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printer settings
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No far from it but its not printing cyan instead of yellow which i think rules out it is a printer head cog fault. In tha PS prnt view settings i need to know the ideal settings for whether it is colour managment or output
what are source space settings
print space settings
There are various options for these. and also my actual printer settings so as they dont conflict with each other which maybe was happening. No one seems to be able to explain these as they are there for a purpose. These are the things i am completely ignorant of and need a laymans explanation from an expert. Ideally someone to tell me what to use for these settings. I am trying to be as clear as possible.
what are source space settings
print space settings
There are various options for these. and also my actual printer settings so as they dont conflict with each other which maybe was happening. No one seems to be able to explain these as they are there for a purpose. These are the things i am completely ignorant of and need a laymans explanation from an expert. Ideally someone to tell me what to use for these settings. I am trying to be as clear as possible.
Tom Mann
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Hi Jack - No need to apologize. As I said, we'll try our best to get to the bottom of your problem. Since dv8 is concentrating on possible problems with printing, I'm going to keep my focus on the earlier parts of your workflow.
Question 1:
Re an earlier question I asked, in post #33 in this thread, you responded: "Looking at image on Monitor it appears normal to me certainly no pronounced cyan colouring."
Did you mean that:
(a) only that one, single image looked normal and most of the rest of the images you open have odd colors within PS;
(b) most images look normal on your monitor, both within PS, and with applications like web browsers; or,
(c) something else / some other combination?
Question 2:
My current sense is that within PS, good images look good, and bad images look bad on your monitor (within PS). If this is the case, then why did you send us images (ie, the yellow sheet of paper and the flowers) that obviously have bad colors (ie, a strong cyan color cast on your monitor)? What exactly were you trying to illustrate? Did these images look good on your monitor and then change, or something like that?
I ask because if an image that looks good (on your monitor, within PS) prints poorly, then we have isolated the problem to the print phase. However, an image that looks bad (on your monitor, within PS) would be expected to print badly, no matter what the condition of your printer.
Tom
Question 1:
Re an earlier question I asked, in post #33 in this thread, you responded: "Looking at image on Monitor it appears normal to me certainly no pronounced cyan colouring."
Did you mean that:
(a) only that one, single image looked normal and most of the rest of the images you open have odd colors within PS;
(b) most images look normal on your monitor, both within PS, and with applications like web browsers; or,
(c) something else / some other combination?
Question 2:
My current sense is that within PS, good images look good, and bad images look bad on your monitor (within PS). If this is the case, then why did you send us images (ie, the yellow sheet of paper and the flowers) that obviously have bad colors (ie, a strong cyan color cast on your monitor)? What exactly were you trying to illustrate? Did these images look good on your monitor and then change, or something like that?
I ask because if an image that looks good (on your monitor, within PS) prints poorly, then we have isolated the problem to the print phase. However, an image that looks bad (on your monitor, within PS) would be expected to print badly, no matter what the condition of your printer.
Tom
Thank youTom i appreciate that.
I am sorry if i appear to be confusing you. In answer to your question the images on my monitor appear reasonable not to profession standard but colours are average tones. The reason i contacted you was that when i opened a new white page and used paint bucket to make it into a yellow page when i printed it out it printed out cyan on the paper. I emphasise Tom it appears ok on my monitor. This is why i am wondering if my settings in PS are conflicting with my settings of my printer. i sent you a copy of the settings i was using for PS and Printer. I appreciate how hard it is for you to comprehend that is why i am trying toexplain to as clear as i can to your questions.
I am sorry if i appear to be confusing you. In answer to your question the images on my monitor appear reasonable not to profession standard but colours are average tones. The reason i contacted you was that when i opened a new white page and used paint bucket to make it into a yellow page when i printed it out it printed out cyan on the paper. I emphasise Tom it appears ok on my monitor. This is why i am wondering if my settings in PS are conflicting with my settings of my printer. i sent you a copy of the settings i was using for PS and Printer. I appreciate how hard it is for you to comprehend that is why i am trying toexplain to as clear as i can to your questions.
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Hi Jack, dv8 is right, we were waiting to hear the results of your work on the printer.
With respect to the possibility of "front end" difficulties that I was concerned with, once you confirmed that the colors you see on your monitor look pretty good (ie, not wildly blue-cyan), I immediately discarded that possibility, and I am deferring to dv8's discussion of the possibility of an error somewhere in the output chain, not the input chain.
What really threw me off was when you posted the PSD file for the flowers and it had such a strong cyan cast.
Cheers,
Tom
With respect to the possibility of "front end" difficulties that I was concerned with, once you confirmed that the colors you see on your monitor look pretty good (ie, not wildly blue-cyan), I immediately discarded that possibility, and I am deferring to dv8's discussion of the possibility of an error somewhere in the output chain, not the input chain.
What really threw me off was when you posted the PSD file for the flowers and it had such a strong cyan cast.
Cheers,
Tom
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Is this pdf a scan of the printout you made printed directly from PS?
Or a cropped , pixelated version of the original saved as pdf?
If its a print, the colors reproduced are close to the original colors in the full version of the image.... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Balto_east_hazy_day_jeh.jpg . Which means PS to printer is working fine with those settings.
Which may also mean the problem may lie in the "A4" paper colored with yellow bucket tool" image document.
Or a cropped , pixelated version of the original saved as pdf?
If its a print, the colors reproduced are close to the original colors in the full version of the image.... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Balto_east_hazy_day_jeh.jpg . Which means PS to printer is working fine with those settings.
Which may also mean the problem may lie in the "A4" paper colored with yellow bucket tool" image document.
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I think we understood that.
The problem is some images viewed and printed turn out OK as you mentioned.
The question we're figuring out is why only on certain images like your A4 in question.....
If you can post a screenshot of this "A4 image" loaded in PS , as I previously requested, we may find an answer or clue to something.....
The problem is some images viewed and printed turn out OK as you mentioned.
The question we're figuring out is why only on certain images like your A4 in question.....
If you can post a screenshot of this "A4 image" loaded in PS , as I previously requested, we may find an answer or clue to something.....
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OK... the file looks good. Let's go to the print process......
Go to print preview.... Use OUTPUT rather than Color Management.
In your Epson Settings ... select either Color Controls or Photo Enhance. If Color Controls is selected are there options that will appear? if so and if you can, set them to default. If your unsure how or what to do, post a screen shot here.
Go ahead with the print .... if it still prints blue, CANCEL it ... no point to waste ink.......
Tell us what happens....
Go to print preview.... Use OUTPUT rather than Color Management.
In your Epson Settings ... select either Color Controls or Photo Enhance. If Color Controls is selected are there options that will appear? if so and if you can, set them to default. If your unsure how or what to do, post a screen shot here.
Go ahead with the print .... if it still prints blue, CANCEL it ... no point to waste ink.......
Tell us what happens....
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dv8_fx
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From your PS GUI screenshot , I see your background color is set to pale yellow...
Make sure to select White or Transparent in New Page CONTENTS...
