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roobear;83142 wrote:Photoshop I will do mate. Tried adding a vector file from Sawgrass and changing the icc in photoshop as well. Using powerdriver at the minute, not happy with the reds or saturation

You're using PowerDriver with Photoshop? I thought you said you were using an ICC profile?!

Ditch PowerDriver, Photoshop does very good colour management and can use the ICC profile on its own, and then print from PS to the Ricoh printer driver.
If Paul says others are struggling to hit the colours they want using PowerDriver, then maybe this is the better way to go - maybe even get Paul to make you a custom ICC profile.

roobear;83145 wrote:Ha, ha I feel so much better now I know it is not me.
Thanks Paul

I am not saying if is you or not just that other people had this same issue. I remember member of this forum from Romania. had several (i think 7) different ricohs and some of them could not print any good red.


btw. Could you be so kind and quote and reply to others in one post? this will make all conversation so much cleaner

pisquee;83146 wrote:You're using PowerDriver with Photoshop? I thought you said you were using an ICC profile?!

Ditch PowerDriver, Photoshop does very good colour management and can use the ICC profile on its own, and then print from PS to the Ricoh printer driver.
If Paul says others are struggling to hit the colours they want using PowerDriver, then maybe this is the better way to go - maybe even get Paul to make you a custom ICC profile.

Tried the powerdriver via pdf and publisher and tried the profile via photoshop.
Will have another play this weekend get some screenshots.
I still have the profile technical emailed me.

Yeah will do.
I was trying too hard to please everyone as my thread started out very cold

Hi Roobear

Personally I think a better way to try and solve this is to first contact members who have exactly the same set up as you (Photoshop, correct profiles, sawgrass ink and exact model of printer, same paper etc etc), Ask them to print out a file that you know works and has printed previously as the sort of red you are after. Once you receive that and are happy with the finished item you will be able to see if it is the limitations of Ricoh/Sawgrass or if there is a definite problem with your setup that Sawgrass need to solve.

I use photoshop elements 7, powerdriver, ricoh 3110, trupix paper.

If you want to send a file I can print it and post it to you to see the difference if you like.

No problems with my similar set up either

if you register with Sawgrass, they have videos that show how to setup correctly.

Sods law! I post a few days ago saying no problem with my photoshop/ricoh set up and now I seem to be getting faded reds. It's always been ok, but now the reds just do not 'POP' as before. Nothing has changed as far as I know, it's a mystery to me. No one has complained, but I see the difference between now and before.

I had the same thing.. after posting I had a colour issue and found that my carts were out of date lol.. changed them - no difference and found it was the colour change in an image from Photoshop over to Corel.. I will never post again that I haven't had issues lol..