Quote Originally Posted by arthurking83 View Post
Shouldn't be required!
The point of calibrating the monitor is so that what you see is what you get on any other calibrated monitor.
This should then coincide with any print made too.

Of course, if you want 100% exact replicas of the file in a print, then it's best to calibrate the printer and paper type too, but for a 99% accurate rendering on print this isn't needed.

I've printed some sample/test images on my crappy laser printer and they come out looking acceptable. Not perfect of course, but usable and definitely not dark in any way.

Judging by the image rendered of the file to be printed against the scan of the print, I think the printing mob have stuffed up monumentally!
All my prints I've made, of any value or worth(ie. not test prints on my crappy home printers) have never needed any pre print editing.
A lot of pros recommend it though. Horizon just mentioned the same thing in another thread about printing and there are heaps of items about it on the net eg http://lightroomkillertips.com/prese...g-good-prints/
and https://support.blurb.com/hc/en-us/a...n-you-expected. I once had a book printed by Blurb and it came back with all the images too dark - nowhere near as dark as the example in this thread - and Blurb re-printed the book without further cost.

I do think looking at the examples Sargee posted the printed version is way darker than would be caused by monitor brightness so I do hope he gets to the bottom of it and either gets all prints redone or a full refund.