Re: Printing question
- From: Marvin <physchem@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:52:57 -0400
Jon Burke wrote:
Hey FolksThere are procedures for setting the display and printer to match, but they are different for different software. You don't say which software you use to lighten the photos and print them. Add that information to the post, and perhaps you'll get an answer from someone who uses the software. And see if there is a Color Matching setting in the program or the printer control box.
I use an Olympus C765, a Dell Latitude x300 laptop and an Epson Stylus Colour 760 printer. The printer is old but reliable and good enough quality for this digi photography newbie.
When I print photos they come out much darker than they look like they're going too when they're displayed on screen. The only way I've been able to 'correct' this is to lighten the photo images so they look like they're over exposed when displayed on screen but they print out ok. This is a very hit and miss technique to say the least, so its pretty unsatisfactory. Is there some way of ensuring better colour synchronisation between my laptop and my printer?
I haven't seen a feature in the software supplied with the printer which would allow for callibration with my laptop and given their age difference (laptop 2 yrs old, printer at least 5 probably nearer 7) I doubt that would be possible anyway. Also someone who thought they knew what they were doing thought the problem would be solved by altering my screen settings, but all that's done is to make my display darker, it doesn't seem to have changed the difference between display and print brightness at all
Any ideas on how to solve this would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance
JonB
Even the less costly printers have become much better at making photo prints since you bought yours. Think about upgrading. The HP printer I got at Costco last year for $80 makes better photo prints than the $175 HP printer I got 5 years earlier.
If there is a NG for that program, ask there. Better still, check Google Groups for previous discussions on that topic in the NG. Check the tech support at the software maker's site. And make sure you have the latest driver for the printer, which may help to improve the prints.
Another way is to download the free Easy Share software from kodak.com. It does basic editing jobs, and has built-in settings for using Kodak papers with most printers.
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