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Hi im new to it all, I have just setup after a friend give me all his equipment due to him emigrating,
i printed a rugby logo to put on a sublimation mouse mat, everything printed ok on sub paper, but when i heat pressed it onto a blank sub mat, the colours have come out different, eg, the yellow/gold is more like a pink, the black and red look ok could do with being brighter, what am i doing wrong
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You need an ICC profile on your computer to manage the colours when printing. What software do you print from?
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Elements 11 i also have photoshops cs6
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Do you know what type of inks you have? What printer is it?
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Hi i use a epson 412 with sublimation Ink, as its the one my friend was using
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You'll need to know what inks are in the system if you don't want to change inks/get another profile created when they run out.
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This is the ink i have 100ml Subli-Sharp Dye Sublimation Ink Set 4 Colour for EPSON
printer is setup as normal how do i setup a profile on it and what would i set ity too, also how long would you heat press a mouse mat and at what temp for best results
, Many thanks for your help
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