Colour photo printing Epson ET-8500 Ecotank printer, software and icc profiles 

Very good presentation on the Epson ET-8500, Mr. Cooper. Thank you for all of the videos you produce and post; they are quite helpful.

Your videos has been of great help to understand the complicate world of printing. I had a hard time getting my printing colors right and this video seem to have solved most of the problem. Now I can finally start to enjoy my ET-8550. A big thanks to you and your work ^^

Great stuff Keith, I've just had my et 8550 delivered your videos are very helpfull.😊

Thanks Keith, Great Information

This was extremely helpful mate!

Great review Keith. Thanks for it. I just ordered a ET-8500 for my family. I’d love to get the profiles you’ve created for it. I’m just a photographer and my kids like printings photos of them and their friends.

very helpful , thanks

Hi Keith ... this is such wonderful information ... and you have presented it so well! I have just purchased an ET8500 and I would love you to send me your ICC profile as mentioned in this video. Yours is the only video I have ever watched that actually explains why the colours of my home photos aren't "deep" enough. If you can send me your ICC profile, I will be eternally grateful. Thanks again for such valuable information.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom! Could you also share the profile used to print the photos shown in this video?

Thanks for this, Keith, another fact-filled review. :) At some point you mentioned talking about velvet fine art or something, but then didn't mention it again - is that coming in a separate video? I'd really like to know how the profiles influence the print heads - satin/gloss invokes the Photo Black, is that right? Is this the same as "Black enhance overcoat"? Is there a difference to the way it prints matt, gloss, fine art cotton rag etc? more or less ink? Can I look forward to another vid covering some of the aforementioned?! Sorry for all these questions if they're off-piste...Thanks once again for sharing all your knowledge and expertise. :)

Gracias por el vídeo me ayudo mucho, me podría decir, el papel como se coloca, el brillo para arriba o para abajo? Gracias

Excellent Keith. May I ask you a completely daft question - "What are colour profiles" and if I download one where does it go in the computer programme. I cant seem to get my head around something which seems to be non - tangible, if that makes sense.

How go you turn the printer on and off. Thank you this is all new to me.

Thank you again for another informative video. You said you would make comparisons between the ET-2850 that you have just reviewed and this ET-8500. Can I ask if that comparison is going to look at the dye inks that are used? The ET-8500 makes use of the Claria ET Premium inks (dye and pigment) whereas the ET-2850 simply states that it uses dye and pigment inks. Putting to one side the limitations of ET-2850 on glossy paper, does this different ink technology make a visible difference or is it more about the longevity of prints? Interestingly, the ET-18100 information now available does not appear to use the Claria ET Premium inks and is utilising six dye inks (Bk, C, Y, M, LC, LM).

I'm in the U.S. and my 8550 is the same color as your 8500...

Have been following you for quite a while got the epson et 8550 loved the epson print layout loaded the icc for the paper Im using here in the usa now I have a new mac and print layout is not available anylonger totaly disappointed. using luminar neo and dont know what to use to print my photos what you sugest thanks in advance if you have time to answer me.

Love your Epson videos Mr Cooper. How can a 8550 owner add ICC profiles. Is it possible? Also if I have some Canon semi gloss paper left over, what profile would you recommend?

Keith, thanks for the video. Just received the 8500, yesterday and used Epson print layout with their ICC files, I’m a bit disappointed with the print quality as well. I’m using Epson premium glossy paper. Can you share yours? Much appreciated any help. I returned the ET2800 printer, but this doesn’t seem much better. Thank you

Hi. For normal printing, not photos, is it also ok? Scanning automatic feed in of papers? Thanks! Hans

Thanks for this interesting video. Q: using a proper ICC profile, same paper and printer. Will it give the same print results wether I am using PS, Qimage or Epson Print?

Excellent coverage of this topic Keith, thank you very much indeed. Very timely too as I have the 8550, which is terrific, but I don’t use Photoshop, Capture One etc. My question is, (and this is leaning heavily towards your comment that ICC profiles are essential, which I’m very aware of), is it possible to apply ICC profiles to prints without such expensive software? I use a mix of papers (Fotospeed, Marrutt, Hahnemule). I am testing the Epson print layout software you mentioned and it will be interesting to see your take on that when ready. Does that software take ICC profiles? Curiously, I have noticed that if apply a border using the Layout software, it isn’t equal on the long edges. I checked the paper feed and it seems okay. I would be grateful for your thoughts. And I look forward to your next instalments on this topic. 🙏 By the way, Epson would do well to take some learnings from you, very educational and instructional.

what I don't get is isn't it better to set things so photoshop manages printing rather then the printing? I have that epson program but I never use it with my p800 . I always print in photoshop and tell it to let ps manage printing. I am looking to get either this or the 8550 printer as supplement to my p800.

In photoshop in the menu automate, I am missing the epson print layout settings and I installed the latest driver

J enjoy taking pictures of eagles and printing them. Now that I watched your video on printing I think I could do better now. Could you please send me your profiles I think that would really help.

I have been battling my 8500 for months, now. I am certain it is user error, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the computer to tell the printer what paper feed to use. I have thick cardstock that needs to be fed through the rear feed slot and it just keeps grabbing it and spitting it out blank. Do you have any direction you can offer?

Where can I get hold of the icc settings and how do I load them into photoshop.

I have tried numerous times and wasted many Glossy Papers trying to print a full 11" X 14". Have also been going back and forth with Epson support. Can you enlighten me please?

hi great videos very informative. i have an ecotank 8550 that is set up for sublimation printing, ive been told i would not be able to do any other type of printing like photos after it has been used for sublimation is that true? cant i just change the ink and run some through and thats all and it could print photos?? thank you!

Hello Keith...thank you for your most interesting video. I need some help please...I'm trying to print a 4x6 photo from a picture in word document and not sure where to position the image it for it to print. Haven't been able to find any information on utube.

Does the Epson et8500 print quality better than the et2800? Thanks

do you think I could get portfolio worthy images at 8.5 x11 on epson velvet fine art paper (or other 300gsm paper)? Images are portraits and fashion pictures. Thank you :) Zev

Hi Mr. Keith, can I do a colour photo duplex on a4 plain sheet?

I have yet to get my 8500 to print a good quality photo. The colors are always off and look nothing like my photoshop screen. I'll keep at it though.