Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Please elaborate on this sentence:

"Make sure your proofing light is in line with your monitor white
luminance first."

Thanks,
Pierre

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
>
> 
> In a message dated 2/19/07 10:58:41 AM, darrell@... writes:
> 
> 
> > The good news...  In all 3 cases the print matchewd what I saw on
> > the monitor when doing a Proof in CS2.
> > 
> Right, definately good news.
> > 
> > The bad news...  The profile someitmes drastically changes my
> > image. 
> > 
> This has mostly to do with expectations...
> > 
> > On a glossy paper, I viewed the proof and it was noticibly darker
> > than the image without the proof.  The Print did match the proof
> > though.
> > 
> Thats what its supposed to match. You don't really want us to limit
your 
> prints to what your monitor can represent, just to make them match
do you? With a 
> gloss media, the print is darker than the monitor. Similarly, if
your printer 
> can print brighter Cyans than your monitor can print, you won't see
those 
> tones on screen either...
> > 
> > On a FineArt paper, I viewed the proof and it was very close to the
> > image without the proof.
> > 
> Because fine art paper is within the monitor's gamut... so there is
little 
> proof/nonproof variation.
> > 
> > I did a Rag paper last night and I viewed the proof and it was
> > noticibly brighter than the image without the proof.
> > 
> That would probably be proofing light brightness. Make sure your
proofing 
> light is in line with your monitor white luminance first. Then
adjust the Ref 
> White and Ref Black in your printer profile to get the best match
possible.
> > 
> > Why am I seeing this variance?
> > 
> Various reasons noted above could be factors. We make this as easy as 
> possible, but the level of matching you are asking for is not
pushbutton...
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
> 
> 
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