Help! color printing TERRIBLE

My photos look great on screen, but suddenly started printing out screaming red, black and yellow. Not just one photo, ALL photos. I tried resetting Adjust in iphoto, it makes no difference. Does anyone know what happened and what I can do about it????

Hi sugarcreek, I had the same problem. It lies with the printer itself. I know its a rubbish option but if you buy better quality ink (normally the more expensive option) then this will resolve it. Alternatively check that you printer is on the right settings. When the app bounces up, click on it and match the colour levels with the suggested ones in the printer manual.
Hope that helps.
Thanks

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Driver from HP web site
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Help! color printing KAPUT

A couple of months ago my hp color printing started looking terrible.......dull, washed-out and grainy. It only got worse from there. Now anything printed from iphoto turns out garish high-contrast red/yellow/black......looking literally like ****! While Preview continues to print out dull, washed-out and grainy.
This week I downloaded some of my photos and took them to a print shop. They printed out beautifully there. So it is not a camera problem.
Tonight I hooked up the HP Photosmart c4400 printer I got free with this laptop a year ago. It printed nothing but magenta and black. And even that is grainy.
So I hooked my old hp printer back up. Same results from ****. However when I printed out a printer test page it was still a bit grainy, but the color is great!
This tells me it probably isn't a printer problem, but maybe OS-X or the OS-X/printer interface.
Come to think of it, I'm sure my printing problems started when I downloaded an OS-X security update a couple of months ago. A terrible mistake!
I'm an artist and I've needed color prints for my work, so this has been a real problem!
Please help!

Thank you, sig.
I just installed the hp c4400 tonight, with brand-new cartridges that came with it, so the print cartridges should be good. And I had problems with the old hp as well, with new print cartridges, so I don't think it is a printer problem. I read in another forum that someone started having color printing problems AFTER updating, so I'm not sure that's a solution.
I think there is something wrong with some setting in the hard-drive.

Color printing help with large graphics Reader 11.0.3

Good morning! We recently upgraded to 11.0.3. Windows 7 64-bit. We've had issues printing large color graphics from Reader 11.
For example, the PDF will have an intricate purple graphic with matching purple text blocks underneath. Print preview shows correctly, but when printed the graphic prints brown instead of purple. The purple text blocks print correctly. This seems to happen sporadically, but seems to be with complex graphics.
Documents from all other apps print OK and if we open this .pdf from Acrobat X Standard and export it to a .png file the colors print correctly.
The graphic files come from a myriad of sources and customers and we don't have control over the way the documents are originally saved or what apps are used to create the artwork.
Any idea why the graphics colors aren't printing and if there are settings we can adjust in Reader 11 so they will print correctly?
We've tried:
- Printing to several printers with different drivers and all yield the same results. (Toshiba eStudio 3530c with PCL6 and PS drivers, Epson Artisan 835, HP OfficeJet 8600, Samsung CLX-6200x)
- Adjusting the Overprint Preview settings under File -> Preferences and setting "Simulate Overprinting" under the Advanced button in the print preview window.
- Selecting "Print As Image" under the Advanced button in the print preview window.
- Adjusting the Document Color Options under File -> Preferences -> Accessibility.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Fastest thing you can try: use Windows Explorer to navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader, then double-click on Eula.exe and accept the license agreement.
If that doesn't work, you can try using this tool to first remove all traces of Reader from your computer:
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/acrobatcleaner.html
Then, you can download the full offline Reader installer from
http://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/
After downloading, restart your computer and run the installer before doing anything else.

Help me wrap my brain around two-color printing.

I am doing my first layout for a two-color print job. It's a double-sided promo piece for a local non-profit.
Armed with my Pantone solid uncoated swatch book (rest assured, we are actually using uncoated paper) I am trying to piece together how to get all my ducks in a row.
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Where I'm running into issues is with my graphics. I am using two images (raster graphics) that have been converted in Photoshop to a single Pantone color. I did this by converting the image to grayscale > changing the mode to duotone > choosing "monotone" from the dropdown menu, and picking my Pantone color from the list.
Where I get confused is in reading online about other folks doing two-color printing, they are importing the grayscale image and a separate Pantone spot layer on top of it into InDesign. I don't even begin to understand this. Is it necessary?
By reading my process above, does it raise any red flags for you more knowledgeable folks out there?
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Sara

Thank you - I actually was able to accomplish the task by using .psd's instead of .gif's. They were not in spot color originally, they were all over the board actually (of course!).
I am baffled by one last thing, however. I did the separations preview and took out all CMYK colors. However, when I exported the "package" the process color "black" was showing up. Yet, whenI did the separations preview and ONLY viewed black, both pages were completely blank. Luckily, I'm on good terms with the printer, so I explained this mystery to him when submitting the package of files. If he has any issues, I trust him enough to let me know what needs to be done. This printing firm does design as well, so I feel confident they will red flag any really serious things.
Thank you all again for your help! I've attached the final file in PDF, in case you'd like to see what you helped me do! The fades around the top text have some weird lines in PDF, but I assured they don't exist in the actual print file...
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Ready to buy my first color printer...help!

Hello!
I'm a soon to be homeschooling mom looking for a color printer. I have no idea if I need injet or laser.
I have a black and white printer but now I need to print for curriculum for my toddlers so color is pretty important. I also want to print pretty quotes to frame for my walls and colorful day planner pages for me and family newsletters for Christmas/Holidays and scrapbook pages. Copy feature would be great but not neccessary. Reasonable priced ink refills/cartridges/whatever are a must because we'll be using it a ton--a printer that will play nice with cheaper off brand refills would be a definite bonus.
I don't need black & white because I have a printer for that already.
I also need something Mac friendly (which our last HP seriously failed at).
So what printer do I need?

I don't have a specific recommendation, but you should choose an AirPrint-capable printer from this list:
AirPrint Basics
Ink refills are never reasonably priced. Off-brand ink may cause the printer to malfunction or produce poor output.
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Why is a color print from CS5 so different from the same image in CS4?

I have made prints from the same file using CS4 and CS5, and the prints from CS4 are showing what I think is good color. My monitor is calibrated, and I have always been quite happy with prints from CS4. When I make prints of the same files using CS5, the color is terrible compared to the CS4 print. I am using the same printer, same sRGB color space and all the settings in the "Print" dialog windows. I make sure the Color Handling box is set to "Photoshop Manages Colors" and I then go to the "Page Setup" box and make sure Color Settings is set to Off (No Color Adjustments). I am using a New MacPro Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 16 GB ram. I did notice that Apple Software Update did install Epson drivers after I installed CS5 Creative Suite 5 Design Premium. The color using CS5 looks the same starting in either 32 bit or in 64 bit. Another thing I notice is that printing on an Epson 2200 Stylus and using their 13x19 paper that the prints are being cropped to 5/8 inch into the full screen size of the images. I.E. The prints are losing 5/8 inch of what I see on the 30" Apple monitor. in both dimensions of the screen image. This cropping effect is showing now using CS4 and CS5. I have "Position" checked for Center Image, and Scale to Fit Media is also checked. I've been using PS since version 2 and have always been quite happy with the prints from my Epson printers and the prints from my Photo Lab, but the prints I am getting using CS5 are terrible. All the settings are the same in both the CS4 and CS5 "PRINT" windows.
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I have tried all of these things. I have checked and double-checked the print dialog. Sheet after sheet of paper goes by. Ink, at $40 per tank, is wasted. Results are still wrong. I followed your video. You use an Epson printer. I use an HP. Different print dialogs. different results. Whatever worked in previous PS versions does not work now. PS CS5 requires new settings to get the results that match what was determined by years of evolution and fine-tuning.
I set up all of those print dialog parameters but it required an adjustment layer or two to get the results I got using previous Photoshop. So I could do that with every image I printed with good results using previous versions. There is nothing out of gamut in these images, so I don't have unrealistic expectations about more saturation in the prints. Anyway, it's an 8-color printer that can handle a pretty wide gamut compared to a 4-color.
Wade, I know you are trying to help but this finger-wagging "error in your ways" and "you need to change your ways" stuff is patronizing. I did "change my ways" and try everything in your video. All was not well on the paper. I'm glad it worked out for you but it didn't for me. Accept it. I'm not some novice hobbyist still getting the hang of Photoshop. I've been using Photoshop since version 2. Adobe changed something in CS5. I haven't seen Chis Cox or any Adobe staffer jump into this discussion and say otherwise. Maybe there are no answers from the folks who should know the most about it. Maybe they're working on it.
It's not the first time Adobe has broken a tool. Anyone remember what happened to Outline Stroke in Illustrator CS2? It had previously made a path that could be edited by selecting points but after CS2, it was broken. Illustrator made a filled path that was nearly impossible to edit with all of the overlapping points. It was finally fixed in CS4. It's hard to understand how a useful tool that functioned properly in every version since it was introduced became an unusable mess. Maybe that's the case with PS CS5 and printing.
With 4,300+ posts in 14 months, maybe Wade has more time to tinker and tell us about it. I don't.
Or I could just print in CS4. At this point it's not that important to spend several days of testing to be able to say that CS5 can print my legacy stuff that was created and printed with various color profiles over a 12 year period. Maybe a more disciplined approach to color management would be a good way to work in the future when creating images, I'm dealing with tried-and-true printable images that were not done that way.
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Color printing kaput

I sure hope someone can help me.
A couple of months ago my color printing started looking terrible.......dull and grainy. It only got worse from there. Anything printed from iphoto turned out garish high-contrast red/yellow/black, while Preview continued to print out the same dull and grainy.
This week I downloaded some of my photos and took them to a print shop. They printed out beautifully. So it is not the camera that is the problem.
Tonight I hooked up the HP Photosmart c4400 printer I got free with this laptop a year ago. It prints nothing but magenta and black. And even that is grainy. Given that 2 printers won't print correctly, both old and new printers, I don't think it is a printer problem.
I think it must be OS-X.......maybe iphoto?
Please HELP!!!
I need color prints for my work, so this is really getting to be a problem!

Thank you, sig.
I just installed the hp c4400 tonight, with brand-new cartridges that came with it, so the print cartridges should be good. And I had problems with the old hp as well, with new print cartridges, so I don't think it is a printer problem. I read in another forum that someone started having color printing problems AFTER updating, so I'm not sure that's a solution.
I think there is something wrong with some setting in the hard-drive.

I am using Aperture 3 to edit RAW and JPEG photo images on my Macbook. I am having color printing issues with my Canon MP640 Pixma color printer. The image I see on my macbook is not reciprocated in printing from my printer?

My issue is that I am not getting print quality compared to the image I see on my screen. Just recently it has been very wishie washie. My printer is supposed to be excellent for producing color prints
I have contacted Canon support but they told me that the signals that are sent to the printer originate from an Apple product, therefore, it is an Apple mac problem not there's. I am wondering if my on screen proofing and/or printing profiles are correctly set. I notice that in 'print profiles' there are nine different options for printing from my particular printer. How confusing is that?
I have also found that when I choose a high standard print option my photo print comes out very red.
Can some kind person please help me? I don't seem to be getting any help from anyone else! Thanks in anticipation.

You didn't mention any color calibration being done on your monitor. This is an essential part of any color-correct workflow. What are you using to calibrate your monitor (and your printer)?
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Printing Your Images
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How to configure ePrint on LaserJet CP1025nw Color Printer

Solution found:
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Utilidad de actualización del firmware de HP LaserJet CP1025nw
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I need to install an HP Laserjet Pro 400 color printer. When I plug in the USB - it provides a driver which I can open and get to the install process - The process takes me to the point of plugging in the USB and starts to install.
After 10 minutes and getting to 99% complete the install stops because it is taking to long.
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I am sorry, but to get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial printer. You can do this at http://h30499.www3.hp.com/hpeb/
I hope this helps.
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My CP1215 color LaserJet -
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What kind of paper are you using?
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http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
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HP Laser Jet 400 Color Printer won't print from my mac but will from others on the network.

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Hello ElizabethF,
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