Hi Bob: At the Epson web site, this was the only ICC Profile I could find
for a printer called 870, but it's created for Color Life paper, which I've
never heard of http://tinyurl.com/d6ftj , so I don't know what this is
all about.
Also, in Lightroom, make sure you do the following when printing from the
print module:
-click Page Set Up
-click Properties
-Under Media Settings look for Mode, then click Custom. From the dropdown
menu choose the following:
"Off(No Color Adjustment)"
In the Lightroom Print module, scroll down to Profile, choose paper profile.
I looked through all the printer names, and I only found the above profiles
for the Epson Stylus 870. Custom made profiles might be the way to go if
you don't want to upgrade your printer, but since I've never had any
profiles made, I wouldn't know what company to suggest. Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Sullivan" <[email protected]>
To: "PDML" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:47 AM
Subject: Lightroom printing on an Epson 870
I've always had difficulties with colors in printing on my old Epson
870 photo printer.
I don't do it very often, and learned how to 'get along' with
Photoshop Elements for prints.
Now I would like to make my new system easier and more foolproof.
I've calibrated the monitor, but was very disappointed printing out of
Lightroom.
The steel gray minivan I photographed showed up like it was under a
heatlamp.
I had a red or magenta cast on a photo taken in sunlight. Not at all
close to the original.
The Epson 870 might be 5 years old? Resolution is satisfactory, but
colors wander.
Depending on what glossy photo paper I put in the printer, I get
different cast & shades.
HP & Epson glossy papers are not the answer and I have a bunch generic
glossy paper
from Staples (because the first 50 sheets I bought from them worked
out so well).
I hear you guys talk about selecting a paper profile from the printer
and I'm jealous.
I don't have any profiles to select from and I suspect the printer is too
old.
I've recently looked into creating some profiles, but thought I'd ask
for your collective wisdom.
Regards, Bob S.
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