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Re: [colorvision_group] profile for use by printerdriver
2006-08-12 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 8/12/06 11:55:32 AM, wimvanleeuwen@... writes:
Yesterday I received my Epson Stylus Photo R800 printer. After
unpacking, installation and making some testprints, I printed a target
for PrintFixPro. Today I made the profile and when I use it with PSCS2
I am very glad with the results, but.... when I set PSCS2 to "no color
management" and set the driver to "ICM" and assigning the newly made
profile to be used by this driver, I get a terrible brownish color all
over the photo.
There are numerous issues with driver level color management, but the short story is: use application level color management instead. Since driver level conversion can only happen properly when the RGB datastream to the driver has the source profile included, and only special software such as Photoshop does this, this means that the only apps capable of accurate driver CM don't need it, as they are the apps that do accurate application level CM already...
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Division
DataColor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com