Weird colors when printing in Photoshop

I tried to print an image in Photoshop and the printed image has very wierd colors. I tried two options "Photoshop manages colors" and "Printer manages colors". No difference. Then I tried to print the same image in XnView and the colors looks exactly same as on my monitor. So where is the problem in Photoshop? How can XnView print it ok and Photoshop can't?

Try reading this https://www.photo.net/learn/color-management-101/

Thank you.

So the main problem was in the paper profile. I was printing the image on a normal paper, but in the setting was "glossy paper". I didnt noticed it.

However, the colors are still a bit off. Slightly warmer than when I print it in XnView.

In photoshop I have two profiles for my Epson printer: "Epson sRGB" and "Epson Standard RGB - gamma 1.8". There was some default Epson profile, but it dissapeared after I was playing with the settings. Maybe this was the right profile, but I cant find it now.

I tried to look for a profile for my printer (Epson L382) on the internet, but I didnt found anything.

I found the default Epson profile and the colors look ok now.

BTW, this article (HOW TO PRINT ON A EPSON..one of the way) suggest I should use adobeRGB 98, but I dont see it in profile settings.

Adobe RGB is a color space not a paper profile.

Thank you.

So the main problem was in the paper profile. I was printing the image on a normal paper, but in the setting was "glossy paper". I didnt noticed it.

However, the colors are still a bit off. Slightly warmer than when I print it in XnView.

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I know this thread is a few months old now, but I thought I would elaborate here a bit as I see many instances of people having colour matching problems between screen and printer.

 

To maximise the colour matching between what you see on your screen and what you output to a print, these are the "must do's".

 

1. Calibrate/profile your monitor properly.
    
   
2. In your image editing application, use one of the "official" colour spaces as your working colour space. I use Adobe
   RGB. Other options could be sRGB, Pro Photo. All have pros and cons.
    
   
3. Either build your own or download from the printer manufacturer's website a printer profile for each printer/ink/paper
   type combination you will use.
   You cannot use a printer profile for matte paper to print to glossy paper for example.
    
   
4. Prior to printing, use your printer driver application to set the printer settings to match the printer settings that were used to create the printer profile you will be using.
    
   
5. Turn off colour management for the printer in the printer driver application.
    
   
6. In your print application's dialogue box, select your application to manage colours (NOT the printer), select the printer
   profile to use in order to match the printer/ink/paper type combo you are using.
    
   
7. Select an appropriate Rendering Intent method to handle out of gamut colours - colours in your image that the printer
   cannot reproduce exactly. I normally use Relative Colormetric.
   

 

But you need to be aware that it is unreasonable to expect an exact 100% match between what you see on your screen and a print. The 2 main reasons are that:

 

1. Your monitor is backlit while what you see on your print is from reflected light. The light under which you view a print can significantly affect how you see the print.

 

2. The printer will generally not be able to reproduce exactly as many colours as a screen can, especially highly saturated colours. This is why you choose a Rendering Intent option to handle out of gamut colours.

 

But if you follow all of the above steps, you should get a very, very close match between what you see on screen and the printer output.