Hi Neil. I don't think what I am writing is part of your issue. I use custom .icc profiles I create on my own. I refuse to use canned profiles! Cheers David B. Miller On Aug 1, 2013, at 12:00 PM, colorsync-users-request@lists.apple.com wrote:
From: Neil Steinberg <software@photowork.net> Subject: Epson 7900 and iMac Date: August 1, 2013 10:34:58 AM PDT To: colorsync-users@lists.apple.com
I am having issues achieving color accuracy from files as viewed on an iMac 27" monitor and printed on an Epson 7900. I am running OS 10.7.5, and calibrate with a Spyder Pro 4 device. I am printing on Hahnemuhle papers using the ICC profiles provided by Hahnemuhle. I have tried printing using the Epson driver, ImagePrint RIP, and ColorBurst Overdrive RIP, all with varying results. When printing with the Epson driver, I allow Photoshop to control the printer, choose the appropriate profile and opt for Relative Colorimetric. Using either of the RIPs, I allow the software "printer" to control the output, also opting for Relative Colorimetric. (I have experimented with Perceptual, but this does not improve the output.) In the past I had superior results from an Apple cinema display, calibrated with an iOne device, and printing to an Epson 4000 using the same papers with appropriate profiles. As a check, to see if the Spyder device is defective, I have also tried calibrating using the Apple system display preferences, but do not see a radical difference. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.
Neil Steinberg