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Epson D88. Colours printing too dark when printing photos.
I have just started sublimation printing using an Epson D88. When printing using Epson ink cartridges the photos are perfect. Now I have installed a bulk feed system, bought from y-o-w.com , and using Gronal inks. The photoes come out very dark and the colour balance is wrong. I have asked the supplier for an ICC colour profil and have been told that there is not one for these inks. The program I use is Coral Draw12. I just import straight from my camera into Coral and then to the printer after resizing. I dont understand colour profiles or how to "tune" the program to the printer. What am I doing wrong???? Can anybody help???
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If you don’t have a profile then basically you have little to no chance of successful sublimation printing, all I can suggest is setting the paper type to "plain paper" (as with all sublimation paper) and download a profile from one of the subli companies like revolution transfers etc, they should at least be a bit closer than what you have now, because trust me if your profile isnt right nothing will come out good.
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Thanks for the quick replies. In answer to the first, Yes I know the colours change for the better when I print them. Graphics from the computer come out better than imported photos. The ink I am using is from Gronal and the manufacturers name, Manoukian, comes up on the internet site where I buy from ( y-o-w.com) but not on the bottle. Maybe this is a cheap version of their ink and they dont want their name on the product. I doubt it though as many very reputable companies sell this ink here in Germany. I am told however that there is no colour profile for this ink, …..I am chasing the supplier for a colour profile. If the ink is any good they should have one. I have opted for the D88 because I had one and it is portable. I am selling Mugs ( or trying to ) printed with photos at fairs and shows around the north of Germany. Thats why it is portable. I want to test the sellability of this idea before I invest in a more expensive and probably less portable printing system.
Ok now some more questions. Remember please that I am a novice and all is new to me. I do know that inks from different sources act differently together and that you do not mix inks from different companies.
The printer , D88, prints with CMYK. Some companies give a RGB profile for CMYK inks. ( Or am I wrong?).
I am using Coral 12 and Micrografx, Picture Pulisher 7 . What are the steps that I should take to produce a reasonable print? Do I need to import the photos into these programs and then convert them to CMYK or RGB? Then what should I do next? I told you I am a novice.
If you have time to answer with a step by step , what I should do answer I will be very appreciative and it will help me get my business started.
Meanwhile, thanks again for the previous replies….
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As far as Im aware manoukian ink is only for wide format printers IE mimaki JV3 and Versacamm etc,
I looked into it as it was cheap but found I couldnt use it as its not designed for inkjet printers.
maybe thats the problem.
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