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I thought it important to let you know that I've solved my printing problem and I wanted to let you know what I did.
First, although my most recent exploratory discussion with an Apple senior advisor was good and was suppose to result in him calling me back with a report from engineering, he and I haven't yet connected. Unfortunately I didn't time my availability correctly and when he called, I wasn't at home. I called back and was told by another senior advisor that I spoke to that he would g
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Good news, after the update to Big Sur 11.6.5 the issue is finally resolved (hope it will not come back at the next update).
After the update to 11..6.5, I delete my Epson 3880 from the printer list and re-install the printer driver then add the printer in the printer list again. All the profile come back like before in Lightromm and photoshop.
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Brad @ Roaring Mouse wrote:
If you have Photoshop Managing color, then you should not select ColorSync.
Actually not only the opposite (you do want the ColorSync radio button on), you have no other option in Photoshop.
Some software products are using a private (undocumented) SPI called kPMApplicationColorMatching which you see in Photoshop and Lightroom and the Adobe Color Print Utility. When you set Application Manages Color, the area of the driver that controls Colorsync will alter the radio buttons such they are grayed out:
Jeff, I'll try to answer your question. I don't know what software you are using, Lightroom, Photoshop Elements, or Photoshop CC. What I'm going to go over is how I use Photoshop CC with my Epson P900 printer.
Before starting my process, I wanted to go over something. When I look at your screenshots (thanks for including those) it looks like, in the Photoshop dialogue box, you've selected 'PRINTER MANAGES COLOR' then you are going to the Epson dialogue box and printing through 'COLOR SYNC'. While this is possible, I found that Apple's Colorsync sometimes is in conflict with what the other printer colour controls are trying to do.
Looking at my screen shot numbered 1, you'll see I've selected the 'PHOTSHOP MANAGES COLOR' option. When that is selected, I then set my Printer ICC profile in the box below. That is critical. It must be the ICC profile for the paper and not the media type.
I then click on the 'PRINTER CONTOLS' box and that takes me out of the Adobe Photoshop environment and puts me into the Epson controls as shown in the first Epson dialogue box. The first thing to do is set the right paper size (ignore the one I chose as I'm printing using roll paper at the moment). There is a whole list of paper sizes avaiable for selection or you can create your own custom size. The screenshot numbered 2 shows the Epson printer dialogue box with 'COLOR MATCHING' selected. IMPORTANT: notice that both options are greyed out. That is because I've selected in the Photoshop print diaglue box, previously, that Photoshop will manage the colours. That is where the ICC profile was selected.
Next, I go down to the 'PRINTER SETTINGS' in the Epson printer dialogue box as seen in my screenshot numbered 3. (again, ignore the Roll Paper selection I have at the moment). Under 'MEDIA TYPE' you set the media type that the printer paper manufacturer has provided. This is important.
The 'PRINT QUALITY' is your choice.
When you then click on 'SAVE' you will be taken back to the Photoshop printer dialogue box (see the first screenshot numbered 1). That is where you make the final command to print down in the lower RHS. Up to that point you can cancel at anytime and return to Photoshop or Lightroom, whichever you're using.
I need to note that I don't have the screenshots for the equivilent set up with Lightroom or Photoshop Elements, but the same principles will apply.
This approach bypasses Apple's ColorSync application.
If this doesn't work the only thing left is to share screens and try to work it out that way.
By the way, I'm also not sure whether your working with Big Sur or Monterey; however, both will use the same process I described above.
Cheers,
Jack
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