On my home PC (XP SP2), I'm printing from Photoshop CS2 to an Epson RX620. You do not need to "turn of color management," just select "No Color Adjustment" in the Epson dialog box.Īre you configuring the correct proofing profile under View, Proof Setup when you soft proof? Are you soft proofing or just vewing the standard Photoshop file without the proofing profile applied? Does any of this make sense? but here you select "No Color Adjustment" and the sliders will gray out or disappear. This is where you should select the drop down menu for "Color Management" in the Epson driver and it will show you the sliders, etc. At the point you press print in the "Print With Preview" window you are passing the file off to the Epson driver. I suspect that you're having a problem somewhere in either the Photoshop or Epson dialog boxes. The ones that come with the 2200 are very good and media specific (for Epson media). Notice, I didn't say not to use the Epson profiles. This is the only reliable way to get consistent color. You are correct in using Photoshop to manage color. IMHO you do NOT want to use the Epson color management. Those prints perfectly match my PC's profiled LCD. When I take that PSD file from my PC to a friend's Mac and print it on his R2400, the results are truly exquisite. I know it's not the monitor, because I edit images only on my PC and everything looks great. My PC's 24-inch widescreen LCD is calibrated and profiled (X-Rite Optix and Monaco EZcolor software). What are you using to calibrate and profile your monitor? And, That is a real problem with LCD monitors. It is a question of the white luminance setting of your monitor. Thanks for the suggestion.Īs to the darkness though, I would be more inclined to think that The CS2 color management (set to let printer manage color) Generic profile as the printer default profile and then turn off Thus you would have to set the Printer for ICM and install that Rather than color management managed by the editing program. Undestand that the generic non paper specific profiles provided byĮpson only work properly when you use printer color management What setting might be incorrect or doubling up.įrom what I have read in posts here, but have never tried myself, I I am appreciative of your analysis and perhaps a suggestion as to No doubt this is a case of operator error (that would be me). The SAME files printed from a Mac withĬS2 to an Epson R2400 are beautifully perfect (and look darn good ICM, the No color adjustment box IS checked to turn it OFF. (Printing on Epson Premium Glossy.) Epson printer driver settings: Handles colors, rendering intent Relative Colormetric, Blk pointĬompensation ON, Printer Profile: Stylus Photo RX620 Series. On my home PC (XP SP2), I'm printing from Photoshop CS2 to an Epson Much more expertise than I can point me in the right direction. I throw myself at the mercy of the court. gamma, white point temperature, white luminance? So my next question is what are you using to calibrate and profile your monitor? And, what are your profiling it to, ie. Thus you would have to set the Printer for ICM and install that generic profile as the printer default profile and then turn off the CS2 color management (set to let printer manage color)Īs I said, I have not verified that but try it and see if it makes a difference.Īs to the darkness though, I would be more inclined to think that it is a question of the white luminance setting of your monitor. From what I have read in posts here, but have never tried myself, I undestand that the generic non paper specific profiles provided by Epson only work properly when you use printer color management rather than color management managed by the editing program.
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