Chris Ballard wrote: > I would like to cailbratemy monitor to my printer (and > my scanner too, but I�ll worry about that later).
It doesn't work like that, you calibrate everything to a common standard. > > I have used Colorific software to calibrate my monitor > (though it only goes by eye, not by using fancy > gadgets). It came free with the monitor. The results > vary greatly every time I run it (which I get prompted > to do often!). It could be your eyes. For the cheapest good visual calibration utility consider buying ColorBlind Prove-It (�50 or so). > I have printed a test print from the > Digital Dog website (file name: > PrinterTestfile.jpg.hqx) and to my eyes it looks good, > however, it did not match the screen image, which was > a lot lighter. I printed it with no colour > correction, using the ICC printer profile in the > printer dialogue box. If you use the canned Epson profile you should set your print space to Same As Source, and the printer driver to ColorSync. There is no guarantee that this will give you accurate results (however pleasing they may be). You need a custom profile for you printer to achieve that, or al least a verification image which is guaranteed an accurate representation of the image data. This will tell you whether your printer profile is accurate or not. You can also use this image to judge whether your monitor is accurate, and use it as an aid for calibrating it visually. <Shameless Plug Ahead> I've built such an image which you can but though Neil Barstow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Best Regards Thomas Holm / Pixl ApS - Photographer & Colour Management Expert - Adobe Certified Training Provider in Photoshop� - Imacon Authorized Scanner Training Facility - Remote Profiling Service (Output ICC profiles) - Seminars speaker and tutor on CM and Digital Imaging etc. - Home Page: www.pixl.dk � Email: th[AT]pixl.dk -- =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
