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The new Epson colour inks for the 1270/1280/1290 (slanted top boxes) don have the same colour balance as did the previous inks. What can I do?

April 26, 2017Balance boxes colour Epson inks slanted

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The new Epson colour inks for the 1270/1280/1290 (slanted top boxes) don have the same colour balance as did the previous inks. What can I do?

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Ron Harris, a fellow contributor to Photo Techniques magazine, has found that the following works. Note that Epson says the affected cartridges have lot numbers that begin with the letter “A”. Apparently, some of the new slanted-top boxes have the “old” ink in them. Create a New Color Balance Adjustment Layer with Shadows: Cyan+15, Green+2; Midtones: Cyan+15, Green+4; Highlights: Cyan+3 Create a new Contrast Adjustment Layer: Contrast+5 Make these adjustments in Photoshop, not in the Epson driver. For more on this please refer to Ron’s web site and click on Printer Tips. Here’s what Epson has to say…