Printing in Lightroom

[SwiftFootTim]

Okay, so I just tried to print out my first photos from Lightroom. Normally I use CS4 and then let CS4 handle color and not my printer. I just have an HP 2570 Inkjet right now. So I tried printing in Lightroom and it required that I use the printer to make color choices.

What do you use? How do you calibrate your color?

Mine specifically came out darker, not just monitor to paper dark but like -1 stop to -2 stop in exposure it seemed. Also, it had a grey/green hue.

Thanks!

[Dan-o]

I never have figured out how to print well in LR. I've messed with it a bit but always end up just using CS3 instead.

[René Damkot]

it required that I use the printer to make color choices.

No, it doesn't:

http://img.skitch.com/20081231-cpwwmrq26ghm32pm2x33jdxaiu.jpg

[SwiftFootTim]

Rene, I saw the other, but on my computer, they all appeared to be just telling the printer which of it's(the printers) settings to use. Where did you get all of the profiles at? And how would I know which ones to use? I think that you're on the right track for what I was looking for. Any links?

[René Damkot]

From the link from my sig, about printing: HP on Windows (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?product=305383&lang=en&cc=ca&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c00063336&printable=yes&#).

Also: http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/LR/Set+print+color+management+-+Basics and http://www.oreillynet.com/digitalmedia/blog/2007/03/lightrooms_print_module_and_co_2.html

[SwiftFootTim]

Thanks Rene! I've been in Canada but I'll take a look at that tonight for sure!