Printing problems- deep and darkest depths of agro

[jen0dorf]

Hi

I have a 2mb jpeg which according to the proporties is :

1787*1812, 150dpi, 24 bit depth created I think in Quark

Ok on the screen it looks ok but when I drop it onto a cd template and print it the image aquires a yellow tinge and looks nothing like the original.

Have to say I've tried from Corel, photoshop and PSP all with differing results but none perfect.

Does anyone have any ideas?

thanks

Ian

[Albacore]

Really too big a question it could be loads of thing. It must be an RGB file? so make sure it is as it came from Quark which is a CMYK programme. Then make sure that the colour profiles are the same in each programme as well when your checking. I would check the colour gaumut in PS in the "Proof Setup" feature and you will see any out of gaumit areas and please remember you can never match what you see on the screen. One other thing have you calibrated your monitor? If you haven't download Adobe's Gamma and set up monitor and when you are in XPro use "Simulate Printers Colours" that will give you a very rough idea what your print will look like. Do a search from Google or what ever engine you use and you will get loads of info to solve the problem and do your final checks in PS.

[jen0dorf]

Thanks a lot,

I thoughtabout Adobe gamma but it's no longer available according to Adobe but I'll do a search in the web. Nice to know that I'm not going mad!

thanks

Ian

[Fred C]

Ian,

Adobe Gamma installs with Photoshop, so you probably have it.
See here:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...1608&sliceId=2

Regards,
Fred

[jen0dorf]

Hi

thanks for the link, FYI Adobe no longer ship Gamma with photoshop

cheers

Ian

[gwpriester]

Pantone (now part of X-Rite) has a product on the market called huey pro. It is a monitor calibration solution that is supposed to be very simple. (I have a review copy sitting on my desk that I have to review next week).

It is a software/hardware solution with a gismo that hangs down over your screen and takes a reading which the software uses to calibrate your monitor's color balance and white point settings.

I'll try to remember to post my findings here.

Gary

[steve.ledger]

Yes please Garry, post your findings.
I once had someone ask me a question regarding monitor calibration hardware - they wanted to know "does it calibrate your eyes?"
"Because we all see colour frequencies somewhat differently don't we?"

[jen0dorf]

Will aprreciate your views, I've managed to "suggest" to spyder that I may be in a position to Market their combined printer and monitor calibrations system so they are sending me a copy to look at and trial.

I'll let you all know

Ian

[steve.ledger]

A little bit old now, but it's widely assumed and has been posted on many a blog and fourm that CS3 doesn't ship with Adobe Gamma.

Well that's not true - it does and it works with Windows Vista.
The trick is 'knowing' it's there and how to get to using it.

There's a YouTube video that explains this much better than me trying here.

TUTORIAL Using Adobe Gamma in CS3 (and on Vista!) Photoshop

Here's AG running on my machine

[AndFarr]

I'd try the simple fix approach first.
Load the image into a bitmap editing program such as Photoshop, PhotoImpact, or PhotoPaint, and adjust the white balance.
Then print.
- Andy