Printing from a Laptop

Hi,

 

I'm currently using a laptop for my photography work (P4, 512MB of Ram,

2.16Ghz)using lightroom or DPP for my 1DMakII images.

 

I'm used to printing my images at my University where we have calibrated Lacie

Screens with Epson 4800 and 9800 printers. I've come to realize that my images

require no adjustments once uploaded on the G5 with Lacie screen and printed on

the Epson scanners.

 

Now, I'm wondering, If I buy a printer (thinking about the Canon Pro9000 or

9500) and calibrate my printer and my screen, will I get decent results or is

calibrating a laptop screen usually useless?

 

Thank you.

 

Radu D.

Hi Radu, IMHO, calibrating your laptop isn't useless; I've calibrated mine before but admittedly don't use it to print - just getting images ready for the web. Another option might be to connect an external monitor to your laptop and calibrate using it. This has no bearing on the display issue but if I were you, I'd try to find a bit more RAM for your laptop if possible - at least a gig would be nice. Good luck!

Thanks,

 

What about the printing issue - if I calibrate my monitor and my printer will my pictures come out decent?

 

At least, as good as what I see on the screen.

 

Regards,

 

Radu D.