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davidhunternyc
davidhunternyc
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February 20, 2018
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Epson Printer Adobe Illustrator Color Setting Recommendations?

  • February 20, 2018
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Hello,

I have an Epson R3000 printer. I have not found the optimum "Color Settings" within Adobe Illustrator for accurate color reproduction. The only Illustrator setting which I can be sure of is to set the "Color Space" to RGB. Epson's own PDF color guide does not address the full capabilities in Illustrator and other Google searches yielded less than optimal results as well. Yes, my computer screen is color calibrated but I still need suggestions for which "Color Settings" to choose within Adobe Illustrator for the most accurate color reproduction. Your help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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    Theresa J
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    Theresa JCommunity Expert
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    February 21, 2018

    Do you use a print profile, something that is calibrated for both the printer and the paper you are printing on? You have to start with that. It will be pretty much impossible to get exact color matches of solid colors without having a print profile. Also, some colors you create in Illustrator could be out of gamut for the printer. sRGB has a smaller gamut than Adobe RGB so changing to sRGB will limit the possible out of gamut colors.

    The color settings you show are your application default color settings. So right now if you create a new RGB document is will be in the Adobe RGB (1998) working space. Older files or ones you receive from somewhere else could be different.

    J
    jdanek
    Inspiring
    February 20, 2018

    This is what I use...

    and Epson's driver is a good driver.  Not sure why you would not be getting "optimum" color reproduction uless you are having difficulties with the print dialogues.  What type of file are you printing?  How is the printer performing in other applications ( i.e., Photoshop )?  Describe to me what you are seeing that is a problem.

    davidhunternyc
    davidhunternycAuthor
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    February 21, 2018

    Thank you for your reply. In Photoshop, I am satisfied with the output but I am using Illustrator with graphics and solid colors that need to be exact. Here is what I'm using in Illustrator but I have no idea if these settings are optimum.

    J
    jdanek
    Inspiring
    February 21, 2018

    Your Color Settings are the same as the ones I use, so you should consider them accurate.  When you use the Print command, do not let "Illustrator Determine Color".  Instead, "Let Printer Determine Color" which will honor the color coming out of Illustrator, but you have the ability to use print setups for output.  The Color Settings in Illustrator allow you to deal with incoming and outgoing files.  Like Theresa explains, certain RGB files have certain characteristics which will affect output.  Having said all that, do not be surprised if you cannot "match" all colors.  There are files that you can build that use wide gamut RGB ( i.e., ProPhoto RGB ) and your Epson R3000 will match very closely, but this requires out-of-the-box approaches and fringe settings in both Illustrator ( Rendering Intent = Perceptual ) and Epson's driver ( i.e., specific paper ).  So, sometimes you have to experiment to achieve the color you want.

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