Problem in colors when printing

I use a canon ip6000 printer. And of course iphoto 6. Recently I have encountered a most baffling and frustrating problem for the first time in using iphoto for several years: When I print my photographs, always the colors are just wrong, always with way too much magenta/red that take over the image. I have tried everything I could think of. I made sure that the printer was set to take photo paper, that the ink was in the right position. What's stranger, is that Iam almost sure that it is internal within iphoto and not the printer, because when I printed on preview (on regular paper I might add), the colors were perfectly correct. This is my first post, and I really hope someone has a solution. Thank you in advance.

I'm glad it worked for you. I hope you are happy with the results.
I have another tip if you have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, which is to open your image in Photoshop, and use Levels. Set the Output slider to 12. Save the image to the desktop, then Import into iPhoto, then print.
I found this somewhere on the internet, but unfortunately I cannot remember the site. It was about having iPhoto books printed and how the images seem to be darker.
I tried it for inkjet prints and I found that it solved the solid black painted effect in the shadow areas.
But … you do need a copy of either Photshop or Photoshop Elements. PS Elements is worth it because you can do so much more fine tuning of your images. However, some photos are so good straight from the camera and iPhoto is great for quick and easy prints. There should be no need for an additional program just because of the tendency for iPhoto overdo the black ink. Otherwise, I get the best screen/print colour matching from iPhoto compared to anything else.
I agree totally that we should be able to use iPhoto without the need to print from other applications, even if it is only Preview. We shouldn't need to find workarounds. I will submit my feedback on this too.

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language : English
Country of Residence : France
product_line : 83
product_oid : 59868
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