albertdarmali Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I've been trying twice to print out my flower picture, one of them was with ashop that pros go to print their pictures. But both gave me disappointing results, the colours are way off from what I seeon the screen. I don't think it's monitor calibration, because the picture looksokay on different PCs, but print result is just wrong. I also already converted the file to SRGB as the shop instructed. Attached ispart of the picture, can you have a look at it and tell me is it difficult toproduce that colour? After printed, the colour looks like it's lost its 'pink' and looks like it'sbeing mixed with a tiny bit of dark purple instead, making the colour dull. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Films have trouble with some blues and purples, but if it shows on the monitor ok, it should print. Sometimes there can be small inconsistencies between brand A film and brand B paper. I think your lab is out of control and do not want to print it again. To resolve this with a consumer lab, I would paste the pic + a small MacBeth color checker on one white page. Then tell them to get the color checker right. If that is right, then there is a problem they can not easily resolve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertdarmali Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Sorry it's not from a film, it's digital file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberto_c Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 <i>Sorry it's not from a film, it's digital file.</i> <br /> <br /> Then you should post it in <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/forum?topic_id=1701">Digital Darkroom forum</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert lee Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 It is possible that your file is out of gamut for the lab's printer. Get the ICC profile from the lab. Softproof in Photoshop, and make sure that out of gamut warning is turned on. Any area that flashes gray will not have accurately reproducible colors. Try a dye based inkjet. These things generally have a wider gamut than the typical ra-4 print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_muderick Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 It is also possible that what you are seeing is the difference between a backlit image and an image printed on paper. A monitor or slide which is lit from behind is going to be perceived differently than an image where light is reflecting off a piece of paper. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 "Get the ICC profile from the lab" Sure, do softproofing. Also try converting to the lab's profile before giving them the image and see if that works. If they don't have a profile you can pay a service to make one for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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