Haggis wrote:
"anon" wrote in message
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I have posted articles to the Paintshop Pro's Usergroup
(www.pspug.org) and am also trying this newsgroup to see if anyone
can shed any light on how to
configure a printer for colour matching to the original.

I need to create a printout where the result is as near to the
original picture as possible in terms of colour and exposure.
I am aware that different papers absorb ink differently and produce
their own results but there must be a means of generating a sample
to set this up.

Whe I used to do photography - I used different papers - and I would
select
the paper with the gloss/satin/matt finish and perform a test strip
(with each photograph) with different exposures so that I could
select the setting
with the best exposure for the finished photograph.

Surely there is a means of doing the same for digital photography???
Isn't there???

The story so far...
I am using Paint Shop Pro 7.02

I have tried scanning and adjusting the RGB balance accordingly, but
after many failed attempts have started to ask for help.
I have since set the correct ICM profile for the monitor (CTX 1765D)
and also the printer (EPSON CX5200) and in the printing preferences,
but although this is a little closer - it still leaves a lot to be
desired.

I would try using the Laptop (WinXpPro) but it's screen cannot be
set to an
ICM profile so that option is unavailable to me.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance

Terry.





I have found with the epson printer that you need to use the "Epson"
cartridges and the "Epson" photo paper or the colors don't match ..

(tried generic cartridges and generic photo paper and 'i think' IBM
photo paper ...but got the results i needed only with the "Epson"
brand products)

ps. i also had to use the printing software that came with

I have recent model Canon printer and, to save a couple of dollars, replaced
an empty black Canon cartridge with a compatible generic substitute. Made no
difference for black and white, but now all the color printing is washed
out.