Epson Managing Color User Guide

Epson Professional Imaging
Color Management Guide
Printing With Epson Premium ICC Profiles

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Introduction

For the most precise color in your prints, you can use profiles designed specifically for your printer model and paper type. Basic profiles are installed with your printer driver, and you may also have downloaded Premium ICC profiles from Epson when you installed your printer software.
®
To print using Premium ICC profiles with Adobe
®
or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
, follow the instructions in these sections for
Photoshop® CS3, CS4, CS5,
your operating system:
“Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP” below
“Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6” on page 20
“Mac OS X 10.4.11” on page 35

Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

Follow the instructions in these sections:
“Print With Adobe Photoshop CS5” below
“Print With Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS4” on page 8
“Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4 - 3.x” on page 14

Print With Adobe Photoshop CS5

First set up your color management environment in Photoshop and assign a profile to your image. Then select your print settings and print.
Note:
Assigning a profile to your image doesn’t alter it, only the interpretation of it by your software and how it appears on your monitor and in a printout. This is the best way to improve the color balance and contrast in your image.
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Set Up the Photoshop Environment
1. Open Photoshop.
2. Select
3. Select
Edit > Color Settings.
North America Prepress 2 from the Settings menu to set Adobe RGB
(1998) as the RGB working space and activate profile messages.
4. Click
OK.
Follow the steps in the next section to open the photo you want to print and assign a profile to it.
Assign a Profile to Your Photo
1. Open the photo you want to print.
2. If you see an Embedded Profile Mismatch message, select
embedded profile
If you see a Missing Profile message, select
RGB (1998)
and click OK. When your image appears, evaluate the color
balance and contrast as displayed on your monitor. If it looks incorrect, select
Edit > Assign Profile.
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and click OK.
Assign working RGB: Adobe
Use the
Select one of the following as the
A different RGB working space (or Profile), such as ColorMatch RGB or
Profile setting:
sRGB IEC61966-2.1
A scanner profile for your scanner
A camera profile for your digital camera
Also click the
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on
the screen.
Tip:
This is most effective when your monitor is calibrated using a hardware device such as the X-Rite
®
ColorMunki™ or Datacolor® Spyder3™.
3. Click OK.
4. Select
File, then select Print.
5. Select your Epson professional printer in the Printer list, then select
Management
.
Color
6. Under
7. Under
Color Management, select Document.
Color Handling, select Photoshop Manages Colors.
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8. Under Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and the paper you’ll use. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use.
9. For the
Note:
If your image contains very saturated colors, select Perceptual. This reduces the color saturation so that the colors fit within the printer’s color gamut.
Rendering Intent, select Relative Colorimetric.
10. Select the Black Point Compensation checkbox.
11. Click the
Print Settings button.
Follow the steps in the next section to select print settings to match the profile and print.
Print Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Select the Source and Media Type settings for the paper you’ll use for the print.
2. Select
Quality Options as the Print Quality setting.
You see a window like this one:
3. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the to match your profile.
4. Turn off the available, then click
High Speed and Edge Smoothing options, if they are
OK to close the Quality Options window.
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Print Quality setting
5. Select
Custom as the Mode setting, then choose Off (No Color Adjustment)
in the drop-down menu.
IMPORTANT: Select Off (No Color Adjustment)
Note:
Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image, producing inaccurate results.
6. Click OK.
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7. Select the correct orientation for your photo.
8. Click
Print to print your photo.
If you get unexpected results, see “Solve Color Management Problems” on page 47.

Print With Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS4

First set up your color management environment in Photoshop and assign a profile to your image. Then select your print settings and print (the steps show Photoshop CS4 screens).
Note:
Assigning a profile to your image doesn’t alter it, only the interpretation of it by your software and how it appears on your monitor and in a printout. This is the best way to improve the color balance and contrast in your image.
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Set Up the Photoshop Environment
1. Open Photoshop.
2. Select
3. Select
Edit > Color Settings.
North America Prepress 2 from the Settings menu to set Adobe RGB
(1998) as the RGB working space and activate profile messages.
4. Click
OK.
Follow the steps in the next section to open the photo you want to print and assign a profile to it.
Assign a Profile to Your Photo
1. Open the photo you want to print.
2. If you see an Embedded Profile Mismatch message, select
embedded profile
If you see a Missing Profile message, select
RGB (1998)
and click OK. When your image appears, evaluate the color
and click OK.
Assign working RGB: Adobe
balance and contrast as displayed on your monitor. If it looks incorrect, select
Edit > Assign Profile.
Print With Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS4 9
Use the
Select one of the following as the Profile setting:
A different RGB working space (or Profile), such as ColorMatch RGB or
sRGB IEC61966-2.1
A scanner profile for your scanner
A camera profile for your digital camera
Also click the
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on
the screen.
Tip:
This is most effective when your monitor is calibrated using a hardware device such as the X-Rite ColorMunki or Datacolor Spyder3.
3. Click OK.
4. Select
5. Select the
File > Page Setup.
Size of your paper, the Source you’ll use to load it, and the correct
Orientation for your photo.
6. Click
7. Select
OK.
File, then select Print or Print with Preview.
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8. Select your Epson professional printer in the Printer list, then select
Management
.
Color
9. Under
10. Under
11. Under
Color Management, select Document.
Color Handling, select Photoshop Manages Colors.
Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and the paper you’ll
use. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use.
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12. For the Rendering Intent, select Relative Colorimetric.
Note:
If your image contains very saturated colors, select Perceptual. This reduces the color saturation so that the colors fit within the printer’s color gamut.
13. Select the Black Point Compensation checkbox.
14. Click the
Print button.
Follow the steps in the next section to select print settings to match the profile and print.
Print Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Make sure your Epson professional printer is selected, then click the
Preferences or Properties button.
2. Select the print.
3. Select
You see a window like this one:
Source and Media Type settings for the paper you’ll use for the
Quality Options as the Print Quality setting.
4. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the to match your profile.
5. Turn off the available, then click
High Speed and Edge Smoothing options, if they are
OK to close the Quality Options window.
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Print Quality setting
6. Select
Custom as the Mode setting, then choose Off (No Color Adjustment)
in the drop-down menu.
IMPORTANT: Select Off (No Color Adjustment)
Note:
Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image, producing inaccurate results.
7. Click OK or Print to print your photo.
If you get unexpected results, see “Solve Color Management Problems” on page 47.
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Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4 - 3.x

First select your printer and page setup options in Lightroom. Then set the color management options, select print settings, and print.
Select Color Management Options
1. Open Lightroom.
2. Select the photo you want to print.
3. Select the
Print module, and click the Page Setup button.
4. Make sure your Epson professional printer is selected.
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5. Select the
Orientation for your photo.
Size of your paper, the Source you’ll use to load it, and the correct
6. Click
OK.
7. Scroll down to the
8. Under
Color Management in the Print Job panel, select Other as the
Profile setting.
Print Job panel in Lightroom.
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