Preview colours.. Following on from a post by BigDJim, I have a frustrating problem also. I process an image to my liking on my calibrated PC (Win 7) and move on to print. Setting up...

Valenta Loc: Top of NZ

Following on from a post by BigDJim, I have a frustrating problem also.

I process an image to my liking on my calibrated PC (Win 7) and move on to print. Setting up everything, I move on to Print Preview. Everything now has a very annoying pink/red tint and green foliage turns brown.

Naturally, if I print, I get the same result.

Any suggestions please (apart from upgrading to Win 10 etc). I use CS6 and/or CC

Thanks in anticipation,

Tony

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Is Print Preview a feature of Win 7 or are you talking about printing from Photoshop or Lightroom?
You should be able to print from CS6 or CC and get acceptable results depending on your printer and whether it has been calibrated to your computer screen.

See also helpful folks at UHH’s Printers and Color Printing forum
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-120-1.html

paulw Loc: nottinghamshire

Turn off colour management in printer set up and let ps manage colour

rdubreuil Loc: Dummer, NH USA

paulw wrote:

Turn off colour management in printer set up and let ps manage colour

This. As well as use the correct profiles for your particular manufacturer's printer and paper combinations. Good luck and keep shooting.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Valenta wrote:

Following on from a post by BigDJim, I have a frustrating problem also.

I process an image to my liking on my calibrated PC (Win 7) and move on to print. Setting up everything, I move on to Print Preview. Everything now has a very annoying pink/red tint and green foliage turns brown.

Naturally, if I print, I get the same result.

Any suggestions please (apart from upgrading to Win 10 etc). I use CS6 and/or CC

Thanks in anticipation,

Tony

It sounds like you chose >let photoshop manage colors<, if you do that, you also have to turn color management to >off<! A lot of folks forget, or not know and then wonder why they get those strange colors. If you do not do that, you'll have two "programs" trying to do the same thing at the same time and interfering with each other. One is photoshop, the other is the printers driver trying also!

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

Print your image using the printer software not the photo program program. Some printers do not 'like' adobeRGB. The printer preview is what to look at.

Bill_de Loc: US

G Brown wrote:

Print your image using the printer software not the photo program program. Some printers do not 'like' adobeRGB. The printer preview is what to look at.

I do all my printing letting the program, PS, rather than the printer control it. But I use sRGB all the way through from camera to paper.

I think either way can work as long as you do it right.

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burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

rdubreuil wrote:

This. As well as use the correct profiles for your particular manufacturer's printer and paper combinations. Good luck and keep shooting.

Double profiling is a real problem, and can happen if both your software and your printer driver are trying to manage the color conversions. Use one or the other, but not both. And by all means, TEST each of them to see which you like better.

Another thing that can happen is a profile mismatch. If your system treats an sRGB image as Adobe RGB, or vice-versa, you'll get weird color and contrast variations.

For the very best color, use OEM ink, OEM paper, and the correct profile for that combination in your printer. Once you have that baseline working, you might try third party papers (with their downloaded profiles). If you change ink brands, watch for strange color shifts. Some brands are fine, others are terrible. Archival longevity (AKA fading) can be a big issue with some third party inks, too!

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

rdubreuil wrote:

This. As well as use the correct profiles for your particular manufacturer's printer and paper combinations. Good luck and keep shooting.

It sounds like an incorrect profile to me as the image changes to UGLY as soon as he turns on preview

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

G Brown wrote:

Print your image using the printer software not the photo program program. Some printers do not 'like' adobeRGB. The printer preview is what to look at.

Then you're missing out on really great colors!

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

speters wrote:

Then you're missing out on really great colors!

Possibly, but I like my landscapes to be 'as I see them' rather than in HD...

have fun

Valenta Loc: Top of NZ

Thanks to all you guys who have responded.

I have done everything you have suggested - as a routine. I have not seen anything that I can adjust which I am not already doing.

One last option: turn off Print Preview - cross your fingers and see what happens.

Thanks again.

Tony

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Valenta wrote:

Thanks to all you guys who have responded.

I have done everything you have suggested - as a routine. I have not seen anything that I can adjust which I am not already doing.

One last option: turn off Print Preview - cross your fingers and see what happens.

Thanks again.

Tony

Tony, This is very perplexing!
1,When you're using Photoshop and you click on 'View' in the top margin and then 'Proof Setup' followed by 'Custom', under "proof conditions" does "Device to Simulate" show the paper you're using?
2, Do you have "Gamut Warning" checked and if it is, what color do you use for your gamut warning?