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paulyb316
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June 5, 2022
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Dark prints

  • 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.

 

 

 

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hatsteadCorrect answer
Inspiring
June 5, 2022

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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    June 7, 2022

    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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