gjdagis
30th of September 2003 (Tue), 20:34
OK. I know I sound dumb but here goes: I have no problem doing all sorts of things with photoshop. The pictures I end up with are sometimes breathtaking. My BIG problem is that when I send them to my Lexmark X5150 they come out very dark and very muddled.I am quite aware that the printer is cheap but the quality, or should I say inaccuracy, is bad even for THIS printer. I mean it's nowhere in the ballpark. In fact I must say that beautiful pics aren't just not beautiful; they are downright UGLY. I am aware of callibration type things in photoshop but I set what I know in colorpace as they suggest in "Photoshop Artistry". Could the problem be in my OUTPUT somehow? I thought I had that covered. My settings are:
WORKING SPACES
RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
CMYK: US Sheetfed Coated V2
Gray: Gray Gamma 1.8
Spot: Dot Gain 20%
COLOR MANAGEMENT POLICIES
RGB: Preserve Embeddded Profiles
CMYK: Preserve Embedded Profiles
Gray: Preserve Embedded Profiles
Profile Mismatches
Ask when opening
Ask when pasting BOTH CHECKED
Missing profiles
Ask when Opening CHECKED
Engine: Adobe (ACE)
Intent: Perceptual
Use Black Point compensation Unchecked
Use Dither (8-bit/ channel images) Checked
ADVANCED CONTROLS
Both Unchecked
Please help me figure out WHY my pics are so darn ugly. I would sincerely appreciate ANY and ALL help.
Thank you,
George
WORKING SPACES
RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
CMYK: US Sheetfed Coated V2
Gray: Gray Gamma 1.8
Spot: Dot Gain 20%
COLOR MANAGEMENT POLICIES
RGB: Preserve Embeddded Profiles
CMYK: Preserve Embedded Profiles
Gray: Preserve Embedded Profiles
Profile Mismatches
Ask when opening
Ask when pasting BOTH CHECKED
Missing profiles
Ask when Opening CHECKED
Engine: Adobe (ACE)
Intent: Perceptual
Use Black Point compensation Unchecked
Use Dither (8-bit/ channel images) Checked
ADVANCED CONTROLS
Both Unchecked
Please help me figure out WHY my pics are so darn ugly. I would sincerely appreciate ANY and ALL help.
Thank you,
George