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laburke
laburke
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June 10, 2025
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Faded Print Colors After Photoshop 25.12.3 Update on macOS Monterey – Anyone Else?

  • June 10, 2025
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For a week or so now when printing, the colors are coming out quite faded, not like ink running out or needing cleaning, but just like the wrong profile or something. I tried a different printer, same problem. Tried printing from other software too, same problem. I've tried every combination of settings I could possibly think of. It looks like Photoshop did update to 25.12.3 nine days ago. That seems too coincidental to not be related.

 

Has anyone else encountered this? I am running Monterey 12.7.6 I know I'm behind but I'm hesitant to update because this is an older iMac and it's telling me when I hit Update Photoshop that it may not run on my computer. Any ideas? Should I risk updating PS anyway?

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laburke
laburkeAuthor
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June 11, 2025

I just updated to 26.7 even though it's telling me it won't work well on my OS and still getting the same printing results. I am running Monterey and that is the latest OS my "vintage" computer can run. I was hoping just updating PS would fix the problem but it didn't. Do you guys think my older OS is the problem here?

NB, colourmanagement
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NB, colourmanagementCommunity Expert
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June 16, 2025

@laburke I'd stick with Monterey for now -

Your print dialogue settings might reveal that you're using Apple's default print driver rather then Canons own - r you should e=se actual Vanon media names listed for selection not just "glossy"/"matte" etc - I wrote this up for Epson, as its what I have here to test - I'll add that info in a separate reply to make it clear.

 

An extra question [one you're sure you are actually using Canons driver software) - when you set the media type etc in the "print settings" options and hit "save" then reopen that dialogue did the options you chose stick? With later versions of macOS there's an issue with this where those media settings etc are lost almost every time. Printing has become almost impossible. 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/macos-sequioa-photoshop-25-and-messed-up-print-settings-during-printing/idi-p/15231269

 

I hope this helps

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laburke
laburkeAuthor
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June 11, 2025

I'm testing by removing and reinstalling a previous 25.x version but it keeps installing 2024. Not sure if that gives a clue.

laburke
laburkeAuthor
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June 11, 2025

Never mind, I see the version number isn't necessarily the year.

D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity Expert
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June 11, 2025

Show a screenshot of your PS Print dialog.

 

Include the printer driver dialog that comes up when you click "Print Settings". These are the settings we need to see:

    laburke
    laburkeAuthor
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    June 11, 2025

    Attaching screenshots:

     

      johng44721896
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      johng44721896Community Expert
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      June 11, 2025

      I don't have an answer, only a question. Were the files that you attempted to print in an RGB color space or CMYK?

        laburke
        laburkeAuthor
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        June 11, 2025

        I have pretty much always used sRGB or AdobeRGB and both have been perfectly fine for my purposes (I make stickers).

          kglad
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          kgladCommunity Expert
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          June 10, 2025

          in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

          p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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            laburke
            laburkeAuthor
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            June 11, 2025

            Thank you! I haven't posted here in years and was a little lost, lol. Appreciate your help 🙂

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