PAHU wrote:
There is a known issue with PSE6 where the images are double color managed. This has been mentioned in the past on this forum and the Adobe forums.
To quote Kurt Lang's reply to a postee on the Leopard forum who was having the same problem with PSE6.
The Photoshop Elements team are aware of the problem and are working with Apple and the printer manufacturers to get this to work correctly. In the meantime, the only workaround is to switch off colour management in Photoshop Elements and let the printer handle the colour management.
When the print dialogue comes up, under the Color Correction heading, change the pull down menu to "ColorSync". In the menu below that, choose the correct profile for the paper you're using.
Pahu
Before I read your note this morning, I decided to try Canon's Easy-PhotoPrint Pro a try (via the Photoshop Elements Plug-in). It only allows me to specify Canon media so I chose Semi-gloss thinking it was closest to the Ilford Smooth Pearl paper I have. Then I selected, Color Adjustment, Color Management, and input the ICC printer profile supplied by Ilford. All other color settings were not touched as you mentioned. Voila! The print's are fine now. Too bad Ilford's website didn't include a warning that their guidelines don't work with the Mac's version of Photoshop Elements.
I'll also try using the printer dialogue with Elements as you suggested and I'm sure it will produce the same results. But I also think I'll try some Canon paper after I have used up my Ilford to compare output quality; if the Canon paper is fine, it's the simpler route to take.
I suppose this is also a good reason to upgrade to the new Photoshop Elements version 8 for Mac if it's PSE6 that has the problem and not PSE8.
Happy New Year!