Hi! I hope someone can help me with this. I have created two files (same dpi). Both files share the exact same colors. I have used very basic techniques in these documents, inclusing gradient and pattern filling.
When i print them (same printing settings on the same paper) the green comes out very different.
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Have you updated to 7.0.1? Are you on OS 10.3.5? Have you calibrated your monitor? What are your color settings? What printer? What inks? Have you cleaned the nozzle?
If you can give some info, someone may come up with an answer.
-I haven’t updated to 7.0.1 -I have OS X.2.8 -The monitor was formerly used by a graphic designer – I assume it is but haven’t done it myself – I am a clothing designer and use Photoshop to help with my business. -My printer is a HP Deskjet 5550 -Inks are the manufacturer’s – color cartridge and black cartridge, not the photo cartridge. -The nozzle is clean.
But basically, I am not complaining about the difference in colors between what I have on the screen and what is on paper. Rather, I can’t understand why the color R204 G204 B102 would print differently when I print file A that uses that exact color and file B that also uses that color.
I am prepared to calibrate my monitor and all but I just don’t think that the problem originates from there.
I have printed each file many times over, one after the other, and one constantly comes out a different shade of green.
Something just occured to me. I had originally created one of the documents with a previous version of Photoshop (which?). Could it be that the color conversion hasn’t been done (I believe that the first time you open a document that has been created by a former version of Photoshop, the programs asks if you want to color manage).
If that’s the problem, how can I fix it? I have tried copying the artwork into a new file, but it didn’t work…
You need to calibrate the monitor ASAP. And do it often, too.
Monitors change over time, and monitor profile files can and do get corrupted. I calibrate my monitors at least several times a week.
You need an accurate monitor profile, a correct working space, a properly tagged image file and the ICC profile for your specific ink/paper/printer combination.
