> what I am doing via CMYK, within the RGB mode. I understand that Epson
> printers convert the file to RGB to provide the input to the driver, so
The Windows printer drivers shipped by EPSON take RGB input. This is
because their drivers have always taken RGB input for some
reason. When ICC came up, they simply started supplying ICC profiles
for the RGB space that must be input to the driver. This is also the
reason that, although the driver can do ICC calibration for a variety
of papers, only one ICC file comes with it: all the adaptation is done
with proprietary algorithms within the driver.
> I can't explain why I find more control, but I was unable to find a
> satisfactory method to get a near screen reproduction from my printers
> until I went to CMYK mode and altered the ink profiles.
The problem is probably that the particular RGB space they have chosen
for input to their drivers doesn't have sufficient gamut. Therefore
there are colours that simply can't be printed although the inks in
the printer are capable of producing them.
Andras
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