HOW TO PRINT ON A EPSON..one of the way

HOW TO PRINT ON A EPSON

In case there is new people in this forum, or long time people that still dont

feel comfortable printing on there Epson, here is a quick list to remember and

assure yourself that you wont need 5 print to get what you want (if you need 5

prints, get your monitor calibrated asap)

This is the method i use everyday as a professional, it is there to help others,

you could have seen a longer well explain method on the web, but this is like a

cheatsheet on how to print. look to simple? well because it is : )

WARNING

until a new driver worked, it seem that the r1800 and Leopard is not a good mix,

i have test it myself last week and nothing seem to work as normal. the 3800,

4800 and up work fine..for me at least : )

BW PRINTING ___________

According you have a calibrated screen, you have done a superb darkroom job, and

a superb BW transformation using your favorite tools, heres how to print in BW

using CS2-3 and a epson 2400 - 3800 - 4800 - 7800 - 9800

* assure yourself that you have choose the right printer, the right paper size

and the correct orientation in the page setup before

1_Use adobeRGB 98 as your color space (others will work too anyway, some like to

use ProPhoto or sRGB)

2_Use NO COLOR MANAGEMENT in CS2-3 in the print preview (yes in print preview,

forget any profile there, it is a well documented feature on the web and on your

owner manual..and test by me also everyday)

3_In the Epson driver, select again your paper type, the adnanced bw mode, the

resolution of your printer720, 1440, 2880 or photo, best photo photo rpm,

uncheck highspeed and select printer color management after.

4_Use DARK as the setting, i like to add 3 and 3 in the bottom box myself, the

print look more neutral than the default setting that i found too cold for my taste.

5_Voila, enjoy your print.

If you find your print too ligth or too dark, use a curve in CS2-3 to adjust it,

to fine tune it let say.

*some people still use the normal color managed workflow to get BW print and

they get good result, this is only my way of doing it as explain in your owner

manual and give me the opportunity of not using any ICC profile, therefore

printing on many kind of paper even the one not *supported*

**If you have a montage that contain both BW and color, use the regular method

for color print as follow;

COLOR PRINTING or MIX COLOR & BW ________________________________

* assure yourself that you have choose the right printer, the right paper size

and the correct orientation in the page setup before

1_Use adobeRGB 98 as your color space (others will work too anyway, some like to

use ProPhoto or sRGB)

2_Select your profile for your EXACT paper and PRINTER, start with the one Epson

provide, than in need have some custom one made for you.

For a 4800 - 7800 - 9800 if you have epson ink and paper, dont waste your money

on custom paper as the one provide are really good (i tried it myself, and

comfirmed it with Jeff Shewe and Bruce Fraser in a Epson print Academy seminar).

There seem to be issue with Vista, Adobe and Epson about the print looking too

dark, in another post i read that the driver seem too be install but was not

correctly install even if you see them in CS3...search for a recent post on the

subject. (Epson R2400 pictures too dark - solution found)

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00MANx

3_Select your paper type, the color ink, the advanced option so you can choose a

quality; best photo = 1440dpi, photo RPM = 2880.

4_In the Epson driver, use NO COLOR ADJUSTMENT in the COLOR MANAGEMENT TAB on a

Mac or turn ICM OFF in the advanced tab for PC.

On a 3800 - 4800 - 7800 - 9800 you can live highspeed ON if your head are clean

and unclogged, turn it OFF on any other epson printer for now.

Hope that help you get better print.

feel free to add some info, or more technical info, ask question or give

feedback. thanks

*ADD ON* Some people like to use the proof setup function..i dont when i print

on my epson (but use it everyday for CMYK stuff). I find that many times ,

depending on the paper you use, the representation is not what you will get in

the end, so i just dont bother using it.

I calibrate my monitor every month, and my print match almost perfectly what i

have on screen, so i have a proof setup 24/7 in front of me : )

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PATRICK LAVOIE