Dark prints

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June 5, 2022
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I have an Imac M1 and Epson 3880. Recently mu prints are way too dark and the colors are not matching.

I have tried everything but still having trouble.

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Correct answer hatstead

1. Most computer screens are set too bright, and you can try dialing down the screen "bightness" a bit .

2. In editor, you may be able to enhance your picture files with Levels, Bightness/contrast , and Hue/saturation adjustment layers

3. In Editor, go to Edit>Color settings and check the option to optimize for computer screens.

4. Go to File>Print and look for More Options> Color Management and select Printer manages colors

5. In Editor, go to Image>mode and check RGB color

6. Go on Amazon.com and search for Monitor Calibration Tools. These are external tools to optimize your experience.

hatsteadCorrect answer

Inspiring

1. Most computer screens are set too bright, and you can try dialing down the screen "bightness" a bit .

2. In editor, you may be able to enhance your picture files with Levels, Bightness/contrast , and Hue/saturation adjustment layers

3. In Editor, go to Edit>Color settings and check the option to optimize for computer screens.

4. Go to File>Print and look for More Options> Color Management and select Printer manages colors

5. In Editor, go to Image>mode and check RGB color

6. Go on Amazon.com and search for Monitor Calibration Tools. These are external tools to optimize your experience.

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paulyb316Author

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Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions. I tried everyone of those tips (for 3 days !) and nothing changed. However, after much research, I found that my Epson printer was not up to date with Mac's OS 12.4 Montery. So I uniunstalled the Epson driver and reinstalled a newer version and now PS recognizes the printer in the workflow window and my prints look great. It was an easy fix after all. I also spent over an hour on the phone with Adobe and the tech guy was not helpful at all. Adobe is not a good company when it comes to customer service. Unfortunate.

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