Hello,
It's been awhile since I've been on this site. I've been busy with life and other things. Today, I need some advice from those who may know and give me a helping hand.
It's been a long while since I printed. My Epson r3800 had what the repair person quoted to say, "A ink head Stroke" It would have cost me more then the price of a new Epson printer. So, I bought a Epson P600. The problem is now I'm not getting my prints to look good at all. They all come out dark and off color.
I had a friend take a file of one print and with his larger Epson 7800 printer and using PSCC, he got great results. Almost a match! My friend and I figure is this. I use Lightroom 5 and 6 to load my files and edit them. Then I use PS CS3 to fine tune the files and save them as PSD files. When I try to print from photoshop, the prints come out dark and off color. If I try to print from LR they come closer but not a bullseye.
We figure that the newer printing driver for the Epson P600 is not translating correctly between PSCS3 and a little better with LR5. So, my question is this. I don't wish to subscribe to Adobe. I have issues with this. I have thought of buying PSCS5 but looks like I'm not alone with not wanting to subscribe. Prices are high. So, what about buying PS Elements 14? Will its driver be better to work with newer Epson printers?
I also have spoken with Adobe about using the PSCC for only on a short term basis. I only need to print once in awhile. They quoted me a price of $29.00 per month. Again, I can buy PS Elements 14 for $65.
What are your thoughts?