Re: Costco Prints and Red Color Saturation


"Mike Russell" <RE-MOVEmike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Steven Wandy" <Swandy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The most likely problem is that you provided them with Adobe RGB images
instead of sRGB.
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You are the second person who suggested that. I was not aware that I
should have converted the images to sRGB. It did not say anything on the
Costco site - only about downloading the Dry Creek profile. Maybe I will
try again.


There should be more of a warning about using Adobe RGB.

Definitely try again. Photo labs are so inexpensive, relatively
permanent, and so fast, that I'm wondering if I'll buy a new inkjet when
mine finally goes south.
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Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com


I hate the printing part. I am also thinking of using commercial print
services and just marking it up.
After spending about 2 days making large prints for a model portfolio on the
Epson 1270, making 2-3 to get each one perfect, no dust, splotches, lines,
etc, hand trimming etc. They are fragile, she just left 10 minutes ago,
called one is already scratched from handling. I feel like she has spilled
red wine on my best tablecloth.
Not to mention paper. I was so happy I found one I liked, went to buy it,
out of stock in my size, had to go home research it on the web, go to
another store. Bah, I am thinking this is just not worth it in the time it's
using up. I got some prints made at Snapfish and they looked great with no
color profile. (I was using sRGB anyway) The commercial prints are less
fragile and possibly archival so....The local paper did a test on 3 online
labs, I think Kodak was the winner for the color and contrast etc. FWIW
their inkjet photo paper is horrible, light weight and sticky on the
reverse, satiny is not gloss (what the package says) ($30 bought to try and
replace the most decent Printasia by Ilford. Always liked their paper back
in the darkroom times.



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