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Hi
Since I installed Yosemite, my old Epson R265 inkjet photo printer will only, regardless of any amount of adjustment, output prints that are so dark and muddy it looks like I'm viewing the prints through a dirty old pair of sunglasses.
I've tried every kind of solution, reinstall the driver, remove then re-add the printer and changed all manner of print settings. I'm getting the same results through Photoshop CS5 and iPhoto.
The printer worked perfectly the day before I installed Yosemite and I'm using an image that printed out correctly before the install to test print.
I'm completely at a loss, I know from a week of trawling through articles online that there are some printing issues with Yosemite, but nothing similar to the problem I'm having.
Any advice you can give would be a massive help, I'm prepared to buy a new printer, but i get the feeling that the problem won't go away and I'll be wasting more money.
cheers
David

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