MAC SEQUOIA AND PRINTS...

[Jojo_jojauz]

it's unbelievable... every time there is even a small system update on the mac, my printer (canon pro 300) prints out washed out reds. it's baffling!

mac studio, photoshop, canon pro 300 (all very up to date!).

[MarkDS]

No, it's not unbelievable. Happens to me all the time, so I stopped upgrading MacOS at Ventura on my laptop and Monterey on my desktop, both M1 chips, and I'm not missing anything I need. Just get off their senseless treadmill. I've come to the conclusion that Apple has no interest in maintaining backward compatibility of colour management and the print pipeline, so best is to bypass it using alternative software for printing. In the Epson world  Epson Print Layout (EPL) works well. Canon has a similar application I reviewed a long while ago - forget the name - you can find it and test whether it protects the integrity of your colours. The day all that fails, my Plan B will be to buy a cheap Windows computer just for managing printing. From all I've been reading, it seems Microsoft has been better at sustaining colour-managed workflows for printing and from what I've observed, the printer driver layout is more user-friendly than what the printer manufacturters are required to design for complying with MacOS.

[Jojo_jojauz]

many thanks mark! now with professional print and layout everything works!!!!

[MarkDS]

Super - glad you got that sorted and you're up and running.

[Jojo_jojauz]

mmh... thanks. the canon software is 'professional print and layout'

[NB, colourmanagement]

@Jojo_jojauz Are you sure you are using the actual printer driver SW not the MacOS default?

Noite: As far as I know -  the same issue applies to Canon printer software - the "apple" print driver will miss necessary features - so if it's a canon please see this as an example of how to proceed. Rather than an actual step by step. 

Epson / Mac: Add printer, AirPrint issue, here are some notes about Apple’s built in (default) Gimp Print / Gutenprint based printer drivers.

Best avoided.  It can print quite differently from the manufacturer's own driver software. 

Does the print driver look different? some options have changed?

Are media names the same as previous drivers you've used, e.g.. is 'Premium Luster Photo Paper' mentioned or are the media types just simplified names like matte or gloss? 

You'll be aware, I'm sure, that the selected media name in the driver must match the selection made when printing ICC profiling patches, (so the ICC profile and media type selection are linked) . BUT is the media name selected previously actually there in the list?

IF the media names listed differ (and have been simplified) then you are perhaps inadvertently using Apple’s default Gimp/ Gutenprint driver rather than Epson’s own. It's not just a matter of installing Epson driver software, you have to select it too. I do know it's very important to use Epson's own driver software. I tripped over this myself on a client site, the driver looked different and I put it down to an OSX update imposed style - took a while to work that one out.

Here's an example of what I'd expect to see in an Epson driver for media name options:

Can you access print settings in an application other than Photoshop, try Preview?

If not, a thorough purge may be in order, perhaps install drivers (downloaded from Epson) again: 

1. Delete all instances of Epson printers from 

System Settings (or System Preferences depending on Mac OS version) / Printers & Scanners -or- System Preferences>Print & Fax, whichever you have.

2. Then go to /Library/Printers and trash the whole Epson folder.

3. Delete the Epson LFP Remote Panel (IF you are using that utility).

4. Then go to Epson online and download the printer drivers yourself

Do not let the Mac install the printer driver for you.

There’s one more tripwire - in System Settings (or System Preferences depending on Mac OS version) / Printers  - - - , when adding the connected printer

[i.e. click the padlock, enter your password and click the “+” button]

- watch out for the “Use" selection - I recommend you do not select "Airprint" there under "use", but, rather, manually set "use” to the printer name, which will then call on the manufacturer’s own software rather than the default Apple driver (that’s based on Gimp Print / Gutenprint, which misses out some printing options such as specific manufacturers media names). 

I hope this helps

neil barstow, colourmanagement net  - adobe forum volunteer - co-author: 'getting colour right'

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[MarkDS]

Hi Neil - maybe you missed it, but the OP is on Canon, not Epson.

Anyhow, for those installing Epson printers this is necessary advice.

[NB, colourmanagement]

@MarkDS Thanks, I think the same applies to Canon - the "apple" print driver will miss necessary features. I should have made that clear - will edit my earlier post

I hope this helps

neil barstow - adobe forum volunteer,

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