My understanding of profiles created in Photshop is
that files should set to "no color management". When sent to the Epson or
whatever proofer, in the drop down box (PC) set to color management, source
space to document, print space to the printer profile and the printer set to no
color management.
I have created my own profiles for years with Monaco, and
until I followed the above steps, my outputs were not as predictable. Bright
saturated colored images worked, but the images with subtle colors were
terrible. Now I get what i see.
David
----- Original Message -----From: CDTobie@...Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 10:40 AMSubject: Re: [colorvision_group] Yellow cast toPHTOTSHOP prints
In a message dated 3/10/06 5:47:02 PM, jeades1@... writes:
I changed to this thread subject so it will relate to the color of the
print rather than where the .icm goes. I have decided it is something
in my workflow because when I print the test print from within PFP,
they look exactly like the test print image on the screen within PFP.
This is using an Epson 1280 printer with MIS dyebase inks. The results
from within PFP are miraculously identical with the monitor's image of
it.
That was a key reason to add test image profile printing into PFP: now its not CV support's problem to teach users color management in general, just to prove our profiles are working. Its a good seperation of Church and State... or on this case Profile Building, and Color Managed Workflow in general...
Let me describe what my Photoshop workflow is with color, because
I've been doing BW for the past 4 years and am not as familiar with
color workflows.
1. I open the file as a RAW file and use the calibrated camera's
settings derived from Tom Fors Adobe Camera Raw calibration script
from his website www.chromaholics.com. I adjust for the black point
and white point for best visual results giving full detain in both the
shadows and highlights.
2. The image is then passed to Photoshop and converted to Adobe
RGB(1998) and then proofed at the PFP printer profile to see how it
will look printed. Some minow adjustments are made again for the
shadows and highlights for details there.
3. Control-Alt-P brings us the printing options where I choose for
color handling --Let Photoshop determine colors and Rendering intent
is Saturation and the Printer profile is the PFP PRINTER PROFILE
created for the paper/ink combination used.
4.In the Epson driver No Color Management is chosed and the proper
paper choice and print quality.
At a quick glance that sounds right... the first part doesn't matter here, but if you have an image open in AdobeRGB in Photoshop, on a calibrated monitor, and it looks right, you should be able to print is correctly from there to your custom printer profile. Try using the PDI test image from the test image folder in PFP, and see if that looks right printed this way.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com