Poor quality Prints

I have always printed my pictures using either
a) Photo Printing Wizard (XP SP2) or
b) from inside Powerpoint / Publisher (2003).

I have just had my wedding photos back and they are very high resolution
(between 3 to 8mb). When I print them through either of these methods the
colour is very poor. (I'm using Epson Photo Stylus R300). Even if i use Auto
adjust on the pics they are printing out very green / too dark.

I have also tried printing out the same pics on an old programme I have
called Arcsoft Photo Studio 5. The pictures print out perfectly - no strange
colour, not too dark. I am not a fan of this software though.

Is there some setting in Xp which is conflicting or needs changing. I would
imagine as they print ok from another program - it's not the printer.

On another computer also using the same model of epson printer and software
we've had the same problem and found using Adobe Photshop Elements provided
perfect printed pics, whilst the same colour issues arose when printing from
photo print wizard.

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

ruudi bear wrote:
> I have always printed my pictures using either
> a) Photo Printing Wizard (XP SP2) or
> b) from inside Powerpoint / Publisher (2003).
>
> I have just had my wedding photos back and they are very high
> resolution (between 3 to 8mb). When I print them through either of
> these methods the colour is very poor. (I'm using Epson Photo Stylus
> R300). Even if i use Auto adjust on the pics they are printing out
> very green / too dark.
>
> I have also tried printing out the same pics on an old programme I
> have called Arcsoft Photo Studio 5. The pictures print out perfectly
> - no strange colour, not too dark. I am not a fan of this software
> though.
>
> Is there some setting in Xp which is conflicting or needs changing. I
> would imagine as they print ok from another program - it's not the
> printer.
>
> On another computer also using the same model of epson printer and
> software we've had the same problem and found using Adobe Photshop
> Elements provided perfect printed pics, whilst the same colour issues
> arose when printing from photo print wizard.
>
> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>
> Many thanks
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It may be worth a try remove any color profiles
currently in use. Control Panel / Display /
Settings tab / Advanced button / Color
Management tab...

And the following article may be useful:

(282897) Printed Colors May Not Match the
Colors on the Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282897

And it's always a good idea to check the
website of your printer manufacturer for
updated drivers.

--

John Inzer

You may wany to check the color profile of these photos. All consumer
cameras use sRGB color profile (also the standard on the Web) but pro
cameras may use AdobeRGB instead and the software used to open such may or
may not work properly with the AdobeRGB color profile. Ask the person who
took the pictures about the in camera color profile used.


"ruudi bear" <ruudibear@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BC097FF3-88AD-4EEE-8AD5-2533871B5E05@microsoft.com...
>I have always printed my pictures using either
> a) Photo Printing Wizard (XP SP2) or
> b) from inside Powerpoint / Publisher (2003).
>
> I have just had my wedding photos back and they are very high resolution
> (between 3 to 8mb). When I print them through either of these methods the
> colour is very poor. (I'm using Epson Photo Stylus R300). Even if i use
> Auto
> adjust on the pics they are printing out very green / too dark.
>
> I have also tried printing out the same pics on an old programme I have
> called Arcsoft Photo Studio 5. The pictures print out perfectly - no
> strange
> colour, not too dark. I am not a fan of this software though.
>
> Is there some setting in Xp which is conflicting or needs changing. I
> would
> imagine as they print ok from another program - it's not the printer.
>
> On another computer also using the same model of epson printer and
> software
> we've had the same problem and found using Adobe Photshop Elements
> provided
> perfect printed pics, whilst the same colour issues arose when printing
> from
> photo print wizard.
>
> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>
> Many thanks
>

ruudi bear wrote:
> I have always printed my pictures using either
> a) Photo Printing Wizard (XP SP2) or
> b) from inside Powerpoint / Publisher (2003).
>
> I have just had my wedding photos back and they are very high resolution
> (between 3 to 8mb). When I print them through either of these methods the
> colour is very poor. (I'm using Epson Photo Stylus R300). Even if i use Auto
> adjust on the pics they are printing out very green / too dark.
>
> I have also tried printing out the same pics on an old programme I have
> called Arcsoft Photo Studio 5. The pictures print out perfectly - no strange
> colour, not too dark. I am not a fan of this software though.
>
> Is there some setting in Xp which is conflicting or needs changing. I would
> imagine as they print ok from another program - it's not the printer.
>
> On another computer also using the same model of epson printer and software
> we've had the same problem and found using Adobe Photshop Elements provided
> perfect printed pics, whilst the same colour issues arose when printing from
> photo print wizard.
>
> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>
> Many thanks
>
I have the same printer. One program gives poor quality, often with
horizontal lines. After talking with Epson support (who were clueless)
I eventually found that this program uses High Speed as the default.
When using Photo Studio I can disable the high speed check box and get
good pictures.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

'Bother,' said Pooh, as he took aim
from behind the grassy knoll.