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  1. Open your image in Photoshop. Make sure you have prepared it for platemaker printing or for intaglio printing. See  See Paper Store Prices for current price/size options.
  2. You have to make your image back to a Grayscale image. Go Image > Mode > Grayscale. In the box that pops up, keep the ratio at 1.
  3. Now go to File > Print
  4. On the shop tech computer, there should be a printer profile that is set for the platemaker transparency. If this does not happen for some reason, or you want to double check them, the settings are as below

    You can also learn How to make a Printer Profile

    1. Photoshop print settings:
      1. Printer: Epson 3880
      2. Color Handling: Printer Manages Colors
        1. Normal Printing
        2. Relative Colormetric
      3. Scale: 100%
  5. Then press "Print settings" next to the Copies field near the top

  6. This is where you would pick the Platemaker Preset from the "Presets" field.

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