Epson 3880 - Stylus Pro Color Inkjet Printer Programming manual

Epson Professional Imaging

Color Management Guide

Printing With Epson Premium ICC Profiles

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Print With Adobe Photoshop CS5 3

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®Photoshop®CS3, CS4, CS5,

or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom®, follow the instructions in these sections for

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.

4Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

Set Up the Photoshop Environment

1. Open Photoshop.

2. Select Edit > Color Settings.

3. Select 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 Use the

embedded profile and click OK.

If you see a Missing Profile message, select Assign working RGB: Adobe

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.

Print With Adobe Photoshop CS5 5

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 File, then select Print.

5. Select your Epson professional printer in the Printer list, then select Color

Management.

6. Under Color Management, select Document.

7. Under Color Handling, select Photoshop Manages Colors.

6Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

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 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.

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 Print Quality setting

to match your profile.

4. Turn off the High Speed and Edge Smoothing options, if they are

available, then click OK to close the Quality Options window.

Print With Adobe Photoshop CS5 7

5. Select Custom as the Mode setting, then choose Off (No Color Adjustment)

in the drop-down menu.

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.

IMPORTANT:

Select Off (No Color

Adjustment)

8Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

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.

Print With Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS4 9

Set Up the Photoshop Environment

1. Open Photoshop.

2. Select Edit > Color Settings.

3. Select 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 Use the

embedded profile and click OK.

If you see a Missing Profile message, select Assign working RGB: Adobe

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.

10 Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

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 File > Page Setup.

5. Select the Size of your paper, the Source you’ll use to load it, and the correct

Orientation for your photo.

6. Click OK.

7. Select File, then select Print or Print with Preview.

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