Alas, Godders, I tried all that after your reply to my message about a week ago, and I'm still getting prints that are MUCH darker and warm-color-shifted compared to what is on my (calibrated) monitor.
Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is very simple to use the profiles supplied, and > they're generally > quite good. Here's how. > > Assuming you are using Photoshop CS2 on Mac OS X > (CS' and Windows > nomenclature is a little different but you should be > able to > translate without too much difficulty), are working > with a calibrated > monitor, and an Epson paper for which a profile is > supplied: > > - Caveat: a point of confusion for many is that the > monitor > calibration profile is NOT what you want to set > Photoshop to use for > the color space. You tell the operating system what > monitor > calibration profile you want to use, independent of > Photoshop, and > you tell it the one that your calibration procedure > generated. > > - If you're using a color-managed workflow, be sure > to set up the > Color Preferences. I use the "North American > Pre-press" preset > preferences mostly. This sets "Adobe RGB (1998)" as > the working > colorspace, a good choice as it provides a broad > gamut for editing. > (ProPhoto colorspace is even larger gamut but I find > it's not > entirely necessary for my work.) > > - When you open an image for editing, if it does not > have a profile, > Photoshop will ask you whether or not to assign the > default working > colorspace; tell it to assign the working > colorspace. If it has a > profile that isn't the working colorspace, it will > ask you whether to > use the embedded colorspace, whether to convert it > to the working > colorspace, or whether to NOT color manage it; i > usually tell it to > convert to the working colorspace. For easiest > future editing, I > always save my PSD files with the working colorspace > embedded. > > Ok, so you do all the editing you want to do and the > image looks like > you want it to appear on your print. ... btw, I > usually do all the > sizing required for my intended output in the image > editing and do > NOT use the Print with Preview facilities to scale > output. More > control that way. > > - Select "File->Print with Preview...". In the > dialog that appears: > > 1) Use the Page Setup button to select the specific > printer and paper > size, orientation parameters. Click OK. > 2) Check to be sure that the image sizing and > positioning is correct. > 3) In the color management controls, use the option > that tells > Photoshop to manage the color space translations, > use 'Perceptual' or > 'Relative Colormetric' intent, and pick the specific > profile for the > Epson R1800 and the paper you want to use. > 4) click the Print button. > > At this point, Photoshop transfers control to the > print driver so > you're presented with the Print dialog ... > > - pick the option for Advanced Color, set the > resolution for 'best > photo', and pick the paper type > - in the Color Management controls, turn color > management OFF > (Photoshop is going to do the controls, not the > print driver). > - Click the print button. > > That's it. What comes out on paper should be a darn > good match to > what you saw on the screen. > > Godfrey > > > On Oct 19, 2006, at 7:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > I've ordered and received the Epson R1800 and want > to take it for a > > test run. > > > > With my old Epson 925, I never successfully used > Epson's printer > > profiles. I > > had a hard time matching print color to my monitor > color. But I > > also have a > > Spyder now and will calibrate my monitor (again). > > > > Is there a good web tutorial someone can recommend > to me about > > Epson Printer > > profiles? > > > > TIA, Marnie aka Doe > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
