print data appears then disappears when sent to epson printer

[laszlo]

This is my first post though I've been using and very impressed with LR for a while (vs. 2.4).
I have two Epson printers, a 38'' and 788' and have been printing from PS3.
I would like to print from LR and just tried for the first time.
I'm having the same problem that I have read about in these forums (posts from 2''8). The problem is that when I send the data to my 38'', it renders in LR and shows up in my epson printer utility, but only for a moment and then disappears.
I didn't see a clear answer to this issue in these older posts so I'm bringing it up again.
Any help would be welcome.
Thanks,
VLaszlo

 

[sizzlingbadger]

I saw this post with a similar issue when using CS3, it may help.... it looks like the drivers could be the issue.


Step 1 - I turned off my printer. After ditching the entire Epson folder from the library and restarting Leopard, I downloaded the current Mac drivers from the Epson Support website and started by reinstalling the 24'' from scratch. I turned on my printer. I ran the downloaded installer and then went into Apple/Preferences/printers and faxes and removed the 24'' that leopard had installed with the gutenburg driver. I then installed the 24'' again through this screen and checked that the downloaded Epson 6.12 driver had installed. It had.

Step 2 - I went to page set-up for the photo I wanted to print in Photoshop CS3 and in Format For: I selected Epson Stylus Photo R24'' and in paper size: I selected A4 (sheet feeder - borderless) and clicked OK

Step 3 - I selected File/print. In Printer I selected Epson Stylus Photo R24''. In colour handling I selected Printer Manages Colour and in Rendering Intent I selected Relative Colorimetric. The I pressed the Print button.

step 4 - I then pressed Proceed in the larger than paper dialogue box taht then appeared and this closed.

Step 5 - This brings you to the Epson Printer Dialogue box. I selected the Print Settings section and selected Premium Glossy Photo paper as the Media Type. In colour settings I selected Epson Standard (sRGB). and selected the Advanced radar button below and best photo as the print quality. When I pressed print I got a good quality print....and it seems to work every time now!

I have also tried this with my Epson 95' and it also works. In fact I am getting better prints with this one than I was before Leopard!

Don't ask my why it is working this way. I don't know. I used to let Photoshop CS3 manage the colour using my profiles, but this will not work now. I suspect that as my profiles were done in tiger they are Tiger dependent. I will contact my supplier next week and discuss this with him. I am still disappointed that I seem to have lost complete control over my printing and blame Apple and Epson in equal measure. From my "discussions" with Epson support it is clear that their "fix" is aimed at the amateur user and not those requiring control over the production phase!

I hope this helps.

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Hi VLaszlo, welcome to the forum!

Other question is are you running Leopard, or have you upgraded to Snow Leopard?