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<p>Charles, you may be onto something. I got to thinking about the timing of everything this afternoon, and yes, there was a computer change prior to the color shift (not quite sure how I managed to overlook that minor detail). Old computer was getting too slow, so I purchased a new machine that had Yosemite preinstalled. I've heard good and bad reports on Yosemite with regard to photo applications, but everything has worked fine thus far (present issues notwithstanding). I'm afraid I haven't the slightest idea which settings I would have adjusted in the old machine, or if there's anything I can do with the new one to remedy the problem. Any thoughts?</p>

<p>Thanks Louis. I'm using canned Epson paper profiles, not custom. I went through and agitated each ink cartridge, then ran another nozzle check...came up fine. As far as paper stock is concerned, I've rarely used anything other than Epson and Moab Luster and Glossy papers...maybe also a few test sheets from Moab last year when I was testing different papers. Nothing too out of the ordinary that would require use of anything but the top feeder. I would say I print at a moderate volume...maybe ten small prints per day during the month or two leading up to art festival season, followed by many months of doing maybe one or two prints per month.</p> <p>Does this narrow anything down as far as isolating the problem, do you think?</p>

<p>I should also specify that I'm working on my images in both Photoshop and Lightroom, and both default to ProPhoto RGB colorspace.</p>

<p>Hi all,</p> <p>I attempted to post this yesterday, but I'm not seeing it show up in the feed...apologies if this turns into a duplicate.</p> <p>I use an Epson 3880 for running test prints of my images prior to sending the completed files off to make metal prints. I've been selling my images professionally in this fashion for several years now, and consider myself to be well versed in color management.</p> <p>Up until recently, my prints have matched my screen quite well. In recent months, however, it seems as though my files have needed some pretty large tweaks to white balance and tint (up to +/- 20) in order to get what's on my screen to look like what the Epson puts out. I'm using an NEC PA271W color accurate monitor, i1 Profiler, and Epson's standard paper profiles. At first, I figured I just needed to re-profile my monitor, but it turned out that wasn't the issue as I'd had very little monitor drift since my last profile. Drivers are all up to date. The ink in my printer is mostly 6-9 months old (some newer), the paper is fresh out of the package, and I've run nozzle checks and cleaning cycles. My lighting situation isn't ideal, but it could be worse, and it's no different than when I was making accurate prints before this problem started. </p> <p>Any ideas? Do printers themselves drift over time? (My Epson is about 2.5 years old.) If so, what's the solution? Am I barking up the wrong tree entirely? Thanks for your input!</p> <p>Scott</p>