Re: Epson 3000, color management, ICC Profiles

["B.G." <smthopr@loop.com>]

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> Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 12:30:02 -0700
> From: Phillip Charis <pscharis@home.com>
> Subject: Epson 3000, color management, ICC Profiles
> 

> 
> 1.  How do you "soft proof" in Photoshop if the ICC profile is RGB
> (Epson)?  For my Iris I simply load the CMYK Iris profile in the
> Photoshop setup and press "CMD Y" (MAC).  I get a very accurate CMYK
> soft proof of the image.  With the RGB based ICC profile for the Epson
> this does not appear to be an option.  I've been told that it is
> possible to "soft proof" with the RGB profile but no one has been able
> to show me how.   Does anyone on the this list have a solution?

The answer is that you make a cmy equivilent
profile to the rgb profile.  How?  Go to Andrew
Rodney's web page: http://www.digitaldog.net/ and
download the rgb soft proof photoshop action.

This will make a cmy profile from your rgb epson
3000 profile.  Load this into the cmyk setup as usual.
> 
> 2.  Workflow:  I want to make sure we use the correct workflow from
> Photoshop to the 3000 using ICC profiles.  Am I correct in assuming that
> prior to sending the RGB in Photoshop to the Epson that I first perform
> a Profile To Profile conversion in Photoshop using the Epson 3000 RGB
> profile? Next, how does one correctly configure the options in the Epson
> print screen.?  I'm assuming that we must again select the Epson ICC
> profile, and, that we must not select the "color management" option. He
> also has a number of options under "more settings."  What is the best choice?

I'm not a professional printer but I'll take a
stab at this as I made some proofs on cheap paper
to simulate expensive watercolor paper.

I used the apple colorsync filter that came with
colorsync and is found in the photoshop filters
menu.  It's a free download from apple if you need
it.  The filter does profile to profile like
photoshop but has a nice proofing feature that
will apply two profiles for just this type of
proofing.  So. 1) source is working space,
destination is Iris, Probably perceptual intent. 
2) source is Iris and destination is epson 3000,
relative colormetric intent.  Print through epson
driver with all color correction off or set to "no
color correction".  This should simulate the Iris
on the epson.

CD Tobie is an expert at this, maybe he'll get to answer.
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