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Re: [Digital BW] really stupid question - epson profiles

2009-06-22 by Roger

I add profiles all the time while Photoshop is open.  To get it to recognize them on the fly, just go into the proof colors (view/proof setup/custom).  This works on Windows, can't vouch for Macs.

Roger

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
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> First thing I would mention is that you have to restart Photoshop to see the new 
> profiles, if you installed them while PS was running.
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> Second, the default location for icc profiles is HD/Library/Colorsync/Profiles. 
> If they're not there they could be in System/Library/Colorsync/Profiles or in 
> User/Library/Colorsync/Profiles. If not anywhere then open the disk image for 
> the profiles and drag the profiles manually into the default location as 
> mentioned above.
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> None of this will make them appear where she is looking for them (under the driver's paper settings); only in lists of custom profiles.
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> C. David Tobie
> Global Product Technology Manager
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor
> CDTobie@...
> www.datacolor.com/Spyder3
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leslie Otterbein <lotterbein@...>
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, Jun 21, 2009 5:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] really stupid question - epson profiles
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> Hi AnneMarie:
> 
> First thing I would mention is that you have to restart Photoshop to see the new 
> profiles, if you installed them while PS was running.
> 
> Second, the default location for icc profiles is HD/Library/Colorsync/Profiles. 
> If they're not there they could be in System/Library/Colorsync/Profiles or in 
> User/Library/Colorsync/Profiles. If not anywhere then open the disk image for 
> the profiles and drag the profiles manually into the default location as 
> mentioned above.
> 
> Leslie Otterbein
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> Visit my websites at:
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> http://homepage.mac.com/lotterbein/
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> On Sunday, Ju
> ne 21, 2009, at 05:19AM, "AnnMarie" <faeofavalon@...> wrote:
> >Hello everyone -
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> >I am setting up my laptop to do printing now with my Epson 2400 and when I 
> installed the  driver, it didn't have the newer Epson profiles. I downloaded 
> them from Epson's site, installed them but when I go to print, the choices are 
> not there yet under "Paper Settings". Am I supposed to find the icc profiles on 
> my hard drive and move them somewhere? On my older Mac, I had them but don't 
> remember how they got there.
> >
> >By the way, I am now the proud owner of a Samsung SyncMaster 2033 (20 inch) and 
> so far so good! I am just trying to tweak the calibration a bit more.
> >
> >AnnMarie
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