New ICC profile

[cliffh72766135]

I have put  new ICC profile for my printer on my computer but Elements does not see it when I try to print. Any suggestions?

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[MichelBParis]

cliffh72766135  wrote

I have put  new ICC profile for my printer on my computer but Elements does not see it when I try to print. Any suggestions?

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Online help:

Print photos in Photoshop Elements

In which folder did you put the ICC profile?

Particularly see the 'options' for color management in the above link.

Which printer and paper type?

[cliffh72766135]

The profile ended up in the folder that should be read by Elements/Photoshop - C:\Windows\sysytem32\spool\drivers\color. The printer is an Epson Stylus Photo R1800 and the paper Ilford Galerie Prestige Smooth Gloss

[MichelBParis]

When you are in the Printer advanced dialog:

- more

- color management

- color handling: be sure to set Photoshop Elements manages colors (color management by your Epson should be desactivated)

- Click on the dropdown menu below for 'Printer profile'. Do you the list of profiles in your ICC folder, including your Ilford one?

[cliffh72766135]

I renamed the ICC file Ilford Galerie smooth Gloss but this does not appear in the drop down box

[MichelBParis]

I just tried to download the ICC profile from the Ilford site. I could not find an ICC profile matching both the paper type and your Epson model. When trying to get another existing random profile, I got a zip file "000-zipped-...." which I unzipped on my computer. I did right click on the .ICC file and chose to let Windows install the profile. It now appears in my drop-down list of profiles.

Just a guess:

You may have downloaded the zip for installing instructions instead of the missing ICC profile for your combination of paper and printer.

I would ask for help on the Ilford forum.

[cliffh72766135]

I have contacted Ilford and hope to hear back from them next week. You may be right about what I downloaded. Thanks you anyway for all your help. Much appreciated.