Trouble printing true colours after upgrading CS to CS2

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kenneth_fenner
Apr 29, 2005
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I recently upgraded from CS to CS2. I have an Epsom R800 inkjet printer. Colour Management settings identical between CS and CS2 (printer handling colour management – European default colour settings, RGB mode).

No problems with CS (which is still installed and working) but if I open the same document in CS2 and print from CS2, colours are much darker (eg Cyan becomes almost dark royal blue). Display on monitor is same whichever program I use, but printing from CS – printout faithful to monitor picture. Same file, printout in CS2 and picture goes all dark and horrible.

Tried changing engine from Adobe to Windows (an option not seem in MORE OPTIONS screen in CS but there in CS2 – but no change.

Operating system has had no changes before or after upgrading to CS2. Windows XP Home edition, SP2 with 1gbyte RAM, AMD processor.

Any suggestions what I’m doing wrong in CS2 that is right in CS?

thanks
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Rene_Walling
Apr 29, 2005
Colour Management settings identical between CS and CS2 (printer handling colour management – European default colour settings, RGB mode).

Sounds like you *printer* colour settings are the same, but your *Photoshop* color settings aren’t
JM
J_M_Young
Apr 30, 2005
Kenneth,
I understand your pain. I have matched up all of my PSCS2 settings exactly like my PSCS settings are but everything is coming out with a very dark green cast. I went back to CS and tried printing my file subject and it was right on the mark.
Thanks for any help.
J
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Matthew_Mace
May 6, 2005
I too have this problem (epson R200 with up to date drivers), the only way I’ve worked around it is to "print with preview" and turn off colour management

It’s something to do with Win XP SP2
JM
J_M_Young
May 6, 2005
Kenneth, Try this, it worked for me:
Download and install the latest version of your printer’s driver from the manufacturer’s Web site. Open Photoshop’s Color Settings. Select your monitor profile (if you have one) or Adobe RGB as the working RGB space. Set the color management policy to Convert to Working RGB. Open your image.
Output with Print with Preview. In the Options area, make these selections: Color Handling: Let Photoshop Determine Colors
Printer Profile: [choose the profile for the paper on which you’re printing] Rendering Intent: Relative Colorimetric
Black Point Compensation: [selected]
After clicking the Print button, you’ll see the printer’s Print dialog box. Make sure that the printer’s own color management is disabled.

Good luck,
J
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Marshall_Heartley
May 17, 2005
I would have to agree that it is something with XP’s SP2. I do not know what the issue with CS2 is either. I have the same issue. Prints look good in CS but not CS2. I did this and it seemed to help. Maybe give this a try!

Make sure that you have the latest driver installed for the printer.

Select Print with Preview and try these options.

Color Handling: Let Printer determine colors
Rendering Intent: Relative Colormetric

Click the print button.

In the Epson driver control panel, Choose the quality and media to the paper and job you want to print.

Click the Advanced button.

Select ICM but do not check No color correction checkbox.

Click print.

Using the above, I have gotten the prints to look alot better than they did when I started. This may/may not solve the issue with your setup but you could always give it a try.

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