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Aug 6, 2017 08:03:02 #
Mike57
Loc: Southern MA
The colors and tones on my computer monitor are different then what come out when I print them. I have a Canon 100 pro printer and use good photo paper
Aug 6, 2017 08:44:36 #
Aug 6, 2017 09:40:11 #
Recommend a monitor calibration device such as Spyder. Prior to calibration each of the two monitors showed the photos much differently, the colors were different. We were amazed how much our monitors changed when we calibrated them.
Aug 6, 2017 09:42:24 #
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Aug 6, 2017 12:43:12 #
alolewis wrote:
Recommend a monitor calibration device such as Spyder. Prior to calibration each of the two monitors showed the photos much differently, the colors were different. We were amazed how much our monitors changed when we calibrated them.
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Aug 6, 2017 13:37:14 #
Mike57 wrote:
The colors and tones on my computer monitor are different then what come out when I print them. I have a Canon 100 pro printer and use good photo paper
They will never match.
But you can get really close if you profile your display. I suggest an Xrite i1 Display Pro - great software, enough granularity, accurate color results. Use Canon ink and paper and you should be able to bypass the printer profile part. If you use someone else's paper, then make sure you can download a profile for the paper on your printer. Or get a profiling tool that will create a printer profile.
Aug 7, 2017 11:05:50 #
Aug 7, 2017 11:29:01 #
Mike57 wrote:
The colors and tones on my computer monitor are different then what come out when I print them. I have a Canon 100 pro printer and use good photo paper
Ok.
Aug 7, 2017 12:59:21 #
First Step is to calibrate your monitor and for that you will need a device such as a Spyder or Xrite. Second step is to get and use the proper profile for your paper and ink. Third step, and the one many folks forget about that will produce poor prints, is to MAKE SURE you are only performing color correction once. Software correction is the correct choice as opposed to printer-based correction when using the method I mentioned. Takes a while to get this straight, but when you do, you will get awesome results! Best of luck.
Aug 7, 2017 14:53:25 #
cjc2 sums the process up very nicely. If you follow that approach you will be getting some very nice results.
Aug 7, 2017 15:22:49 #
ecurb1105 wrote:
Read up on monitor calibration and ICC color profiles for your printer paper.
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Aug 7, 2017 15:27:41 #
jackpinoh
Loc: Kettering, OH 45419
Mike57 wrote:
The colors and tones on my computer monitor are different then what come out when I print them. I have a Canon 100 pro printer and use good photo paper
Calibrate your monitor and let the printer manage the printing.
Aug 7, 2017 16:55:44 #
alolewis wrote:
Recommend a monitor calibration device such as Spyder. Prior to calibration each of the two monitors showed the photos much differently, the colors were different. We were amazed how much our monitors changed when we calibrated them.
I only calibrated my 27" monitor and left the laptop not calibrated; I was and still amazed at the differences in color!
Aug 7, 2017 18:52:20 #
Mike, calibrate your monitor and make sure the color profile of the images you are outputting matches the color profile the printer is expecting to see.
--Bob
--Bob
Mike57 wrote:
The colors and tones on my computer monitor are different then what come out when I print them. I have a Canon 100 pro printer and use good photo paper
Aug 7, 2017 20:16:01 #
And after calibrating your monitor and downloading the profile of your outside printing service or your paper if doing your own printing, take the final step and enable soft proofing in your post processing application.
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