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colorforms

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Aug 14, 2003, 5:01:35 PM8/14/03
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Photoshop 7.0 + Mac OS 10.2.6

Printing Calibration?

I am a previous user of Photoshop 5.5 and
have upgraded to Photoshop 7.0. I have also upgraded to a new PowerMac G4 system plus LCD monitor, and EPSON Stylus Photo 2200 printer. The problem is that all of the older files generated in Photoshop 5.5 do not look the same as they used to and do not print out the same as what is on screen. The contrast of colors is the most noticeable variation seen in printouts.

I have tried adjusting all of the color settings
and used the "Photoshop 5.0 default spaces". This resolved the on-screen appearance, but not the printer results. I have also tried using a Pantone Spyder w/ PhotoCAL, but this was useless as far as altering any printing results. EPSON tech support believes that there is a setting in Photoshop Color Management that can remedy my printing problem. I have read the Photoshop manual's section on consistent color etc. Still no answer. Epson mentioned something about files being set to "Adobe RGB", however I am not sure where within PS 7.0 this change can be made.

If there is anyone who is knowledgeable regarding printing within Photoshop 7.0 or color calibration, your advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Ramón G Castañeda

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Aug 14, 2003, 5:51:40 PM8/14/03
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Read all the info on the following site first:

<http://www.gballard.net/nca.html>

Then do a search on this forum. This issue has been discussed here over and over in the last few months --and earlier.

Finally, read the FAQs on this forum, the manual and the online Photoshop Help.

Mike Ornellas

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Aug 14, 2003, 6:19:47 PM8/14/03
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Chinese water torture complete with optional bamboo insertion.

colorforms

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Aug 14, 2003, 6:29:33 PM8/14/03
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Mike,
Is your solution the Adobe version or the Epson version ? :) It is torture all around !
My old computer and printer might have been slow, but I never had so many problems. The more money you spend, the more problems you get... the less knowlegable tech support you receive... the more money and time you have to spend to resolve the problems....AHHHH !

colorforms

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Aug 14, 2003, 6:16:50 PM8/14/03
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Thank you !
I just went to the site you reccomended and will try to follow those directions. When I search the forums and FAQ's here, which keywords are the best to use ?

Ramón G Castañeda

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Aug 14, 2003, 6:22:28 PM8/14/03
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The FAQs are neatly arranged and the thread topics are pretty self explanatory.

For searching the Forum, try "Epson 2200", "color management", etc.

If you follow the instructions on G Ballard's site, your problems will most likely be solved.

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