Grayscale images have red hue?

BM
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Berman_Marla
Aug 22, 2004
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I’m at my wits end and would appreciate any suggestions.

I have the following set up: Cannon G3 camera, Adobe PS 7 and an HP 7960 photo printer that has a photogray card installed.

I use channel mixer to create my grayscale images, and I try to be consistent with colour managment re: I just keep everything (image, color space, and printer) as sRGB. However, my gray scale prints still come out looking reddish.

Any suggestions? Thank you.
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QP
Q_Photo
Aug 22, 2004
Are you setting printer settings for Black & White? If you leave PRINTER SETTINGS on color, you usually end up with some type of color cast.
BM
Berman_Marla
Aug 22, 2004
Thanks for replying to my post Q Photo. When I open up
the Properties screen of my HP 7960 printer, I have the option of checking off "Grayscale." — Is this what you mean by "printer settings?"
BM
Berman_Marla
Aug 22, 2004
Well, I have the answer to my own question: "It’s the paper, stupid."

After using up ink and a many sheets of generic brand photo paper, I tried a *different* paper (matte finish) and sure enough the red hue is gone.
QP
Q_Photo
Aug 22, 2004
Yes to "grayscale" in printer settings.

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