Empedocles <dwerner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Why, on many of the prints I make, I must use Epson's color
> management,
> rather than PS's color management, to get a print that most closely
> matches my
> monitor? I have an Epson 1280 that I've profiled using GretagMacbeth's
> Eye-One system. I profiled it for Epson's Premium Photo Glossy paper
> and MIS inks.
>
> Too frequently, when I run a test on 4x6 Epson Premium Photo Glossy
> paper (soft-proofing is a waste of time for me), I find that, using
> my
> profile & letting PS manage the printing,
> that the print fails miserably to match my monitor's image. (I
> recalibrate & profile my monitor monthly.)
>
> When I try letting Epson
> manage the printer, the print matches the monitor almost exactly. If I
> need to tweak the image, using the Epson system, I can do so in the
> Epson printer controls. With PS, I have to go back to the image in PS
> & guess & by gosh. This is very inefficient.
>
> I would use Epson color management exclusively if it were not for the
> fact that on some images, PS control is better than Epson control. So,
> you could say this is my workflow: If PS is best, use it. If Epson is
> best, use that. 4x6 paper isn't that expensive.
>
> I'm just curious why I can't standardize on one color management
> printer system. It's incredible to me that the Epson system, using
> non-
> Epson inks, can produce more accurate results than the PS system with
> my profile. Maybe some of you have run into the same situation & that
> what I have to do is all I can do. Maybe I should reprofile my
> printer, paper, and inks, altho my printer hasn't changed, my paper
> hasn't changed, and my inks haven't changed.
Why?
1. Photoshop controls the color base on the monitor profile
2. Photoshop uses the default printer mamanger
3. Not only Epson's but many other printers don't share the exact same
value
(different setting, ink, paper etc..) as well as many Photolab don't share
the same setting either.
So yes, if you want to have more control of the result you can get from
the photolab's, you may want to check with their web site's see if they
have
the printer profile available for customer to download. And you may need
to
check frequenly because they may change the setting once awhile.
*If* they don't provide the Printer Profile (many don't) then you may
have
to find out the Name, Model of the printer/paper they use then try to
match
it using the similar setup from other Photolab, and hope they have similar
or close setting.
And about your Epson 1280 which was one heck of a photo printer many
years
ago, I read Epson has released many better printers and some even have 7
colors instead of 6, and some uses separated ink cartridge for each color
(or it may have 7 cartridges instead of 2)
Almost forgot, Photoshop has the Ctrl-Y (I think it's the right command)
to toggle between Monitor vs Printer (you have to setup the Printer
Profile
first before you can Toggle to see the difference).
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