Printing too Red - Help!

Hi,
I'm having a huge problem I have no idea how to fix. When I have a photo I print it looks good on the screen (iPhoto) but the skin tones print very red when using either my Epson Picturemate or my Canon MP600. I got an idea and hit print preview today and guess what,....the print preview is so much more red than the original picture. I've posted a picture here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2279/20705091420fb8bf0c09o.png
If you look a the faces you can see what I am talking about. I have no idea how to fix this and am desperate for help. I read about colorsync and when I went into it and hit verify I got an error that the EW-SRGb was damaged and unfixable. I'm not sure if this is part of my problem or not.
I really need some guidance please!!!

Sounds like the colorsync profile isnt working. You can calibrate your screen manually in the "Displays" preference and see if that helps. This will create a new color conversion profile for your display that it will use instead of the damaged one.

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I purcahsed aHP Photosmart Permium model HPC410a about 6 months ago after my previous HP broke down. I have to say I was quite happy with the previousd printer but this one I would not recommend to anyone.   I am stuck with it I guess till it also breaks down.
It prints totally unrealistic pictures. They are just far too red and it is very thirsty on ink (may be the carrtrides are too small but XL versions that fit are not cheap. I have tried to find a way to correct the redness it but there does not seem to be much that one can select.   I am using HP paper and the correct inks.   A face looks as if they have been out in the sun far too long but there is a redish brown tinge right though the pricture which make is look dark. However no mtter what monitor you look at the pricture on eg. CRT, LCD or LED types the pictures alwys looK to have a good colour balance and the skin tones look like real skin.
I have tried a number of things.
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2. printing from a different computers usinhg the same photos.   XP & Vista, Fedora and Mint Linux,
3. used different cameras from different manufacturers and get the same end printed result.
4 used a different printer (was loaned one, not HP) and after loading the linuix driver worked fine out of the box so to speak. didi not bother to try it on a windows machine.
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Has anyone any idea as to how to correct this problem?
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Hard Reset – While printer is powered ON, pull
the power cord from the printer then from the
wall. After 30 seconds reconnect power to
wall and printer. This will trigger a ‘dirty power
up’ and restore the printer to a known good
condition (if it is possible). No user settings
are lost with a ‘hard reset’.
This ‘Hard Reset’ is one of the most powerful
tools to use when the printer hardware is not
functioning properly!
if not resolved, While printer is powered ON, pull
the power cord from the printer then from the
wall. on the printer control panel press & hold Help key & Down Arrow ...while holding both keys down reconnect power to
wall and printer. It will trigger a partial reset.
if not fixed...printer may have a hardware failure.
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I have a HP5180 All-in-one-Printer. It prints in color perfectly when I print a flyer or brochure on regular paper. However, when I go to print a photo it prints the faces, etc. bright red. I have the settings on photo paper, tried the auto fix on and off, any suggestions???

This is a 6 ink printer right? Sounds like you are low or out of Light Cyan ink.
The light cyan is used primarily for photos which is why your flyers still look ok. When you print in photo mode the printer trys to use the light cyan but if your empty everything will look a bit reddish.
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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?
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- 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.
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Hi,
I'm having a huge problem I have no idea how to fix. When I have a photo I print it looks good on the screen but the skin tones print very red when using either my Epson Picturemate or my Canon MP600. I got an idea and hit print preview today and guess what,....the print preview is so much more red than the original picture. I've posted a picture here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2279/20705091420fb8bf0c09o.png
If you look a the faces you can see what I am talking about. I have no idea how to fix this and am desperate for help. I read about colorsync and when I went into it and hit verify I got an error that the EW-SRGb was damaged and unfixable. I'm not sure if this is part of my problem or not.
I really need some guidance please!!!

aubiem:
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Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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Hi Isk8ter,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
What version of Pages are you working with? I'm assuming '09 since you reference OS X 10.7.4 above.
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Pages '09 User Manual
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Scatteredskies
Welcome to the HP Community Forum.
Every printer I have ever had seems to revel in messing with us about margins - I had the 7520 printer for a year; in my personal opinion this printer is not better or worse in this regard than others.
I am not being sarcastic; far from it. I am fully sympathetic.
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Printers have margin restrictions that can get in the way of the settings - and the results manifest themselves in odd ways depending on the document type (Word, PDF, html, some-other-type).
Software can have an effect -- Online Word, for example, may not be the same as Word-in-a-Box and a PDF file on your computer is never the same as a PDF file on the Internet.
If you think the printer is messing with you because the software is tweaked, then you can remove and then reinstall the printer software -- it does sometimes help IF the software is corrupted or out-of-date.
Install Full Feature Software – Printer
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Epson prints too dark from LR on color managed MacBook Pro?

Hi all,
I have a newish MacBook Pro, calibrated with Spyder2, and printing to an Epson 2200. The prints are too dark, and don't really come close to matching the screen in LR. I've brought the images into PS2 for soft proofing, but the prints are still far too dark. It's not just out of LR, but DPP as well. I found this topic:
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc44027/28
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I recently installed the driver for this printer from the HP site and replaced some empty ink cartridges. So, printer now prints.
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Hi @migrations
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i They used to. All the smart support people were laid off last year.
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Hello, I have Photoshop CS5 and an Artisan 800 printer, and I'm in the middle of the biggest printer nightmare I've ever had.
I need to print a DVD insert, printing to regular letter paper in landscape mode. 11x8.5. Landscape is selected. Letter is selected in the printer. So both Photoshop and the printer know they're dealing with the same size. But when I click print, I get the stupid 'Image is larger than paper's printable area, some clipping will occur' warning, which is weird, because the image size and the paper size are exactly the same.
Then things actually start getting weird. If I tell it to print anyway, it cuts the image off a few inches before the end of the righthand side of the page. If I tell it to scale to fit media, then print, it cuts the image off at the same spot, as if nothing was changed. My PPI is 300. I've checked and rechecked that the settings are the same on the printer and in photoshop.
Finally, I figured maybe it was somehow just my document causing the problem. So I open a new document, and tell it to print just a regular 8.5x11 letter. Didn't even put anything there. Just printing a blank page.
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You have not provided enough information for others to help or clarify things for you..
What exact version of Photoshop are you on? 12.0.4? 12.1? Perhaps you have not applied any updates at all?
What exact version of the OS are you running?
What exact version of the printer driver?
What are the exact pixel dimensions of your image? (How many pixels wide by how many pixels high?)
Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
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Without knowing your printer and operating system I can only offer limited suggestions. Post back with them is this does not resolve your issue:http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01892627&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
Give the steps listed under your operating system a try and let us know if it helps.
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