CS3/Epson R1800 Printer problem

[Frank Arthur]

Using CS3 with an Epson Stylus Photo R1800 & Windows XP Home. Working
like a charm. Beautiful prints and still getting beautiful prints
except a new problem appeared:
To make a print I go into Page Management, set up the defaults
including setting ICM and checking Off(No color adjustment) then
Print. All works fine.
When I click on another similar image to print all of the Page
Management defaults that I set revert to their original settings so I
now have to set all the defaults again- and have to do so every time I
want to make another print.
Any suggestions?

 

[Jan Alter]

Using CS3 with an Epson Stylus Photo R1800 & Windows XP Home. Working like
a charm. Beautiful prints and still getting beautiful prints except a new
problem appeared:
To make a print I go into Page Management, set up the defaults including
setting ICM and checking Off(No color adjustment) then Print. All works
fine.
When I click on another similar image to print all of the Page Management
defaults that I set revert to their original settings so I now have to set
all the defaults again- and have to do so every time I want to make
another print.
Any suggestions?

I believe that you would have default settings for the R1800 that would be
reverting each time you go to a new image. You could change those default
settings to the ones you are using most by going to the Control Panel and
then Printers and Faxes and right clicking on the R1800 and then clicking on
Properties. Setting ICM and checking off (No color adjustment) should then
get you that everytime you go to a new image in Photoshop.
You may also be aware that for the R1800 you can go to Custom Settings, set
up your defaults and then save them under a name that you choose?

 

[Frank Arthur]

I believe that you would have default settings for the R1800 that
would be reverting each time you go to a new image. You could change
those default settings to the ones you are using most by going to
the Control Panel and then Printers and Faxes and right clicking on
the R1800 and then clicking on Properties. Setting ICM and checking
off (No color adjustment) should then get you that everytime you go
to a new image in Photoshop.
You may also be aware that for the R1800 you can go to Custom
Settings, set up your defaults and then save them under a name that
you choose?

--
Jan Alter
(e-mail address removed)
or
(e-mail address removed)12.pa.us

Thank you Jan. You've been very helpful in settings at Printers &
Faxes. Unfortunately in the R1800 Custom Settings the named defaults
only last for a single print. Ie. I set up for 4x6 Glossy No Borders
Vertical. Works fine. The next time I attempt to print an image the
original defaults to 8 1/2 x 11 Plain Paper etc.
Any more magic in your repertoire?

 

[babaloo]

I believe it works this way so you will have to make decisions about how you
want to print each image.
Adobe is not wrong to set it up this way.
Getting into the habit of checking the settings for the printer and for
Photoshop can help to avoid mistakes.
What I would prefer would be that when you print using Photoshop color
management the paper type selected in the printer driver is automatically
set in the Photoshop paper profile selection. This is something I have more
than once forgotten to change when changing papers.
Ultimately I think that the arbitrary changes made to the way you make
prints in CS3 are no better than previous methods and as such are actually
worse because you have to change ingrained habits for no gain.

 

[Rob]

Using CS3 with an Epson Stylus Photo R1800 & Windows XP Home. Working
like a charm. Beautiful prints and still getting beautiful prints
except a new problem appeared:
To make a print I go into Page Management, set up the defaults
including setting ICM and checking Off(No color adjustment) then
Print. All works fine.
When I click on another similar image to print all of the Page
Management defaults that I set revert to their original settings so I
now have to set all the defaults again- and have to do so every time I
want to make another print.
Any suggestions?

There is a printer problem associated with CS3 which I believe Adobe are
trying to sort out.

Someone suggested a work around on another group. If I can find it again
Ill post it.

 

[Rob]

I believe it works this way so you will have to make decisions about how you
want to print each image.
Adobe is not wrong to set it up this way.
Getting into the habit of checking the settings for the printer and for
Photoshop can help to avoid mistakes.
What I would prefer would be that when you print using Photoshop color
management the paper type selected in the printer driver is automatically
set in the Photoshop paper profile selection. This is something I have more
than once forgotten to change when changing papers.
Ultimately I think that the arbitrary changes made to the way you make
prints in CS3 are no better than previous methods and as such are actually
worse because you have to change ingrained habits for no gain.

They are wrong, I can't do two consective prints without it reverting to
its own default.

 

[Frank Arthur]

There is a printer problem associated with CS3 which I believe Adobe
are trying to sort out.

Someone suggested a work around on another group. If I can find it
again Ill post it.

Jan Alter has the answer and I put it to use in a practical manner.
I copied my Printer from Printers & Faxes in Control Panel onto the
desktop.Click on the Printer and in Preferences set up your options
and save them under Save Setting.
Just remember to leave the setting for 8 1/2 x 11 Plain Paper and
Portait Orientation when you are not printing Color Prints or other
specialized papers.
Now if only Adobe has a way to keep the box checked in Scale to Fit
Media on their print tab before printing. All the other check boxes
allow the checked box except Scale to Fit Media.
Any ideas?

 

[John McWilliams]

Jan Alter has the answer and I put it to use in a practical manner.
I copied my Printer from Printers & Faxes in Control Panel onto the
desktop.Click on the Printer and in Preferences set up your options
and save them under Save Setting.
Just remember to leave the setting for 8 1/2 x 11 Plain Paper and
Portait Orientation when you are not printing Color Prints or other
specialized papers.
Now if only Adobe has a way to keep the box checked in Scale to Fit
Media on their print tab before printing. All the other check boxes
allow the checked box except Scale to Fit Media.
Any ideas?

Yes. It's generally a poor way to resize.

 

[Steve]

Yes. It's generally a poor way to resize.

I've been told that, too. I don't see how it makes a difference. Could you
expand on that?

Steve

 

[John Boy]

I've been told that, too. I don't see how it makes a difference. Could you
expand on that?

It is just fine for Post Script output, but letting the driver down-size
raster images obviates the control you have to scale it yourself.

 

[Steve]

It is just fine for Post Script output, but letting the driver down-size
raster images obviates the control you have to scale it yourself.

So the driver resizes the picture? Is that true in Photoshop and Lightroom
when you print? I thought they did the scaling. Especially in Lightroom,
where it is the PRINT module that scales the image(on screen anyway).


Steve

 

[Jim]

So the driver resizes the picture? Is that true in Photoshop and Lightroom
when you print? I thought they did the scaling. Especially in Lightroom,
where it is the PRINT module that scales the image(on screen anyway).


Steve

The "size to fit the media" command goes directly to the driver. It makes
no difference where the image originated.

Jim