From: paul stenquist
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
You should be able to find the Dry Creek profile specific to your local
Costco.
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/icc/
I would size the file for the desired dimensions at 300dpi myself.
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