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I’m using CS on an XP machine (1 GB memory) and an Epson 1280. I’ve printed targets with the following color setups:
Setup 1: Printer Color Management in PS; Color Controls with gamma=2.2, brightness=+1 in Epson driver.
Setup 2: Print Space in PS set to the Epson-supplied profile for 1280/Matte Heavyweight; Epson driver set to No Color Adjustment.
Setup 3: Print Space in PS set to custom Dry Creek Photo profile; Epson driver set as in Setup 1 (this is per Dry Creek’s instructions; the profile was created from targets printed via Setup 1).
Setup 1 prints a much better target than 2 or 3, which both have somewhat sepia neutrals and inaccurate primaries (reddish blue, purplish magenta, orangish red, etc.). The Dry Creek profile is slightly better than the Epson, but both are clearly inferior to letting the driver do all the color adjustment.
I suspect this is a Color Management issue because, when I Soft Proof with either profile, the proofing image shows the same problems as the prints (except that the neutrals are better). In fact, the actual print from Setup 1 looks more like the original target image than the Soft Proofs with either profile.
I have reinstalled Photoshop (the easier reinstall that doesn’t require reactivation) and I do have the latest Epson driver. I’m out of ideas.
Thanks for reading and for any suggestions,
Steve
Setup 1: Printer Color Management in PS; Color Controls with gamma=2.2, brightness=+1 in Epson driver.
Setup 2: Print Space in PS set to the Epson-supplied profile for 1280/Matte Heavyweight; Epson driver set to No Color Adjustment.
Setup 3: Print Space in PS set to custom Dry Creek Photo profile; Epson driver set as in Setup 1 (this is per Dry Creek’s instructions; the profile was created from targets printed via Setup 1).
Setup 1 prints a much better target than 2 or 3, which both have somewhat sepia neutrals and inaccurate primaries (reddish blue, purplish magenta, orangish red, etc.). The Dry Creek profile is slightly better than the Epson, but both are clearly inferior to letting the driver do all the color adjustment.
I suspect this is a Color Management issue because, when I Soft Proof with either profile, the proofing image shows the same problems as the prints (except that the neutrals are better). In fact, the actual print from Setup 1 looks more like the original target image than the Soft Proofs with either profile.
I have reinstalled Photoshop (the easier reinstall that doesn’t require reactivation) and I do have the latest Epson driver. I’m out of ideas.
Thanks for reading and for any suggestions,
Steve
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