Re: Settings in PhotoShop - an Update

[samkatz@ibm.net]

I think Russells advice contradicts others who say to leave printer color
management OFF and let PS do thework

  I share all of your frustrations because sometimes i get a print that's dead
on, and using the same settings with a different file, pure garbage.

There is a serious problem here in that between Adobe, Epson  and all the
revered PS Authors like Blatner and Fraser all of whom are taking our money,  no
one has written and illustrated a comprehensive guide to getting photoshop to
work with Epson or any inkjet for that matter.  The hardware and software
vendors are ignoring there customers as are the independent authors who are
writing only towards professional Pre-press work.

I do appreciate all of you who have website's that attempt to provide this
valuable service(lioncity, digital dog etc), but there are even contradictions
among the "experts"..  This is hard for a "dummy" like me, who just uses his
eyes to get a great looking screen image and then can't show anyone a
print!      I'd be happy to go out and buy a book soleley dedicated to PS and
Inkjet Printing, but am hesistant to buy "EZ Color" for 300.00 after already
spending 1,000 on printer and software!.

If anyone out there hears of a comprehensive guide to this, please post it.

sorry for my venting.....but it happens after staying up all night printing a
picture of a gorilla and getting one with blue hair!




sam

Stewart Hemley wrote:

> Well said, Cathy.
>
> Russel, to me you sound like a person who cares about his subject and wants
> to help others. I'm also incredibly grateful.
>
> To date I've not yet got a print acceptably close to what's on my (Adobe
> Gamma calibrated) monitor but with each attempt it gets better. (1200, Win
> 98, 5.02, iiyama pro 17). I guess the main problem is that there are SO MANY
> variables! It's frustrating that what seems to work for some cannot be
> applied universally - I've tried every suggestion and none is close enough
> for me. But what's hopeful is that so many of us are trying. I hope the
> noise we're making gets through to manufacturers and software people.
>
> > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:03:28 -0700
> > From: Cathy Brown <catbrown@cwix.com>
> > Subject: RE: Settings in PhotoShop - an Update
> >
> > Russell, don't worry about sounding terse or annoyed or anything of that
> > sort (the post didn't come off that way anyway), because I'm sure I speak
> > for all of us when I say I am extremely grateful for your participation.
> >
> > I will test your suggestions and report back.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Cathy
>
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