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September 14, 2021
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Print and color quality difference when printed with two same printers using Illustrator

  • September 14, 2021
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So I just bought a Canon ImagseClass laser printer and the colors are just way off.

I used another laser printer at an office I was renting, and the colors was pretty accurate, at least for getting an idea of what the final product would look like. My new Canon ImageClass is nowhere near that. The colors are very blend/ligth and it looks nothing like what the other laser printer did.

I'm not very familiar with printers and I was wondering if I'm setting it up correctly or doing something wrong? I'm printing from Illustrator and I do mostly packaging designs, so it's pretty important that I get an idea of what the final product is going to look like colorwise.

 

Thanks!

 

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Anshul_Saini
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 14, 2021

Hi there,

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble you are facing. Could you please confirm if the document is in RGB or CMYK color profile? Also, please share the screenshot of your color setting and printing settings.


In addition to the suggestion by @JonathanArias, you may check out this help article (https://helpx.adobe.com/in/illustrator/using/printing-color-management.html) on print color management while printing.

 

I will be looking forward to your response.

 

Thanks & Regards,

Anshul Saini

Grupet_69Author
Known Participant
September 14, 2021

Hi Anshul,

 

Aagin, I know it's not an Adobe issue, I know it's my printer that's probably not the right printer for the job, but I was just hoping that some settings or someting could help me out...

 

Everything I do I CMYK

 

When you say printing settings, what exatly are you looking for?

 

 

Brad @ Roaring Mouse
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 15, 2021

Dig down deeper:

Under Setup...

You'll find settings for your printer for Color Matching and Quality. You may have to play with these to get what you want. There's lots to play with in there.

 

 

 

JonathanArias
Legend
September 14, 2021

i personally never found printing from illustrator or indesign works correctly. can you try printing from a .pdf?

 

Grupet_69Author
Known Participant
September 14, 2021

I did try that as well and It didn't make a difference. Same result as printing from Illustrator.

JonathanArias
Legend
September 14, 2021

why do you think this is an adobe issue? you said it printed better in a different printer?