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Re: Robert.....
In reply to Vernon D Rainwater,
6 months ago
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Vernon D Rainwater wrote:
rpenmanparker wrote:
Vernon D Rainwater wrote:
lauranytrttapf wrote:
Hi there,
I just purchased a R3000 printer and couldn't wait to bring it home, set it up, and print some of my artwork. I'm working on a Mac OS X 10.6 and printing on matte presentation paper (but will likely be printing on much thicker card stock paper in the future). The first print came out MUCH darker, with a lot less contrast and less saturation than the file on the computer which really disappointed me considering this is supposed to be an excellent printer. I didn't print it from Photoshop, but instead just printed a pdf file straight from preview, therefore I wasn't able to choose any color options. However, I did just try printing the file again from photoshop and was able to follow these instructions for printing with a color profile: http://conecolor.com/icc/Printing%20With%20a%20Color%20Profile.pdf
But the print still came out looking like crap.
Could someone please help me? Thanks.
Laura
Why doesn't (hasn't) someone that has the R3000 printer provide the OP with the proper setup (setting) for printing the first few Photo. This would be most helpful rather than some of the (overall comments) which may be applicable but is NOT the point that gets the OP started with the first few photos to be printed. Let the Printer Driver manage the process and make certain there are NO double profiling which can cause any good printer to produce BAD printed photos.
I have 4 Epson Printers including the 3880 but do not have the R3000.
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Vernon...
No Vernon, I belive you are wrong. It is possible that Laura is getting the exact photo appearance corresponding properly to her digital file. It may look better on her monitor due to the poor calibration. Monitor calibration is numero uno. You cannot do anything else until that is done. There is no way to compare a print to what you see on the screen until you know you are seeing the correct image on the screen. Remember there are two ways a print can be crappy, i.e. is doesn't look "good" and it doesn't look like the image on the monitor. But in truth you shouldn't want your printer to print photos that look good, you should want it to faithfully reproduce what is on the screen--once the screen is showing you the right image. Calibrate the monitor, and then we can talk.
Robert
You apparently are indicating that everyone (or anyone) that install a new printer and want to test that new printer need to have a Calibrated Monitor, perhaps Profiles created for THAT specific printer and applicable paper – before actually testing the printer. This is NOT logical or required.
Absolutely correct. My first photo-capable printer was a $30 HP; I had never even heard the terms "monitor calibration" or "printer profile." I read somebody's online instructions for setting up for "printer controls printing" and was absolutely blown away by the prints. I have no idea whether they matched the screen; they just looked good to me... as opposed to "crappy."
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