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Old February 24th 05, 06:32 PM
anon
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Default 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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Old February 24th 05, 07:09 PM
Haggis
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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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Old February 24th 05, 11:01 PM
Jeff Richards
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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/
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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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Old February 25th 05, 03:17 PM
Roger Fink
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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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Old February 25th 05, 06:36 PM
AlmostBob
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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
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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.






 




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