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I am changing over from Windows to Mac and finding it 'challenging' - it's me; not the mac (which I love)I'm sure, so any help would be much appreciated.
My problem is: when I plugged my usb into the mac it instantly recognised my printer but when I printed a photo from iPhoto the quality was very poor with faded colours and faint lines.
I went hunting for an answer, and convinced I'd found it, I downloaded the latest drivers from Epson but on reprinting...exactly the same problems.
The on-screen quality is superb but on paper it's poor.
I'd really appreciate any suggestions or help. I'm not at all knowledgeable when it comes to computers.
thank you
Caroline

Both programs print very poorly. Either light and faded or streaker, or if I change the settings, very dark. Both useless. Frustrated I tried the same pics on Picassa on my Windows notebook. Quality was excellent. Put Picassa on the iMac and it now works great - in Picassa. how can that be?

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