Materials:
--Epson Artisan 50 Printer with Epson Claria Inks
--Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Printed at 254 ppi (6x9 inch on 8.5x11-inch paper)
Settings for Optimal Print Results (prints appear AT LEAST AS GOOD as good as what I'm seeing on the monitors in my signature)
--PSE7 Edit>Color Settings: Always Optimize for Computer Screens (sRGB)
--PE7 Printer Settings (Print Dialog Box): a) Color Handling: Printer Manages Colors; b) Source Space: sRGB; c) Printer Preferences, Main Tab: Best Photo; Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy; Fix Photo; d) Advanced Tab: Photo RPM (Max DPI); Color Management: Fix Photo; Scene Correction: Choose according to image: People, Landscape, Night Scene, Sepia Gray. I leave Digitial Camera Correction and Smooth Skin checked for all the choices if there are people in the image.
Here is Epson's description of the various settings:
Advanced Print Options
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Fix Red-Eye: reduces or removes red-eye in photos.
- High Speed: speeds up printing, but may reduce print quality.
- Edge Smoothing: prints sharper edges on low-resolution images, such as bars in a graph.
- Print Preview: lets you preview your document or photo before printing it.
- Black/Grayscale: for printing text and graphics in shades of gray (not recommended for printing black-and-white photos). When you select Black/Grayscale, some color ink will still be used for print head maintenance.
- Quiet Mode: for printing more quietly on plain paper (may reduce print speed).
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Select Color Management options
Color Management Options
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Color Controls: lets you select a Color Mode. Click Settings to adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Density, and individual Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow color tones.
Color Mode: when using Color Controls, selects the main method of printing colors for photos and graphics: EPSON Standard, EPSON Vivid or AdobeRGB.
Gamma: when using AdobeRGB, adjusts the midtone density in the print.
- Fix Photo: automatically analyzes your photos and, if necessary, adjusts the brightness, contrast, and saturation. You can select Scene Correction and choose Auto Correct, People, Landscape, Night Scene, Sepia, or Gray. Additional options let you select settings for Digital Camera Correction and Smooth Skin.
Note:
Fix Photo (or Auto Photo Correction) uses a sophisticated face recognition technology to optimize photos that include faces. For this to work, both eyes and the nose must be visible in the subject’s face. If your photo includes a face with an intentional color cast, such as a statue, you may want to turn off Fix Photo to retain the special color effects.
- ICM: lets you select Off (No Color Adjustment) to use only the color adjustments provided by your printing program.
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Save all your selected settings for later use (click Save Settings and name the settings); to use saved settings later, select them from the Custom Settings list or from the Shortcuts tab
- Return to the default settings (click Reset Defaults)
If you decide to try the settings that I use on your own Epson printer, please feel free to post your findings on this thread.
