Hi Folks,
I am new to mug sublimation printing and Photoshop and need some guidelines. Hope you can help?
I have an Apple Mac running OS X 10.9.3 and Photoshop Elements 12 with a RICOH Aficio SG3110 DN printer. I have followed best I can the following guide http://sawgrassink.indigofiles.com/p...E-810_-_MP.pdf, even though this is for Photoshop Elements 8/9/10, and believe I have installed the latest Richoh driver and Sawgrass colour management add-on.
I have been watching some YouTube training videos and quite a few suggest not to print from Photoshop but to finalise the image in Photoshop and re-open the image in CorelDraw to print. Please could you advise if this is really necessary as I don't have CorelDraw and am not sure you can even get it for Mac OS X10+?
One other consideration is the printer is setup in my garage which is quite a lot cooler than the house temperature as such the mugs, press and paper are all quite cold. When sublimating at 180 degrees for 3 minutes (as recommended by the mug supplier) I wait until the press has returned to 180 after closing the clamp on the mug/paper before starting the timer. Is there any other suggestions to ensure the best quality image as my first mug was a little dull?
By the way I am using Xpres / Economy Sublimation Paper and European RN Coated Sublimation Mugs both from BMS/www.printerowners.co.uk
Many thanks
Keith