On 06/22/2012 06:38 PM, JA Magallón wrote:
On 06/22/2012 11:48 PM, AL13N wrote:
Op vrijdag 22 juni 2012 15:36:15 schreef Gary Montalbine:
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I have an LCD monitor. This old man is strictly a user. I was hoping
that someone that was using an HP in Mageia with good results might
provide a model number. I am completely lost by all the technical
specifications listed for each printer. My needs are simple. I want to
be able to use it as a copier and most important, is color printing that
matches within reason the colors on my monitor. My current printer is
not mageia compatible. Monitor color calibration will not correct it.
Help appreciated.
Thanks, Gary
consider this:
most printer/scanner/copiers, have a copy button that works without any
computer attached.
to find out if the printer or computer is not at fault, you can just
copy a
page.
then as a second test, scan the same page using computer, and look at
difference, then print it out again.
with these 3, you can see that there can be alot of difference. even
for normal
users.
but most likely will the copied page and the scanned and printed out
one will
look the same.
i'm guessing the monitor is the most likely the one to be wrong in
showing the
color, it's also the most difficult one to get right. I've never been
able to do
it.
There is a background problem here: there is no _good_ color, or there
is none
of your devices that is the _right_ one.
At most, you can calibrate your monitor to show the same that will be
printed
on your printer, but none guarantees you that it is the _true_ color.
To do that, you have first to be sure that your printer prints ok. For
that, you
can just get a professional industry-printed color chart, like Pantone, and
a digital version, and try to print that and compare. Missing Pantone, you
can try with the Macbeth Color Chart:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_chart
http://www.ae5d.com/macbeth.html
http://www.babelcolor.com/main_level/ColorChecker.htm
or just google for it. But to compare you need one you don't have printed
yourself.
And once your printer is calibrated, start working with your monitor and
your scanner...
Color calibration is not an easy subject. I have not checked Linux
nowadays,
but in the past Macs were the best for color calibrated works.
Theoretically, if you set your profiles for your printer and monitor from
a database (if you are lucky and your models are there), you should
automagically
see what you print, and even get the same printings on two printers with
different profiles.
I copied a color photo on my printer. The printed copy was darker in the
red areas and slightly lighter in the yellow green area. A scan into
gimp showed a slight darker red than the original. The specs for the
printer indicate there is no color calibration available. In fact a
check of other Hp printers also shows no color calibration avail.
Thanks, Gary
