ok, understood. But now I go to bed, its late here.....:-) Ciao GIorgio Cdtobie ha scritto: > Adjust the softproof by tweaking ref white and ref black L* values (if > you like your print, but not your softproof). Adjust print density by > adjusting shadow detail and brightness settings if your prints are too > dark. > > C. D. Tobie > Global Product Technology Mngr. > Digital Imaging & Home Theater > Datacolor.com > CDTobie@... <mailto:CDTobie@...> > > On Feb 11, 2009, at 7:40 PM, Giorgio <gior.cap@... > <mailto:gior.cap@...>> wrote: > >> Tobie, >> I'm a little bit confused..... >> Pls read your previous messages here under. >> Once you say "increase shadow details and brightness", then >> "increase L*value". >> I'm reprofiling Epson Premium glossy paper (prints were darker, do >> you remember?) which of two? >> Sorry.... :-( >> >> tks >> Giorgio >> >> Cdtobie wrote:: >>> >>> Also, I would agree that the blacks are better with BPC unchecked, >>> which is why we recommend it. If you have all your variables >>> (ambient light, proofing light, monitor luminance) at optimally >>> matched settings, and you still find your prints to be darker than >>> you would like them, you may need to make a slider adjustment to >>> your printer profile to tune this. I would start by opening shadow >>> detail about +5, and adding +5 to the brightness as well. >>> >>> Buona notte, >>> C. D. Tobie >>> Global Product Technology Mngr. >>> Digital Imaging & Home Theater >>> Datacolor.com >>> CDTobie@Data color.com <mailto:CDTobie@...> >>> >>> On Feb 9, 2009, at 10:27 PM, Giorgio <gior.cap@... >>> <mailto:gior.cap@...>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cdtobie ha scritto: >>>>> >>>>> Softproofing for most gloss media will drop the image brightness on >>>>> screen, since the media is not very white. To adjust the >>>>> brightness of >>>>> gloss whites, increase the L* value in the Ref White control. >>>>> Similarly, to darken blacks on matte media, lower the L* value in Ref >>>>> Black. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>> = >> >
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Re: [colorvision_group] Tip for a newbie (prints darker)
2009-02-12 by Giorgio
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