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Printer colours do not match original
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. |
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"anon" wrote in message ... 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 |
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You need a color profile editor, like the print shops use. This supports an
iterative process of matching the monitor ICM to the printer. There's an example he http://www.ddisoftware.com/prism/ -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "anon" wrote in message ... 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. |
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Haggis wrote:
"anon" wrote in message ... 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. |
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You need to install the ICC color profile suited to your printer and
monitor, or create one if your printer is not supported, here is a google search with some links to premade color profiles, adobe.com has the largest number http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...+profile&meta= halfway down this page http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...t2/wrkc11.mspx microsoft gives some of the same information Once I found the right profile for each printer, a lexmark z12 and hp g85 both print exactly what appears on the screens of each of the pcs in the home net, previously aqua on screen ended up dark blue on the hp and light green on the lexmark -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "anon" wrote in message ... 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. |
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