On Feb 8, 2010, at 10:34 PM, William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul stenquist" > Subject: Re: lightroom configuration for costco prints > > > >>> >> But you should have a file that's at least large enough for the print size >> you want, a minimum of 240 ppi at the output size. And the icc profille will >> allow you to control color. > > Send a full res file. The printer will handle resampling at least as well as > Photoshop, and probably better. > Colour controls allow you to control the colour. Any icc profile that the > printer undeerstands will be fine. Dry Creek Photo is pretty much a solution > to a problem that they invented themselves. > I've found that by using Dry Creek's icc profile for my local Costco store I can see what the output will look like in PhotoShop Print Preview. Then if I tell tell the store to print without tweaking anything, I get exactly the output I want. If I just give them a file, I get the output the operator wants, frequently not very good. The printer doesn't need the profile, but by using it, you can see what you're going to get. I rarely buy prints, but the few times I have the profile seemed to be an advantage. Paul
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