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02/28/2003 01:01:03 AM · #1 |
I'm gonna start printing some of my shots, and am trying to figure out color space management.
I took my "yellow" entry, and ran it through my workflow, taking great care to follow the color space all the way through. This is the result:
Compare with my actual entry, which is the result of my previous workflow, which I'm pretty sure loses track of color space. (I convert in Breezebrowser with no icc profile assigned.)
So my first question is, which looks better? The actual entry is clearly more saturated, and more of an attention grabber. (And therefor prolly better for a challenge), but prolly not as accurate.
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02/28/2003 01:10:51 AM · #2 |
It makes no difference until you print BOTH of those examples and see how your printer affects each version. You may then have to go back and prepare a new version (which MAY look lousy on your monitor) to pre-compensate for the printer.
The profiles are supposed to do some of that work for you, but experimentation is necessary no matter what.
Put them both on a sheet with some squares of standard/familiar colors, and see what your printer does. |
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02/28/2003 01:15:12 AM · #3 |
I should have been more clear. I haven't even STARTED to experiment with the printing side. Just trying to get working with color spaces down, and the first step is getting a decent output on the monitor, and in browsers.
Thanks for your input, though. As I get further into this, I'm sure I'll be drawing on your experience! |
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02/28/2003 01:20:42 AM · #4 |
If your eventual goal is to print, you need to have a baseline example of what your printer does now, with the images as you have them, so you can track what effect (if any) changes you make at any stage will have.
You need to keep printing experiments as you go. Also, if you have an inkjet, they can get clogged and otherwise unhappy if run too infrequently. |
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02/28/2003 10:55:17 AM · #5 |
I'm afraid you FAR overestimate my skill with photoshop! I'm still trying to figure out really what a color space is, and how you maintain a consistent one from image capture through to output device.
I agree that any real work I do on this will need to be printed out, since that's my goal. Baby steps, though!
Thanks again for the input. |
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02/28/2003 04:48:29 PM · #6 |
Make sure you understand the difference between "color space" and "color profile."
A color space is a specific numerical formula or system for describing a particular color.
A color profile is a table of values used to correct or adjust those values based on how a specific target device distorts them. |
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02/28/2003 05:45:44 PM · #7 |
If you use the RGB colorspace all the way through you should get consistant results.
From what I understand, you can set up your camera to use it or it already does, your Photoshop which is done when you create the file from your image file to print, and your printer. I don't know how to do all of this yet, but I just attended a Photoshop class that recommended doing this.
You would want to create a different file for the web than for printing. You might want to try 300 dpi for printing 5 x 7 or smaller prints, and 200 dpi for printing 8 x 10 prints. Larger prints can even be less dpi.
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02/28/2003 08:03:26 PM · #8 |
A few places I have looked at. Helped out my crappy Lexmark Z32. It really helps to have your printer and monitor almost exactly the same. Spend less money that way.
//www.creativepro.com/story/feature/18800-1.html this is a great site for many artistic things.
//digitaldog.net Excellent site with a Colormatch RGB download, and lots of info that is downloaded as pdf's.
//photos4aidan.home.attbi.com
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