Aloha! (I posted this under the old thread, and was afraid no one would read it....)

WHY CAN"T THIS S--T BE SIMPLE??!!!!

OK...my newest model 22" Gateway HD TFT LCD display is beautiful. I have the backlight all the way down to the lowest level, and the contrast down to 20%, and the Greytag Macbeth EyeOne display calibrator is easy to use, and the display looks great!

I noticed that my prints on Epson Premium Luster paper from my Epson Stylus Pro 4000 are coming out with more yellow than what I see on my display. Considerably more. I made a curves adjusment adding blue to the image, and result was pretty close. Then I called Epson support...

We went over the print with preview settings in CS2, and as instructed changed some of the settings I was using. Ran a print of an outdoor portrait in 5pm sunlight with added flash. It looked real good and didn't have the yellow, so I was happy.

Then I printed some portraits that I had done in studio, and some were good, but there was one in particular that just isn't even close to the image my display shows!! The print is much darker, and redder!

Also, the Epson tech said that for printing purposes, not to use the custom profile preview, (soft proof). He said it was fine to preview in the custom profile, but to switch back to the default CS2 preview for printing...(?)

This is so frustrating! I have a beautiful image on my display, and it prints out like something else! AARRRRRRRRGGGGHHH!

Anybody have experience like this and found a solution? Any ideas? Help, please!
SPC II

Hey Stan,
I was going to write all these directions down but after a quick google search i found a link with the blow by blow settings for printer to an epson stylus from photoshop, saving me from having to rekey all this.

http://microscopy.berkeley.edu/Resources/printers/epsonsp4000/epson_ps.html

Important Note: Make darn sure you have the button selected that says No Color Adjustment. This has screwed me up on more than one occassion.

I hope this helps you out.

Cris...

Big MAHALO Cris! How did you find that? The tech I spoke with took me through all the same stuff but had me select a few different things, like Let photoshop determine colors. And I wonder about the CMYK setting in the custom proof view... Anyway, I'll try it.
Aloha,
SPC II

Hey Stan,
That picture of the CMYK is showing that they selecting the Custom Profile.
From in the custom setup you'll select your paper and then you can do your soft proofing by selecting it when it's added to the list. The default is just CMYK, ignore that.

I've also found on multiple occassions that the tech support at Epson can screw you up even more than the drivers themselves

Good Luck and Have a Happy New Year.

Cris...