May 31
I work on digital art and when i print out an image it comes out darker or lighter then what i see on screen. whats the deal with this darn thing . i mean the printers bran new i just got it the other day.
Answer:
First if you can connect your monitor to your computer using a DVI lead instead of a vga lead then do that. Connecting via DVI means the graphics card sets the monitor up to display what it's sending out properly. Next see if there is an ICC colour profile for your monitor, if there’s then set both your monitor *and* your printer to use the ICC profile. That’ll ensure that what you see on the screen is what the printer will print out.
Answer:
Your screen works on an RGB color spectrum, the printer works on CMYK, naturally they do not show colour shades the same way because they don't use the same base colours to make colour.
You can set up different print profiles if you have a higher end printer. Through trial and error you can get the same tones.
You will be able to set up custom color profiles in your advanced printer properties.
Answer:
Your screen might not be accurate. Different papers also can be a factor. Even a giant printing press will not print color exactly like what you see on your screen. The goal is to come as close as possible. If you are way off, I would calibrate your screen.
Answer:
maybe you dont have the right printer color cartridge..but sometimes the colors on the screen are darker than the ones on the sheet of paper… did you do the color check before you used it??
Answer:
you need to turn off the prints colour control and use the one in you program, if you get last months Digital Phote it told you all about this.
Answer:
you're screen isn't color calibrated to your print/printer.
huey makes a usb calibrator that’s easy to use and will ensure color matching if it's important.
Answer:
press colar duh