This is part 5 of a Photoshop Epson printing tutorial — for printing in Photoshop CS 8 7 6 under Mac OSX 10.2 10.3 10.4 — if you just landed here, please go to the main tutorial for the complete Adobe color management workflow, and printing under OS 10: Main Tutorial gballard.net

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5) Setup Epson Print Utility:

For this example, a NO–COLOR–ADJUSTMENT workflow is outlined for Photoshop CS1 PS8 under Jaguar 10.2 Panther 10.3 Tiger 10.4.
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No–Color–Adjustment workflow turns printer color management (and ColorSync) off and sets Photoshop's "Adobe (ACE)" CMS to perform the SourceSpace–to–PrintSpace Conversion (based on the printer utility's Source Space and Print Space settings).

The CONVERSION is set under the following two settings:

• Source Space (the document's present ColorSpace, SourceSpace).
• Print Space (the specific printer/paper/ink ICC Profile, the Target ColorSpace).

Open Epson Print Utility: Photoshop> File> Print With Preview

Note: If your Print With Preview doesn't look like this, you may be using the GIMP driver, in which case you will need to delete the GIMP printer and SetUp the Epson printer. Here is a download Gimp-Print Uninstaller link gimp-print.sourceforge.net.

Check Show More Options> Color Management:

Source Space> Document> (will note the Tagged, Embedded space, AdobeRGB (1998), for example). In other words, it will note the Document's present ColorSpace, SourceSpace.

Print Space> Profile> (select the specific printer/paper/ink ICC Profile, "SP 2200 Premium Luster_PK," for example, if printing to an Epson 2200 printer, on Epson Premium Luster paper with Epson OEM Photo Black ink set. 1270, 1280, 1290, 2200, 3000, 7000, 7600, 9600, 10600 all have their own specific profiles for their papers and ink sets.

Intent> Relative Colorimetric (or Perceptual), Black Point checked.

• Perceptual rendering intent performs a color compression and is best suited for images with saturated colors — Perceptual compresses the source gamut to fit the target gamut.
• Relative Colorimetric performs no compression and it is suited for all images — Relative Colorimetric clips the source gamut to fit the target gamut.

From there, click on Page Setup...:

Confirm Format for is set to your printer, OK, then click on Print.

Next click on Copies & Pages and drag down to Print Settings.

In Print Settings set: Media Type, Advanced Settings, Print Quality:

Media Type> (select same paper type as Print Space> Profile, the actual paper you are printing on — or — as close to the type of paper surface you are printing on).

Next click on Print Settings and drag down to Color Management.

In Color Management set: No Color Adjustment, then Print:

What is happening with No Color Adjustment:

Photoshop's Adobe (ACE) Color Management System (CMS) is Converting the document's present ColorSpace directly into the Target ICC Profile entered in Print Space> Profile.

In other words:
The Epson Color Management (and ColorSync) are OFF, and Photoshop's Adobe (ACE) CMS is Converting the file directly into the ICC Profile or ColorSpace entered in Epson's Print Space> Profile.

Note:
If after confirming The Chain, the Epson is still printing bizarre, try:

• Running Epson Head–Cleaning routines until it prints a clean test pattern.
• Running Epson Nozzel–Alignment routine to ensure proper alignment.
• Ensure the Epson's hardware lever is not set to thick (for thin paper).
• Get a Good File (for testing).

Adobe's genius Russell Brown has produced free movies QuickTime tutorials for Epson Stylus 2200 Printing (MAC ONLY!) halfway down his linked Tips page, including: "Printing from Photoshop CS" - "Printing from Adobe Illustrator CS" - "Printing from Adobe InDesign CS" - "Printing from Adobe Acrobat."

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What is happening with No Color Adjustment:

Photoshop's Adobe (ACE) Color Management System (CMS) is Converting the document's present ColorSpace directly into the Target ICC Profile entered in Print Space> Profile.

In other words:
The Epson Color Management (and ColorSync) are OFF, and Photoshop's Adobe (ACE) CMS is Converting the file directly into the ICC Profile or ColorSpace entered in Epson's Print Space> Profile.

Note:
If after confirming The Chain, the Epson is still printing bizarre, try:

• Running Epson Head–Cleaning routines until it prints a clean test pattern.
• Running Epson Nozzel–Alignment routine to ensure proper alignment.
• Ensure the Epson's hardware lever is not set to thick (for thin paper).
• Get a Good File (for testing).

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