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Hi all.
The calibration thread is very informative, but this is (I think) a more general question.
I’m perplexed by the difference between Photoshop’s on-screen "proof colors" and the preview that’s shown in the Print dialog. I have an Epson R800 that I’ve profiled using an Xrite i1 for plain and glossy paper. I have some printing to do on plain paper, so I went into Photoshop’s View/Proof Setup menu and created a setting that uses the plain-paper profile.
When I proof the colors, they are a decent match for the printout if I turn all color management off when printing. But if I activate the plain-paper profile in the Print dialog, the preview there changes drastically and the printout output also changes; the print-dialog preview matches the printout better than the proof display in the workspace. Check it out:
< http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2692509546_cd6ab3c091_o. jpg>
The left is the proof in the workspace, and the right is in the Print dialog. How can I get the workspace preview to match the Print dialog preview (which matches the printout better)? I didn’t even know about the Edit/Color Settings dialog until I read the other thread, so those are at their defaults.
I’ve tried similar gyrations in Corel Draw under Windows, with results that seem to make more sense. When I activate color management and have Draw use the plain-paper profile to adjust the workspace display, the workspace display looks more like the printout.
Thanks for any insight.
The calibration thread is very informative, but this is (I think) a more general question.
I’m perplexed by the difference between Photoshop’s on-screen "proof colors" and the preview that’s shown in the Print dialog. I have an Epson R800 that I’ve profiled using an Xrite i1 for plain and glossy paper. I have some printing to do on plain paper, so I went into Photoshop’s View/Proof Setup menu and created a setting that uses the plain-paper profile.
When I proof the colors, they are a decent match for the printout if I turn all color management off when printing. But if I activate the plain-paper profile in the Print dialog, the preview there changes drastically and the printout output also changes; the print-dialog preview matches the printout better than the proof display in the workspace. Check it out:
< http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2692509546_cd6ab3c091_o. jpg>
The left is the proof in the workspace, and the right is in the Print dialog. How can I get the workspace preview to match the Print dialog preview (which matches the printout better)? I didn’t even know about the Edit/Color Settings dialog until I read the other thread, so those are at their defaults.
I’ve tried similar gyrations in Corel Draw under Windows, with results that seem to make more sense. When I activate color management and have Draw use the plain-paper profile to adjust the workspace display, the workspace display looks more like the printout.
Thanks for any insight.
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