Print comes out darker then on the screen

**Roof** · 04-05-2009, 10:31am

I printed a picture this morning and the print came out darker then it was on my screen...how do i fix this ???

Printer is a canon pixma........

print still looks good but, But it would be nice that if you print it actually looks as it is on your screen.............

Is this a calibration issue...??

Thanks people

**mudman** · 04-05-2009, 11:03am

Try reducing the saturation of thde image before printing. The saturation can increase in the print process

**Roof** · 04-05-2009, 11:21am

i can'tr imagine that bringing down saturation levels is going to make it lighter...but i can have a go at it.

ta

**tonykieuphotography** · 04-05-2009, 11:35am

DO you have your screen calibrated?
Or maybe does it need a calibration?
I found out that my prints were very misleading before I got my spyder pro.
Cheers,
Tony

**mcdesign** · 04-05-2009, 11:58am

With LCD you very rarely get a good match, 10% is the closest I can get with calibrated monitor (X-Rite Eye one) and dedicated ICC profiles, CRT monitors were more accurate by far, I got prints to an exact match then. Margaret

**ricktas** · 04-05-2009, 1:53pm

Most likely a screen calibration issue.

**discontinued** · 04-05-2009, 3:48pm

I get the same problem - have to keep remembering that my screen is a lot brighter, I have a print at home action set up that automatically lightens and adjusts the colour on a copy. That way I can print it at home but I still have the original for screen viewing and printing at a lab.

**Lani** · 04-05-2009, 5:09pm

Originally Posted by discontinued

I get the same problem - have to keep remembering that my screen is a lot brighter, I have a print at home action set up that automatically lightens and adjusts the colour on a copy. That way I can print it at home but I still have the original for screen viewing and printing at a lab.

I have ended up doing the same thing Salli, monitor is calibrated but printer seems to output much more cyan than other colours, so I have added a screen layer set to 70%, and get pretty close. The only way to get a mono print is to let the printer manage colour, instead of photoshop.

One of the most frustrating aspects of my workflow....

**mcdesign** · 04-05-2009, 5:17pm

A link to Imagescience with information on calibration and printing.

http://www.imagescience.com.au/

Margaret

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