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 10/13/2007 12:51:00 AM · #1
I just got a Canon MP960. I have a Huey on my system, but the colors are wayyyyy of on the print. Any tips would be appreciated. I printing from CS 3 and letting the printer manage the color. I'm about to try it the other way around, but I'm shooting in the dark.
 10/13/2007 12:55:32 AM · #2
try not letting the printer manage the color. That's like letting it do an auto levels for color balance.

Also check your color space. Adobe RGB 1998 for prints, sRGB for monitor.

I'm still doing more research on this one myself. I've had some odd yellow/green shifts occur as well as a couple of magenta shifts, but I feel that I'm getting a better grip on the relationship between print and screen as I print more. I try to take as much automation out of the process as possible and I find that it gives more stable results.
 10/13/2007 10:57:13 AM · #3
Wow, I'm going to use up my cartridges just trying this.

I've switched from PS CS3 to Lightroom to try to see if that helps.

My prints are coming out a lot "oranger" than my screen.

Here's what I'm trying now. But LR, which is producing similar, if not better results, is getting my ire up. Why do the "Page Setup" and "Print Settings" buttons produce the same "Print Setup" dialog? Also, I had finally, after printing so many, told it to put photo info at the bottom, which looked great on screen, but the whole thing suddenly printed wrong (portrait instead of landscape, cropped the shot off the page). But then I fooled with setting EACH of the two identical dialogs, and suddenly my shot rotated correctly to landscape on screen to fit a landscape page (it fit before, but the page was vertical, and it was rotating the shot sideways, making me turn my head.)

Here's what I'm trying to use in LR for settings:

1) FujuCrystal profile (because I'm trying to see what it would look like on that, or should I still use my own printer profile
2) Rendering intent: Perceptual (?)
3) Printer ICC management is off.

Though I've tried it every which way, and it still comes out too orange.

I'd appreciate any additional tips. I'm trying to proof for a canvas print. :(

10/13/2007 03:51:31 PM · #4
Anyone?

(A side note...I just sent proofs to Walmart figuring on checking color that way. Unfortunately, they just called me and made me fax them a release because they looked professional. They are unwilling to check a website as proof; they wanted the memory card (duh, those shots were taken last year). (My wife's passing by there to pick them up, and they said she couldn't sign the release for me, so I had to fax a note.)

Might be the last time I print at Walmart. Their website sucks anyway; you can't even specify not to crop, or to put the file names on the back.)
 10/13/2007 04:20:03 PM · #5
i usually let photoshop manage the color and have pretty good results.

for instance i printed my 'candy ii' entry and it pretty much looks exactly as it did on the calibrated monitor.

i haven't had much luck letting the printer do it.

ETA: i use an epson r380 and an epson 785epx

Message edited by author 2007-10-13 16:41:53.
 10/13/2007 04:39:07 PM · #6
I agree with you nshapiro about Walmart it does make it frustrating getting prints done there. I had some done there last week just because it's close to me and I needed prints quick.

But you can adjust the crop on your photo they just don't put it where most stores put it - in the check out process.

You have to go to Edit & Organize

Then Fix and Enhance

Select your photo by checking the box next to it or hitting the select all link then you click the large orange button that says choose these photos

It then brings up another screen and you hit the crop tab on the right

Then down on the bottom it says: Or use our Size Crop Tool if you prefer to crop for a specific print size.

You can then adjust the crop.

But what a huge pain in the rear and it doesn't seem to work with that many sizes.

What about using EZ Prints or Mpix?

I do know using shutterfly you can specify what you want printed on the back and the crop just from doing personal prints there

Ritz Pix lets you adjust the crop but not what's printed on the back.

10/13/2007 11:44:11 PM · #7
this is my process:

shoot in RAW - adobe RGB color space
open & adjust in lightroom
fine tune in PS
save edited file as PSD
file>print - set photoshop to manage color



Message edited by author 2007-10-13 23:46:15.
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