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02/25/2003 10:57:01 PM · #1 |
Can someone tell me why, when I print from photoshop 7 to my canon S900 the prints end up being darker than I want? is there some kind of printer profile I should convert to or do something to the image before sending it to the printer??? please help
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02/25/2003 11:05:17 PM · #2 |
Set your monitor exactly the way the picture is and then wfen using photoshop lighten up the pictures.
You probably are using Windows XP and have old monitor.
Here how to fix monitors://photos.yahoo.com/bc/pitsaman/vwp?.dir=/Monitor&.src=ph&.dnm=Monitor.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/pitsaman/lst%3f%26.dir=/Monitor%26.src=ph%26.view=t
Message edited by author 2003-02-25 23:05:41. |
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02/25/2003 11:08:52 PM · #3 |
| i have win/2000 and a new 19 inch IBM trinitron monitor..what do you mean set monitor exactly the way the picture is..you mean the pic off the printer... I did calibrate the monitor and that makes the difference even more vast...thanks for your help off to look at the web site you poted |
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02/25/2003 11:10:28 PM · #4 |
I've been imaging hi-res scans for offset printing for about 12 years now...photos will ALWAYS print darker than they look on the screen; I have to force myself to use the densitomiter (Info Window) and not worry that the on-screen image is flat and washed-out looking.
It has a lot to do with seeing transmitted light differently than reflected light. Most printers also suffer from "dot gain;" the ink spreads slightly on the paper so the final spot is bigger than the pixel(s) which created it. |
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02/25/2003 11:21:00 PM · #5 |
super thanks, what is a densitomiter? is that in photoshop any rule of thumb on brightness settings?
i.e. +14 or something ? thanks again |
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02/25/2003 11:22:29 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by rll07:
i have win/2000 and a new 19 inch IBM trinitron monitor..what do you mean set monitor exactly the way the picture is..you mean the pic off the printer... I did calibrate the monitor and that makes the difference even more vast...thanks for your help off to look at the web site you poted |
Here how to fix printer: //photos.yahoo.com/bc/pitsaman/vwp?.dir=/Monitor&.src=ph&.dnm=printer.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/pitsaman/lst%3f%26.dir=/Monitor%26.src=ph%26.view=t |
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02/25/2003 11:32:12 PM · #7 |
Pitsaman- while Very clever and quite entertaining this isn't exactly helping..
General- care to post a before and after pic to see what kind of brightness I am looking at? thanksbefore brightness adjustment
when I print this pic his coat is solid black with no distinction at all
nevermind General figured it out thanks to you... i used +30 brightness in microsoft picture IT the lightened pic is here lightened version
and printed like a dream... later
Message edited by author 2003-02-25 23:47:12. |
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02/26/2003 12:20:14 AM · #8 |
You're welcome. The densitometer is the same as Photoshop's Info window, or whatever your program uses to tell you what the color/gray value of the pixel under the cursor is.
I like to set mine in grayscale mode, so I get values from 0% (white) to 100% (black). If you use RGB mode you will get values from 0 to 255 for each channel, assuming you are in 24-bit color. |
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