Aperture 1.5.2 + Epson R1800 Printing Problems

I love the new Aperture 1.5.2, but I'm running into a problem with Aperture stopping progress on the prints and not letting me access the epson R1800...message All jobs stopped and when I attempt to restart them, Aperture shuts them down again...
When I bring the job into Adobe Photoshop CS2 from Camera RAW it prints just fine and communicates effectively with the printer...
I love the workflow with Aperture, but cannot utilize it to print my copies and it is frustrating...Have problem solved many avenues from reloading software, printer setup utility, etc. but having the software-hardware problem between Aperture & R1800...
Adios! Steve

Steve --
Just realized that you have a G5 and not an Intel machine. My response below my still help -- I hope.
I use the R1800 quite extensively and have been extremely happy with the results, so hopefully this will help. When you said that you've reloaded the software, did you mean that you've tried to reinstall from the Epson disc that came with the printer? If so, do not do this. Move it to the trash if you can. I discovered this somewhat by accident when I first bought the printer -- Somewhere on Epson's site it says not to use the Epson disc for Intel Macs. Instead, download the latest driver from Epson's site for your computer and all should work just fine.
If this doesn't fix your problem there may be something wrong with your system that's a bit more serious. Others on this board can hopefully help with that.
John

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i import the pics first into LR3.
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if i go that route, my options then are importing into ps using smart object and opening in raw one foto at a time, a pretty cumbersome [and somewhat confusing to me] process. i do this in lr by choosing 'edit in' > 'open as smart object' and then in ps clicking on the thumbnail in the layers palette to open in raw. ot i can use bridge, thereby involving 3 programs. arghhh.
per epson tech instructions--and this was the first thing that gave me some good prints--i have set the workflow option at the bottom of the raw image in ps at:
adobe rgb 1998; 16 bit; highest mp available( 20 or 25mp even tho i am shooting at 18mp); 320 ppi. but it only works sometime.
or am i on the wrong track completely in trying to solve the printer problem. i have been thru many setting adjustments and nothing seemed to work until opened with the current workflow setting. i have tried, as both adobe and epstill darkson recommeded, having ps control the color and setting icm and management off. still dark.
if agsinst all recommendations i use printer controls color, epson vivid, i can get prttey good prints, but only if i print from LR. PS hates this setting.
i am awating a call from a high-level adobe techie.
my little head is reeling--and of course this all is after epson tried to blame OS, PS, LR, my monitor, and me. and adobe did the same casting about. but since the same dark image is happening with the mac laptop and windows desktop, none of these seemed likely. epson also suggested i buy another, newer printer, but then admitted that if the photpro profile was the problem, no joy.
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As remarked by other responders, this is not a problem unique to you, to Lightroom or to your printer; I have struggled many times, most recently with Aperture3 and an Epson1290 (my Epson 220 didn't show the problem at the same time, with the same images). Changes in driver, profile usage to names but 2 factors, all can screw things up.
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1. Make sure you have the latest drivers downloaded from the Apple Software Update window below the Apple icon at the lefthand end of your Finder menu bar.
2. use an appropriate profile for your printer/ink/paper combination; the only real solution is to produce your own, with something like SpyderPrine - I have one for each combination I use.
3. Select these in the Lightroom Print Menu at the right hand side of the window under "Print Job". Don't use "Draft Mode.", which doesn't allow the following choices. Underr "Color Management", put in your chosen profile and Rendering Intent (I use Perceptual, but, in my experience, they don't change things much).
When you click on "Print", an Apple print window opens, which shows the printer is not in control of printing; all the options are greyed out.
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I've searched the forum and tried (I think) all recommendations. Despite that, I'm still having a problem with a 1/8" border that is printing at the top of my 4x6 borderless pictures. The following is the dialogue I've had with Epson support. Note that I can successfully print borderless via Photoshop. Any ideas?
thanks in advance -- jay
On Mar 27, 2007, at 12:34 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Since the output is centered in Photoshop this issue would be related to a
setting within the Aperture program. Unfortunately we do not have
information on settings within this application to advise you on. You may
want to contact the program vendor for this type of information.
--Your original question has been attached below--
It prints ok with Photoshop. Thanks for the guidance. Can you advise
why Aperture is pushing the photo left and down by 1/8"?
On Mar 25, 2007, at 3:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Please try printing out of PhotoShop if you have it :
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is set for Epson Stylus Photo R1800, ensure that the orientation
is correct and that the correct paper size is selected - it will say
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PROBLEM REPORT
Software used during problem: Aperture 1.5
File type being printed: jpg
Detailed Description of Problem:
I''m trying to print borderless 4x6 and I''m getting a narrow
unprinted
band (1/8") on the left side and the top. The right and bottom
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The project I'm doing print work from involves CMYK versions of greyscale photos and a spot color (Pantone 200PC, also tried Trumatch 5-a2).
If I try to print from InDesign, or from Acrobat using an InDesign "press quality" pdf, everything's 'thin'. The greyscale photos are a bit washed out, and the spot color is pink rather than rich red.
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Just extending on what Bruce offered... the issue is one of what is referred to as "aspect ratio" of the image.
Most digital cameras use default resolution settings that impose a 4:3 aspect ratio and you're trying to print at 3:2. Since the image is being scaled proportionately the result is as Bruce described in his reply - 'shrink-to-fit' is one dimension is going to be either too much or not enough in the other. If you intend to routinely print @ 4x6 you might check to see if your camera has a 3:2 setting (probably something like 2560x1712 pixels. (You can figure it out if necessary if you divide the smaller number by the larger one - you want to come up with .66875 rather than .75)
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Trying to put this post in searchable terms for others having the same problem finding the answer -- new to mac.
Everybody knows that you need to go to epson.com and download the new mac leopard drivers for most of the printers, including R1800. But the new driver won't install correctly unless you go into Library/Printers/ and move the entire "EPSON" folder into the trash can before double clicking the VISE install icon on the downloaded package. (Maybe there is another way to make it work, but mine wouldn't actually install and start working till I did this.)
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Hi Laura.
Isn't that the most frustrating thing in the world? Anyway, that isn't the right driver. That is the one that ships with Leopard (or something, I don't know - anyway, wrong one).
Try deleting the EPSON folder again, deleting your printer from system prefs/print fax, reinstalling the driver and re-finding your printer. Now that I think about it, I did that, and generally fiddled around in there a bit, before it worked.
I don't know how Macs associate printers with drivers (I'm a PC person and missing my PC!), but once the software in the dmg package was properly installed, the printer automatically picked up the EPSON SP R1800 (1) driver when I told it to go look for printers. I didn't have to choose it from the list of drivers.
Hope that helps.
Susan

Epson R1800 prints too dark with PS CS5

I have been using Photoshop since version 2.5 updating each version.
I have a trial version of PS CS5 12.0.1. I have been trying to print from it but have been unable to get anything other than dark prints. I have carefully checked everything, used lots of ink and paper (Epson Ultra Premium Luster).
I have downloaded and reinstalled the Epson driver (6.12) several times. Deleting the printer and reinstating it again after the new driver is downloaded. I'm on a Mac Pro 3GHZ, 10GB running 10.6.4.
I have re-calibrated my monitor using a Spyder3 and using the Apple calibration. Both yield a very similar calibration.
I have carefully gone over and tried the solutions (2 and 3) offerred at: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/834/cpsid_83497.html
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See here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669
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Dear Ralph,
Thank you for replying to my post.
It does not seem that I will solve my problem by localisation "rectification". I am in an all International environment. Hmm.
Do you use InDesign CS3 in a totally colour managed environment?
I just got a Colour Profile done for my Intel Mac machine from InDesign and it is 'less than perfect'. Very frustrating.
This colour expert suggests I set up my work flow as follows:
[Well if I was allowed to include snapshots of my screen they would appear here.]
The Printer Profile I am using in the Colour Management dialogue box is the profile provide by the Colour Expert.
How do you set things up please?
I had, in fact still have, an Epson 3000 that the Colour Expert profiled and gave me phenomenal colour accuracy up until OS 10.5.5 when the Epson driver became non-operational. I am so disappointed that I am having so much difficulty with the 3800.
I think there are Adobe v. Mac issues plus driver problems!!!
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Running OS 10.4.10 on !7 inch GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Printer has been operating successfully when using G4 iMac (OX 10.4.10)+ USB. Switch to new iMac (also with USB) results in continuous printing of only blank sheets. When I switch back to the G4 no problem. Current drivers obtained from Epson website are loaded as the Epson CD does not work with Intel-Mac. I believe I've made all of the correct printer selections, with one step that I can't resolve. In the printer utility the CX7800 is selected, location is my computer but there is no CX7800 in the Epson list for Print Using. I've tried using Stylus CX6600 and CX8300 (both with the additional notation of Gimp-Print v 5.0.-beta 2) to no avail. In the G4 print utility the Print Using CX7800 had the designation of Series 1. I hope this description of the problem is clear. I've tried contacting Epson but so far no help. Any help would be appreciated.

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I followed the Epson instructions (again).
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Thanks John.
I did shoot Epson an email shortly after posting to this forum. I've not heard back from them yet.
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Meanwhile, I would be grateful for any other ideas that are shared in this forum.
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