Digital BW, The Print

Tim,

 

You don't say what your platform is (PC or Apple) nor your version of PS nor
your printer make and model. I use a PC (home built), PS2, and an Epson 1280
and get excellent prints that match the image on my screen for both color
and density.  You MUST do two things: Profile your monitor (and possibly
your printer, see below) and ensure that your printer settings are correct.
For my monitor I use the original Colorvision Spyder which works just fine.
I profile once a month and before any major printing session. I have not
profiled my printer as the generic profiles from Epson work just fine for my
paper/ink combo. The key (once the monitor is properly profiled) is to
ensure that PS is determining the colors and that the printer is not adding
its two cents. Be sure that all printer color settings are turned off, in
the case of my 1280 it's selecting "no color adjustment" and invoking the
appropriate profile for your paper/ink combo. In my case I use the "Epson
Stylus Photo 1290 Premium Glossy Photo Paper" profile which, as I said,
works just fine.

 

If you want more detail with regard to proper printer settings contact me
off-list, Thomas@....

 

Good luck!

 

Tom Maugham

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim
Timmermans
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 3:47 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] It's soooo frustrating

 

I spend loads of time in PS making the image look just the way I want
but when I print it, it's up to 30% lighter than what I see on screen.
So I adjust the screen image to be 30% darker and it looks lousy on
the screen but it's "closer" to what I wanted on the print. Still I
feel I'm losing something doing it this way. I also have no idea what
people are seeing on their monitors when I email them a sample image.
(no complaints to date but it concerns me.)

At the moment I just don't have the funds for an expensive calibration
software. Anyone have experience with the cheaper Spyder
version.."Spyder 2" I think it's called. Are there any other options
out there?

Any response would be most welcome as I have a show coming up next
month and I'm at wits ends.

Thanks,

Tim

 



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