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12 years 1 month ago #210889 by IO0R
Well, after printing a few things, I realized that when I get images printed, they are much darker than what my computer monitor showed. I have an extremely awesome monitor that is amazing with color, but just a little off. I was told that operating systems have the effect on image quality, and not the actual monitor itself. I was told that Mac is the best option, as far as editing and getting the "what you see, is what you print out". Does anybody have any other suggestions?
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12 years 1 month ago #210897 by Clicky
Your computer display is likely way to bright.

To get prints that look like the image does on your computer display the display has to be calibrated. Other wise it's just a crap shoot.
Once the display is calibrated you need the ICC profile for the machine that will make the print. Each paper type has it's own ICC profile on that machine. Online labs have their ICC profiles available for download so you can soft-proof using image editing software.

One of the keys to display calibration is controlling the amount of ambient light that falls on and around the display.
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12 years 1 month ago #210900 by My Boo
I was having the exact same problem. I tried to calibrate my monitors using some of the online "calibration images". My images were still being printed darker than I thought they should be.

I finally broke down and bought monitor calibration software/hardware (Spyder 3 Pro).

Turns out, my monitor was too bright. I imagine your circumstances are similar. I was actually surprised how dark the monitor had to be turned down to give accurate prints.

By the way, after calibration, my prints are incredibly close to what I see on the monitor. Well worth the price to no longer have to deal with that frustration.
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12 years 1 month ago #210905 by steveheap
Yes, you really have to dial down the brightness - ideally to 90 cd/m2, but that is really dim. I ended with mine at around 100. This is a setting you use in your calibration software. Just be aware that you are going to lose that bright colorful feel that you get from your current monitor settings, but it does always mean that your images are properly edited and will print just like they look on the screen.

I have two monitors and one is set to be a little more like normal brightness so I can shift the image around to see what it will look like to an ordinary mortal! Important when I am uploading my stock images that they will look OK to the buyers who may not have calibrated their screens to "print" levels.

Steve
My Stock Photo Blog
www.backyardsilver.com
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