Color printing problems with CS5 on Mac 10.6.5
I really need some help. I installed CS5 several weeks ago on a new MacPro tower. I have used an Epson 3800 pro printer for many years with my Mac G5 and CS3 with no issues at all. Now, the color is completely off. I have kept the same settings, updated the driver and all software. When I print from photoshop the colors are perfect. When I print from InDesign or Acrobat in pdf form, the colors are all wrong; not saturated enough, too light, too dark, just wrong. I have been printing just fine for years, but since the new computer and upgrade, everything is totally off. Does anybody have any ideas? I would be so grateful.
Thank you,
sharon
It may also be a Mac thing. I have some recollection that for a period of time Macs were introducing the monitor profile (which they shouldn't have) into the color management equation when printing from ID, and that has changed, either with CS5 or Snow Leopard. I'm sorry I don't recall the gory details -- I'm on Windows and thus never had to deal with it -- but there should be some discussion here on the forum if you search.
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:10:13 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Printing problems with InDesign CS3 with Mac OS 10.6.3
I neglected to ask what version of indesign CS3 you are using. I also
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:10:13 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
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