WYSINWYG ?

[nagle]

Im a novice. But Ive spent ages getting my monitor gamma'd right using

testcharts and with correct blackpoint etc etc.

 

I'm using Permajet products with their downloadable mono curves applied to the

image before printing. Why would it be that with the curve added or not, the

image on screen has detail in the shadows like I want, but when printed, with

no colour correction as is correct, the print is too dark. Should I have to

adjust the brightness on the printer? If a monochromecurve is applied,

shouldn't that do all the correction?

 

Thanks in anticipation.

[emre]

Monitor have nonlinearities in their response which gamma correction can not fully compensate for. You have to use a hardware device, such as a colorimeter or spectrophotometer.

 

Either that or you are not applying your profiles properly.

[steve_bingham]

I hear your frustration. Remember this.

 

1- Calibrating your monitor is only the FIRST step.

 

2- Now you must learn how your software (PS CS2?) handles your printer.

 

3- Lastly you must use and/or generate a printer profile for the paper and printer you are using. This is the hardest part and takes time and money. Be sure to save and properly name your profile when you finally get there. Might I suggest photographing a Macbeth chart at noon in full sun for starters. This will be your starter reference print.

 

Contrary to popular belief, great prints just don't roll off the printer. Try to standardize on one printer, one paper, and original inks.

[frans_waterlander]

Being a novice, you should use paper and inks that are recommended by the printer maker and ideally of the same brand as the printer. Use the profiles provided by the printer maker. Most people don't ever need to create their own paper profiles; that's an activity for the initiated that want to use printer/paper/ink combinations that have no existing profiles available or want to improve upon existing profiles (an idea open to debate).