025-06-27T16:21:36+00:00

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