Re: Profile Selection with Epson printers under OS X
Re: Profile Selection with Epson printers under OS X
- Subject: Re: Profile Selection with Epson printers under OS X
- From: Pete Carter <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:35:56 +0000
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At 6:54 PM +0000 2/10/03, Pete Carter wrote:
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> Hello List,
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> I seem to be going round in circles with an issue that has come to light
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> when using OS X and Epson Photo printers and proprietary drivers. I can only
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> get at the profile selection and rendering intent options if I use Print
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> Preview in Photoshop. All other applications seem to leave the ColorSync
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> options missing. Photoshop is not a problem as I can convert to profile and
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> leave cms off in the print driver, but this is a real pain when trying to
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> print from iPhoto etc as the images will bring...sometimes...their embedded
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> profiles along and look fine on screen but I have then no option for
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> selecting a profile to print.
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> Ive contacted Epson who have replied but not yet come up with any valid fix.
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> Does anyone have any solutions/suggestions without having to start writing
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> Applescripts?
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If you choose the ColorSync option in the Epson printer driver, it
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automatically selects the correct canned profile based on the media
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settings you've made in the driver. No choice of rendering intent,
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though -- I think it always uses Perceptual.
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Note that in the OS X driver, you MUST set the media settings, then
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the color management settings. If you set the color management to
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ColorSync, then go back and change the media settings, the colo
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rmanagement settings default back to the automatic-with-sliders
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setting.
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Bruce
Thanks Bruce,
What happens if you have your own profiles? Will it use for your custom
profile if you remove the canned one and name it the same?
Just got the Real World CM book and so far a very good read.
Pete
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