I generally find a lab that uses a wide format inkjet printer, like the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400. These accept AdobeRGB and support a much larger colour gamut. I find the colours richer and look better mounted under glass,
The latest thing I had printed was onto acrylic, and it looks amazing framed in a shadow box. Place called PosterJack did the work. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 12:00 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > Check with them to see what embedded profile they want. Almost all lab > processing machines use sRGB nowadays. > > White House may be having to convert your files before printing > > > On 7/12/2016 6:16 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> White House Custom Color. They are my preferred lab. I have never had >> a problem with them. >> >> On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 8:06 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Paul, I am glad that you didn't experience problems with them. >>> In part, it is my lack of proper checking. I was very short on time, and >>> I >>> just assumed that they can work with standard color profiles. How naive I >>> was! >>> >>> For comparison, - as far as I remember, Mpix uses color profiles and even >>> provide their printer profile for soft-proofing. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> Paul Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:58:45 -0700 wrote: >>> >>> Sorry to hear you had a problem, Igor. I've only had them do several >>> 20x30s, >>> but they've never been a problem. But...anything I send out to a lab gets >>> sRGB embedded. The only time I use any other profile is if I'm doing my >>> own >>> printing. >>> >>> >>> -p >>> >>> On Mon, 11 Jul 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>> >>>> I've be seriously disappointed by Adoramapix today. >>>> And there might be some useful information (a warning) for anybody who >>>> considers using them. >>>> >>>> Well, let me tell the entire story. >>>> In the era of film, I've used to print at Adorama store in person, while >>>> living in NYC, and I had my favorite master that I was asking to print >>>> my >>>> photos, even if that would take an extra day because it wasn't his day. >>>> The way Michael was doing colors was what I wanted. >>>> >>>> Then after moving away from NYC, I've used Adoramapix a few times to >>>> order >>>> photos via mail to some relatives on the East cost, and some photos for >>>> myself. >>>> Fast-forward some 8-10 years. A few months ago, Adoramapix started >>>> sending >>>> their spam (aka UCE) to the address used for my account with them. >>>> That's after more than 8 years of no relations. (This IS a violation of >>>> the existing, albeit miserably failed anti-spam laws. But this message >>>> is >>>> not about that.) >>>> Just before July 1, I've got an e-mail from them with a special code for >>>> 100 free 4x6 photos. >>>> >>>> I actually needed to print something. So, I ordered them. Of course, the >>>> shipping is not free, and the faster you want them shipped things quicly >>>> pick up quite some price (that's apart from the "rush processing" if you >>>> want to have them printed within less then a week). >>>> >>>> I've sent photos with the embedded Adober RGB (And a few with PhotoRGB) >>>> color profiles. At the last moment, I've written in the comments that >>>> is am embedded color profile in each photo (PhotoRGB or AdobeRGB). >>>> A week later (when I am thinking that my order is hopefully already put >>>> in >>>> the mail), I am getting an e-mail message (in between 4 identical >>>> Adorama+AdoramaPix spam messages "Adorama + Nigel Barker | Will You Be >>>> Our >>>> Top Photographer?"): >>>> >>>> " I hope you understand that our lab only prints correctly images that >>>> are >>>> converted to SRGB only. We do not print any other color profiles." >>>> Virginia C. CS Agent >>>> >>>> >>>> Doh! The can only work with SRGB?! >>>> They, who do not think twice before throwing in the word "professional" >>>> near "photography" and "printing"?! >>>> >>>> And it took them a week to read that and to respond, and to suggest no >>>> options, nothing... >>>> >>>> Caveat Emptor! >>>> >>>> I just looked: Adoramapix got awful rating on ResellerRatings: >>>> http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Adorama_Pix >>>> >>>> I know, I suggested AdoramaPix as a printing shop few times to PDMLers. >>>> My sincere apologies! >>>> >>>> >>>> Igor >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
