HAAAAAAA !! More help PLEASSSSSSSSE !

This is not a new subject by me but i feel i have to ask again as i have tried doing whats required from what people have been telling me in the replys to another thread but i am still having problems. Maybe i am missing something here

Its regarding getting Printed photos to resemble what i see on my Monitor (LCD) I have tried WiziWYG but cant really see what this does except make my colours look very browness and slightly darker.

Since then i have also tried again and changed the settings using my graphics card which is a radeon Xpress 200 serious. I have set the graphics card default profile to AdobeRBB 1998 and then also set the Printer which is a Pixma 4300 to the same profile AdobeRBB 1998.

I am not sure if any of this is the correct thing to do.

How do all you good folks get your prints to look like your Monitor because as i have said once the photo has been tweaked especially brightness and contrast to your liking it is not matching the screen (Not even close)

There must be a very simple way to do this. I am not sure if what i have done above was the right thing as i have simply been guessing from suggestions off other users.

Finally i appologise to the administators for starting another thread regarding this issue but its driving me insane.

If someone can tell me the best route without buying more equipment i would very much appeciate it.

Kind regards to you all

PETE

Hi Pete,

once you've set up the monitor, it will be different to what you used to have.. otherwise there'd be no point in doing it.

If you've set up WIZIWYG correctly, then the colours, contrast and brightness will be correct, although it may take some getting used to. If in doubt about that, pick a picture that you've adjusted with the current profile and take it to your local photolab, and get a 6x4 print done.. it'll probably cost about 5 pence. If that looks okay, then you've set it up properly. You have to remember that you may have never seen a properly calibrated monitor, so you're used to everything being different to what it should be.

You then have to set up the printer to match the screen. Follow the instructions for printers/scanners in WIZIWYG for that.

Hope that helps..

Cheers

Liam

I think back to basics would be good, otherwise one can go round in circles, getting nowhere fast.

All I have done is adjust the monitor using Adobe Gamma and then tweaked the settings of the printer in the Epson printer dialogs. (-7 Magenta does the trick with Jessops glossy paper). Any final tweak to the monitor can be done using the monitor's brightness and contrast controls.

The result is that what I see on screen is very much what comes out on the printer, although we have to accept that a monitor is a bright light source and a print is viewed in reflected light. Our usual viewing light is the very bright viewing easel at ADAPS, so prints should not be too light.

If you are viewing in tungsten room lights, then the print will look different again.

Thanks John

I take your point how did you tweak your settings in the printer??

Thanks Pete

Do you use an Epson printer?

Select Properties for your printer.
In Mode go to Custom>Advanced
In Colour Management select the first option Colour Controls and several sliders appear that enable you to adjust the colours. Also on this box select a higher dpi setting than the default - I use 2880dpi.
If you are happy with the results click save settings, give the profile you have created a name and click save.
Now whenever you want to use this profile you simply select Custom Settings on the first page and select the option you want.

You can create lots of different profiles for different purposes. I have "Monochrome" as one and "Photo printing" for colour.

Thanks John

However i use a Pixma 4300 but ill have a go based on your comments

Pete

I think I'm right in saying that Adobe Gamma only works for CRT monitors, not LCD/TFT monitors.

WIZYWIG should be OK for LCD/TFT's

Pete,
Please, please, please don't start a new thread on the same basic topic as one that's already running!!!
(This is the third thread you have posted this question in )

I replied to your previous question here:
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=22329#22329

Matt

Careful Matt, you might get another pic of Merlin

Mannesty In Case you dont already know Sarcasm is the lowest form of whit

The photo is posted in a few threads for people to base opinions on the actual photo quality capability of the K10D and NOT for any praise

I dont see you posting any pictures so keep your sarcastic comments to yourself.



PS Mattmatic point taken however i did appologise and explain my reasons if you want lock it thats fine

Pete

1: I know, I use it a lot.
2: I know, I see it a lot.
3: You don't, then you haven't looked.

Please don't abuse the PM feature of this forum to REPEAT yourself yet again.

You see Pete, if you just feel "Oh no one's replied to my thread, I think I'll create another thread", then when someone replies to your previous post everything gets disjointed and disconnected. It also makes it extremely difficult keeping up with the traffic as a moderator as you're multiplying the posts.

Most of the regulars here use the "List Posts Since Last Visit" link to check what's new and reply directly. So you don't need to use CAPITALS to make yourself heard, and you don't need to repeat threads for any reason. We'll see that you've updated the original one (besides it moves to the top of the thread list anyway).

In future, all you have to do is post a "Help, I'm still having problems" at the end of the original thread

I hate having to retype complex posts.... and colour management isn't a simple thing. Some past posts include: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2533 , https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2619 , https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1503 , https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2567

Also, you should be aware that for photographic editing the ambient light should be very, very low. Surprisingly so in fact Then WiziWYG the monitor in the same light and try again.

You can also try this route:
* Look here: http://www.photobox.co.uk/static/colour.html
* Phone/email Photobox and ask for the test print
* Check that after WiziWYG-ing it looks more or less like the print
* If you still have printer problems - it's your printer settings.

Matt


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