thomas_uhlmann Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>Using Epson 4800<br> My blacks are over exposed by 5.0 and the whites are actually under by.5<br> What is going on?<br> Icc seems okay except on Media type only offers ulta Premium Luster (also plpp250,plpp260)<br> Print settings seem okay<br> photshop manages color<br> Pro4800plpp<br> perceptual<br> Black point comp<br> Calibrated on Mac G5 (3 years old) with Eye One match<br> Ambient light measures very low.<br> Color Settings RGB (1998)<br> Anybody have any ideas</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_uhlmann Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>Correction re the above Blacks are undr exposed by 5.0<br> whites over by.5</p> <p>Thanks</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>This is an Epson or 3rd party ICC paper profile? </p> <p>The prints are darker than the display or, too dark everywhere? Big difference. </p> Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_uhlmann Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>The dark areas (the landscapes) are 5 stops to dark<br> and the light areas (the clouds) are perfect perhaps 1/2 stop to light</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frans_waterlander Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>You need to describe a little better what the real problem is. Are your blacks 5 stops over exposed as you first said or are they 5 stops too dark? And how do you know they are 5 stops under or over? Is this a problem with exposure or with printing or both?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_uhlmann Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>The problem is that the dark area of the prints are coming out way to dark. That would<br> be the trees brush grass etc. The only light area in the picture which is white is the sky<br> and it is coming out just fine</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frans_waterlander Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>Does the image look fine on your monitor and is the only problem the dark prints? Is your monitor calibrated? Too what brightness? Does you monitor brightness match the lighting in your digital darkroom? (you can check this by comparing an all-white image in your editing program, all R, G and B values at 255, with a blank piece of printer paper illuminated by your digital darkroom lighting - they should match)<br> Is your exposure correct or did you expose for the bright sky in a very contrasty subject and thereby underexposed the trees etc.?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrel Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 <p>Are you sure you don't have Photoshop and the printer doing color management? Maybe you should try Relative Colorimetric mode?<br> Also, how are you getting the 5 stops underexposed, measuring it or just estimating?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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