In comparing my prints with a fellow shopper, his color saturation, range, etc were much better. All things were equal, but he said his camera had been ‘calibrated’ to the store’s printer.
Costgo gave me some guidance, but it was too complicated foe me.
I’d be interested in others experience with printer ‘calibration’, especially how to accomplish it for Costgo’s printer.
You can download Costco's Printer Profiles here.
https://www.drycreekphoto.com/icc/CostcoPosterPrinters.htmlI have used these profiles in the past when I had prints made at Costco and was very happy with the results. I use photohop to edit my images and can softproof my edits using the Profiles to see what the image would look like printed at Costco. Note: I am also editing on a monitor color calibrated by a Spyder Pro calibrator.
I have never "calibrated" my camera to Costco colors and instead what I have seen in my calibrated monitor has been exactly what Costco has given me in their prints.
SonyA580
Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer
camerapapi wrote:
I have never "calibrated" my camera to Costco colors and instead what I have seen in my calibrated monitor has been exactly what Costco has given me in their prints.
Generally, you calibrate a monitor, not a camera.
Isn't Costco discontinuing their printing service?
Isn't Costco discontinuing their printing service?
kpmac wrote:
Isn't Costco discontinuing their printing service?
No. It is closing in store photo printing. You can still order online.
Ourspolair wrote:
http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/uploads/1/1/8/6/11867787/costcoprinting.pdf
I get a security alert trying to download that. What is it?
SonyA580 wrote:
Generally, you calibrate a monitor, not a camera.
Most serious photographers do profile their Cameras I use a
X Rite Colorchecker Passport ...You shoot the passport run the software and import the image of the passport and create a DNG.. the software then recognises the image checks the colors produced by you camera and creates a profile that the software then places the the profile in the profile choices in your drop down Menu in Lightroom and ACR of photoshop ... so simple so accurate . P.S. It makes copying Art work so easy and saves so much time..
nikonbrain wrote:
Most serious photographers do profile their Cameras I use a
X Rite Colorchecker Passport ...You shoot the passport run the software and import the image of the passport and create a DNG.. the software then recognises the image checks the colors produced by you camera and creates a profile that the software then places the the profile in the profile choices in your drop down Menu in Lightroom and ACR of photoshop ... so simple so accurate . P.S. It makes copying Art work so easy and saves so much time..
Most serious photographers do profile their Camera... (
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I'm with you on the need for a calibrated monitor and on the colorchecker, but the printer/paper profile goes even a step further letting you softproof in lightroom or photoshop or other software.
Fstop12 wrote:
You can download Costco's Printer Profiles here.
https://www.drycreekphoto.com/icc/CostcoPosterPrinters.htmlI have used these profiles in the past when I had prints made at Costco and was very happy with the results. I use photohop to edit my images and can softproof my edits using the Profiles to see what the image would look like printed at Costco. Note: I am also editing on a monitor color calibrated by a Spyder Pro calibrator.
Do they instruct you to imbed that profile into the file you send to costco or leave it as srgb? Also, are you supposed to turn off Costco color correction in that case?
Great replies everyone. I'll get on this soon.
Joe
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