On 02/08/2011 01:56 PM, gimp-user-requ...@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu wrote: >> I'm a new user of GIMP 2.6.11 for OSX, and I can't figure out how to make >> photo colors print correctly. My printer is an Epson 2200, driver version >> 8.37. When I print one of my old photos from Mac Preview, colors come out >> the same as they did when I used this printer from Photoshop 6 on my old >> Windows PC. When I print the same image from GIMP on the Mac (using the >> Print command, not Gutenprint, and selecting photo quality and specifying >> the right paper, etc), the colors are too far off for a simple CY, MAG, Y >> level adjustment to get back to what I expect. Under image properties GIMP >> says the color profile of the image is sRGB IEC61966-2.1, and the image >> appears the same on my monitor in GIMP as it does in Preview. But it >> appears GIMP may be using a different color profile for printing than for >> display. is that possible, and if so, how can I change it? > Why don't you use gutenprint? > I have an Epson RX560. > Gimp + gutenprint give me very good prints. > Gerard. I use a Canon iP4300 but had the same issue until I began selecting cymk over rgb and now what I see is what I print, if the ink catridges are full.
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