Help with color setup, pictures printing dark, display looks great

Ok, first let me say I am completely new to Mac, so some of this may sound incredibly stupid but I really need some direction as to how to solve a color issue. Please bare with me as I describe what is probably a most simple fix to those of you with knowledge.
My issue is that I have great display, the pictures, (some taken with a Nikon D100 and D200 in raw format) look wonderful on screen and then, I print.... and for lack of a better description, they appear darker and less "colorful".
The printer is an Epson Photo R1800 which did a wonderful job while on my windows box (using photo shop elements). I had the problem before and after leopard so not an os issue.
I have looked around a bit and found information regarding calibration, icc profiles, etc... and have downloaded the icc profiles from the Epson website. I guess my frustration is that I expected this to be more straight forward as I did nothing but install drivers on the windows box and the pictures printed as they looked on screen, which is my ultimate goal since I am not a pro.
I guess I cannot understand the need to buy another piece of equipment to calibrate a display just to print family photos and it just doesn't make sense to me that the display, which is truly a great picture, needs to be dulled down to match what the printer is putting out. This appears to me to be more of a printer output or driver issue than the display being incorrect.
Sorry for the rant, it is one of frustration and admitted ignorance.
Would much appreciate any help.
Ben

hbthomas3 wrote:
it just doesn't make sense to me that the display, which is truly a great picture, needs to be dulled down to match what the printer is putting out. This appears to me to be more of a printer output or driver issue than the display being incorrect.
What is (probably) happening is that the output to the display is boosting the picture to "look great" whereas what you actually need to do is have a neutral display and then adjust the picture to make it look good on that neutral display.
That's why you need to calibrate the display if you want accuracy when you print.
You may also require the output profiles for your printer, so that when the picture is printed the printer driver makes the correct mapping to the inks and paper.
There's been some other colour management threads recently - search for those and follow the links to some good articles that will explain all you need to know about colo(u)r management. It's very, very, important to get this right when you are printing for yourself, or even when you are sending the image off to a good lab to print.

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    I'm been perusing the boards, but haven't been able to find a direct answer to my problem. Using iPhoto or even Preview, my photos looks great. Good colors, contrasts, etc. However, when i print them to my Canon photo printer (with photo paper), or even my HP color printer (with normal printer), the pictures are always quite magenta-ish.
    At first i thought it was a printer problem (canon). But now that we see the same problem with the HP, i'm beginning to think otherwise. Both printers have been hooked up to a PC and printed without problems.
    Ideas and/or pointers?
    Thanks.
    - Walter

    You may need to calibrate your monitor or if you aren't using the right paper for your printer that can affect it to. Photo printers are designed to have the manufacturer's paper used with them, when you stray and use paper not designed for that printer your results won't be the best. I would recommend you visit both manufacturers web sites and see the paper they recommend.
    If you do decide to calibrate your printer go to:
    System Preferences - Display - Color - Calibrate. This can be a sophisticated process that may require tools, for most people this isn't necessary. Assuming your printers are OK and you are using the manufacturers recommended supplies (ink and paper) this may be what's required.
    Roger

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