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01/13/2006 01:17:29 AM · #1 |
Out of ocmplete frustration, I am desperately seeking some assistance regarding my monitor calibration. I cannot seem to get a calibration that is anything close to my prints. I get my colour prints back (from a reputatable, professional lab that specialises in digital printing) and they are seriously lacking in the colour and saturation that I laboured over on my desktop! I have used a few methods including Adobe Gamma but they all seemed too subjective and still didn't make any real difference. I have changed from using my LCD to a CRT, but nothing. I use the profile set up by my printer, so that's not the problem either.
Any suggestions out there??????
Nic |
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01/13/2006 01:22:03 AM · #2 |
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01/13/2006 06:00:20 AM · #3 |
| Spyder2 is good idea, however why not just take one of the prints you have recieved back and then try to set your monitor to match that, I have done this in the past and these days my screen/print matching is pretty much WYSIWYG. Works out cheaper than buying the spyder. |
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01/13/2006 06:58:46 AM · #4 |
The lab could have their calibrations wrong too. Try getting the same print done at two different sizes, compare the results, and you may discover that it may not be your problem but their's instead. Each paper type/size needs to be calibrated for integrity for accurate print results.
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01/13/2006 07:25:24 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by manic35:
Any suggestions out there??????
Nic |
Have you tried a different printing company to see if the results are the same? the profile set up by your printer- does that mean printing company? If so is that the profile you save your work in or the profile you use as working space or both? It should be both to get accurate and reliable results.
It is really hard to say what could be the problem without more specifics.
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01/13/2006 07:37:28 AM · #6 |
In Photoshop go to Color Settings (in CS, it may be under File/Color Settings in PS7) and bring up the dialog box.
At the top of the box it will say Settings: If it is not already set there change it to Custom.
The Advanced Mode box below that should be checked.
Below that is the Working Spaces box. Enter you profile in RGB.
Below that is Color Management Policies. In the RGB box it should read Preserve Embedded Profiles.
This is a start and may not be your problem, but that is how you should be set up anyhow.
And get a Spyder. I don't remember how I got along before I bought one.
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01/13/2006 07:39:26 AM · #7 |
My home printer prints out REALLY dark. Nothing I can do about it except force it to use my color settings. Also, the brand of paper I am using makes a big difference. On an Epson printer I get the best color/light with Epson paper the worst with Fuji paper.
If you do everything in AbodeRGB and the lab uses sRGB you will lose some color.
I recently had prints done online, got them back, and they were too dark. I redid my monitor, using my prints as a guideline, and tried again; they were fine (I had switched monitors - to an LCD). Now, at least once a week, I go down to a kodak kiosk thingee and get a print. Its cheap, fast and lets me know how my monitor is displaying. And believe it or not, those prints are pretty good. People at my camera club were very surprised.
In the last two weeks I bought prints from 4 different sources. They now all look like it does on my monitor. |
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