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InDesign and Epson 900 - color sucks
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warnergt
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Apr 17, 2003, 11:14 PM
 
I made the switch from Quark to InDesign but my prints look terrible. What's the
deal? There must be a reason. I've been trying just about everything. I'm gonna
run out of paper before I get this solved. What do I need to do (besides switch back
to Quark)?

On screen, the layout looks awesome. The color is perfect. When I print, greens
look closer to yellow. The colors are washed out. It's not even close.
     
godzookie2k
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Apr 18, 2003, 12:56 AM
 
not to be an ass, but have you checked your profiles and settings are in order under id's color settings?

ahh color problems with id...

/me snickers uncontrollably
     
warnergt  (op)
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Apr 18, 2003, 10:14 AM
 
I've been experimenting with ID's color settings. I'm getting improvement but
still don't have it anywhere near where I want it. I found that if I export to PDF
and then print with Acrobat, it looks much better. What's with that?

I tried a program called iProof-X which is supposed to provide color matching
specifically for the printer I use. In demo mode, it wouldn't even print.

I've been printing pictures all night. One looks good. If I could only remember
which settings I used for that picture. There's got to be a better way.
     
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Apr 18, 2003, 12:37 PM
 
You may need to recalibrate everything for ID, and apply the new color settings afterwards. but I dont know.
     
   
 
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