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Moab Support Forum > Moab Lasal Lustre 300 on Epson XP15000

I recently purchased the Moab Lasal Lustre 300 paper and tried printing some of my images on my Epson Xp15000 printer.
I am using the ICC profile for this paper and printing from Photoshop directly. My monitor is calibrated as well.

I noticed the following issues.
1. When I apply the profile and view the image in Proof view i see there is a blue cast when i select "Simulate paper color". But i do not see the blue tint on the final print.
2. Greens are super saturated in the final print
3. Deep Yellows have more of a Red cast to them. Example, An image of a city shot from a hill top showing the halogen lamp lit streets and shipyard. The section with the streets and shipyard had so much Red even though in the display i couldn't see much of Red.

Please let me know how to fix this.

June 21, 2022 | Unregistered CommenterAvinash C. I

Thanks for trying the Exhibition Luster.

1- The 'simulate paper color' option uses the white point in the ICC profile and tries to reproduce it on screen. This is more of an approximation vs an actual simulation. With the Luster it appears blue because the paper has optical brighteners, which in the ICC profile data are represented by a blue-tinted white point, because OBAs fluoresce UV light as visible blue light, which to our eyes makes the paper look whiter.

2 & 3- I'd recommend doing a soft proof to see if any of the colors you are noticing are out of gamut, so they won't print 1:1 with what is on the screen. In addition, I would recommend making test prints with both Perceptual and Relative Colormetric (with black point compensation). Rendering intent also influences how colors are printed. I do not recommend using Absolute or Saturation rendering intents in Photoshop.

June 22, 2022 | Unregistered CommenterMoab Paper Support

Thanks for your reply.

#1 I can now understand the reason behind the blue tint that i see. Thanks for explanation.

#2 On the point regarding soft proofing - I had already done the soft proofing and tested my image using the provided ICC profile. Photoshop didn't show me any color shift or over saturation of colors. I am seeing a very big shift for colors related to Yellow and Orange. The colors are shifted to red. I will check the soft proofing once again and will do some test prints as suggested.

Thanks for the help.

June 23, 2022 | Unregistered CommenterAvinash C. I