CMYK Image to Print

P
Posted By
Parvardigar
Oct 28, 2010
Views
566
Replies
1
Status
Closed
The photos, Adobe Photoshop CS4 are CMYK.
The monitors are calibrated using Pantone Calibration.
When I open the image file I see on both computers/ on both monitors (two Hp graphic computers) the portrait photo. The skin tones are normal in every respect. Everything viewable on the the monitors is perfect. Ready for printing.
The company sends out the images to a professional print service. We print out our images for catalogs and posters. The printed image that is returned from the printers is way off. Nothing like what we have viewing on our calibrated monitors. The flesh tones are either too brownish in one example; in another example, flesh tint slightly green. This is very unexpected.

How can I produce a final Photoshop image – so that what I am viewing will print exactly as I see it. What I get back from the professional print service is completely different than what is viewable in the Adobe application.

To test the images in house I printed out on three different printers the CMYK images. From three differnt printers the sets of images from those printers were all different.
How can I achieve consistancy?

Thanks John M

Master Retouching Hair

Learn how to rescue details, remove flyaways, add volume, and enhance the definition of hair in any photo. We break down every tool and technique in Photoshop to get picture-perfect hair, every time.

A
Andre(geenviagra)
Nov 2, 2010
Parvardigar heeft uiteengezet op 28-10-2010 :
The photos, Adobe Photoshop CS4 are CMYK.
The monitors are calibrated using Pantone Calibration.
When I open the image file I see on both computers/ on both monitors (two Hp graphic computers) the portrait photo. The skin tones are normal in every respect. Everything viewable on the the monitors is perfect. Ready for printing.
The company sends out the images to a professional print service. We print out our images for catalogs and posters. The printed image that is returned from the printers is way off. Nothing like what we have viewing on our calibrated monitors. The flesh tones are either too brownish in one example; in another example, flesh tint slightly green. This is very unexpected.

How can I produce a final Photoshop image – so that what I am viewing will print exactly as I see it. What I get back from the professional print service is completely different than what is viewable in the Adobe application.

To test the images in house I printed out on three different printers the CMYK images. From three differnt printers the sets of images from those printers were all different.
How can I achieve consistancy?

Thanks John M

You might want to ask the printing company for the
print-colour-profiles of their printers.
These profiles can be used by photoshop to get the colours correctly for printing.
Here in Holland, some printing-companies tell the clients to use their colour-profiles to get the best print-results.
These profiles work independant from the calibrating tools for your monitors.

How to Improve Photoshop Performance

Learn how to optimize Photoshop for maximum speed, troubleshoot common issues, and keep your projects organized so that you can work faster than ever before!

Related Discussion Topics

Nice and short text about related topics in discussion sections