Epson vs HP paper - BIG difference

I'm not surprised since the manufacturers taylor their inks to their paper. As a workaround till you use up that paper you can try a couple of fixes that are located in the Advanced section of the Print dialogue window:

1 - in the ColorSync section you can try the Lightness decrease Quartz filter or
2 - in the Color Options section you can experiment with the various adjustments available. Try ColorSync instead of the printer's setting in the Color Correction drop down menu. Then there's the individual settings below that.

Additionally I would stick with the manufactures replacement cartridges and avoid 3rd party cartridges.

Hope this has been of some help. Good luck.

OT

Kodak also makes a great paper as well the Kodeak Ultra Glossy or soemthing to that affect..

If you ever get to a computer store that has a lot of demo printers ask the sales person if you can grab a sheet of each brand of the paper in the demo printers to take home and try. Sometimes they let you and you can then see the differences.

The latest (September) issue of Macworld has an article on solving printing problems and discusses different papers and how they can affect image quality. It's worth a look.

I'm happy with the Epson Glossy Photo Paper and Epson printer. Prints look like lab prints, except when you examine the reflectivity of the inks in glare.

Yes!

I've had both Epson and now an HP inkjet printer. Neither was an expensive model, but it's been my experience that it does not generally pay to mix brands and their supplies (ink or paper).

In other words, in general you should stick with HP paper for photos if your printer is an HP. It's even more important to stick with their inks.

The same would be true for another brand. They were designed to work with each other. I've tried–foolishly–in the past to use cheaper inks and miscellaneous paper on had and have been generally disappointed.

The one exception to this is if you are producing a card, or doing something else where you require a particular paper stock. Then you simply need to experiment. But with photos, it's especially tricky to substitute paper stock.

Also, make sure your printer heads are clean and calibrated correctly, and that you print at a "good" or higher quality. You should have a box to address these and paper issues in your software.

Good luck, Salmagal

I agree with you Salmagal.

I've always had Epson printer(s) and have used the Prem. Glossy paper. But, tried HP and, regretfully, ended up returning it as the print looked terrible. Almost seems like they mfg. the paper for their machines. How inconsiderate...

Respectfully,
Bill Gallagher

I wonder how third party's (not a printer manufacturer) paper does?

I had used Kodak's Premium Glossy with a very old Epson with great success. However when I got my Canon and tried it the paper came out "wet". It was a real mess. Too a while to clean the rollers. For now on I won't use any paper but the manufacturer's paper. It and the inks are created with each other in mind.

OT