Scanned photo turns out ok, but Print is much too Red

[Ritter197]

I use the Epson Perfection 1650 Scanner and scanned a color photograph. It
scanned very nicely. I then used Photo Explosion to print it on either my
recent Lexmark or my HP Office Jet.

In both cases the colors were fine when I printed on plain paper, but the
moment I tried various types of glossy photo paper, the images turned out
MUCH too red. They were unusable.

Why is that? Does it have something to do with scanning? But then why are
the paper images fine in color, but nothing on photo paper?

 

[Chuck]

Glossy papers don't absorb ink the same way as plain paper.
The various color printers are usually optimized for specific brands/types
of glossy paper.
The coating on glossy paper may introduce a color shift. (Noticable, but not
extreme)

Anyway--
Try printing the same item using the same printer settings with plain paper,
glossy paper, and perhaps ink jet paper.
Try disabling the color profile for the printer.
With XP, somehow the color correction scheme can result in very dark colors.
If this seems to be the problem, and defeating the color profile does not
help, try uninstalling the printer driver, reboot, and reinstall it
according to the mfrs proceedures.
(The latter is what cured my R300 when it started printing dark pictures on
any paper.)

 

[Gene Palmiter]

Can you get profiles for the paper you use...that can make a big difference.

 

[Ritter197]

I do not understand what you mean here.
Can you please guide me?

 

[Ritter197]

The message from "chuck" does not download completely - ever !

Cannot read it. Stops at 73 %.

 

[Ritter197]

The message from "chuck" does not download completely - ever !

Cannot read it. Stops at 73 %.

 

[Chuck]

Resent Plain text copy only

Glossy papers don't absorb ink the same way as plain paper.
The various color printers are usually optimized for specific brands/types
of glossy paper.
The coating on glossy paper may introduce a color shift. (Noticable, but not
extreme)

Anyway--
Try printing the same item using the same printer settings with plain paper,
glossy paper, and perhaps ink jet paper.
Try disabling the color profile for the printer.
With XP, somehow the color correction scheme can result in very dark colors.
If this seems to be the problem, and defeating the color profile does not
help, try uninstalling the printer driver, reboot, and reinstall it
according to the mfrs proceedures.
(The latter is what cured my R300 when it started printing dark pictures on
any paper.)

 

[Ritter197]

Thanks, this time I can read your reply.
It is not Dark printing, it is Excessive Red.

I keep on thinking it must have something to do with a Scanned image,
because both printers make fine prints when I take a photo from the
cardreader. Same glossy paper, same program.

 

[Chuck]

It's quite possible that the scanner is introducing a red shift. Usually
this can be easily corrected. Does your scanner have a warmup period?

One possible solution is to use a reference image test file from one of
several sources. A long standing popular one is a Q60 target from Kodak.

As a starting point, it's important to turn any color correction off.