Color Management

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Gordon Powell
Aug 13, 2005
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I recently sent some files (jpeg) to a professional photo lab for printing. The results were very good, but…

The prints did not look EXACTLY like it did on my monitor. I was told to adjust my monitor to match their print and then re-do the file for printing.

My question is:

Can this be done within PhotoShop or is it done with System Tools (Display or Adobe Gamma)?

How do I calibrate my monitor with the lab’s output device?

If I go to "Color Settings>>Advanced Mode" and make my settings the same as theirs will that do it?

Thanks in advance for any words of advice.

Gordon
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Steve Dell
Aug 14, 2005
You can use the Adobe Gamma but that relies on your eyes instead of a machine.

I’ve been using the Pantone "Spyder" to calibrate my monitor. They can be had for $100 and up depending on quality and software bundle. You might find some used ones on eBay.

Once you get the monitor calibrated, you are well on your way. If possible, you should look at profiling your printer and/or scanner too.

Check these out:
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/

"Gordon Powell" wrote in message
I recently sent some files (jpeg) to a professional photo lab for printing. The results were very good, but…

The prints did not look EXACTLY like it did on my monitor. I was told to adjust my monitor to match their print and then re-do the file for printing.

My question is:

Can this be done within PhotoShop or is it done with System Tools (Display or Adobe Gamma)?

How do I calibrate my monitor with the lab’s output device?
If I go to "Color Settings>>Advanced Mode" and make my settings the same as theirs will that do it?

Thanks in advance for any words of advice.

Gordon

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Guus013
Aug 14, 2005
How do I calibrate my monitor with the lab’s output device?

You can calibrate your monitor with a displaycalibrator, which is the best way, or you can use something like Adobe Gamma, which is much less accurate. Then you can "trust" your monitor to show your images as correct as possible. But, also, your images must have an embedded colorprofile or at least you should know in which colorspace your images were created. When you send a file the a lab, make shure the correct profile is embedded or convert the image to the colorspace the lab is using.

Take a look here to find out more basics of colormanagement:

http://www.ltlimagery.com/colormanagement2.html

Michel van Dijk

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