yellow Epson
yellow Epson
- Subject: yellow Epson
- From: Tom Delano <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:55:49 -0400
I couldn't find the entry-level ColorSync list.
I am a lightweight compared to most of the people on this list, but I
have just enough experience in the graphic business to know that the
results I am getting from my Mac/ColorSync/Epson system is good, but not
perfect. I hope to find out from you folks if I can improve the results,
or if this is the best I can expect with my equipment. (At the very
least, you'll get a break from discussing metameric color!)
Power Mac G4
System 9.1
ColorSync 3.0.3
Sony Multiscan 20se(2)
Epson Stylus Color 900
Photoshop 6.0
A few points:
-Ok, ok, I know all of you have Epsons with four digit model numbers,
but this printer made an incredible change in my free-lance life. I
assume that the four-digit models are more accurate, but I just want to
find out if I'm running my printer (and ColorSync) the best that I can.
-Pretty much all of my work (basically illustration) starts and ends in
RGB. I end up shipping a CD with the RGB tiff file to my client.
However, I make a lot of prints on the Epson during the creative
process, and always ship prints with the CD, so the accuracy of these
prints are important. Obviously they are not used in any contractual
color agreements, but they serve to show my client's prepress house my
intentions.
- I have used the book Real World Photoshop 6 (Blatner/Fraser) as my
guide to the ins and outs of calibration/ColorSync. I carefully followed
the quidelines for creating a profile for my monitor, and for the "Color
Settings" in Photoshop (I ended up with a slightly customized
"ColorSync" set - RGB Working Space changed to "Adobe RGB (1998)"). I
learned that although the Epson is a CMYK printer, I should send it RGB
files, because "in practice...desktop inkjet printer function as RGB
devices." Fine with me, this eliminates the need for me to delve into
the CMYK world, which I know enough about to appreciate it's complexity.
-I can see the difference when I switch color management on or off,
which tells me that it's doing something good.
OK, so here's the situation: I am extremely happy with my monitor
calibration. This is a fairly good monitor, and the guidelines in RWP6
do a good job (I think) walking you through the Adobe Gamma process
(stop the snickering!). I open up the "Oli No Momre" file and things
look great compared to the print in the Photoshop manual. I have also
seen my work in the resulting printed pieces, and have been very happy
with the color, so this gives me confidence in my files, and the ability
of my monitor to display those files.
The Epson prints, are good, but not really perfect. They seem to have a
small, but consistant slant toward yellow-green. Just to describe the
small degree of imbalance, I can show my prints to clients outside my
office and they are perceived as "beautiful" - even by myself, but if I
look at them in my office while the original is up on the screen, they
look yellow-green.
Should I expect this degree of accuracy from this $450 printer? Is there
a way to make an adjustment for this seemingly inherent imbalance of
this inkjet?
Thank you, I appreciate your thoughts!
Tom Delano