Cheep prints

[Longshots]

and do you calibrate your monitor ?

looks like a classic example of expecting your monitor to be exact, when its highly likely to need calibrating.

[atky]

So your saying my monitor and Big W monitor (Look the same) both need calibrating to suit the calibration of the Fuji equipment they use. Did I say where I get my Images printed normally do at least print the same as they look on my monitor so tell me who's needs calibrating mine Big W my usual printers or the printing equipment at Big W.
OK so lets shoot the messenger sorry I said anything I must be a knob I'll go and slide under a rock.

[Longshots]

So your saying my monitor and Big W monitor (Look the same) both need calibrating to suit the calibration of the Fuji equipment they use. Did I say where I get my Images printed normally do at least print the same as they look on my monitor so tell me who's needs calibrating mine Big W my usual printers or the printing equipment at Big W.
OK so lets shoot the messenger sorry I said anything I must be a knob I'll go and slide under a rock.

Hang on a minute, I simply suggested that a reason was that your monitor might not be calibrated !

Why take this attitude ?

Yes it is entirely possible that the Big W/Fuji system is not calibrated - thats another very possible option. Local users of Fuji systems dont always understand why they should calibrate regularly. I use a Harve Norman place that can regularly print brilliant 6 x 4's but ask them to print different sizes and because they havent set up their paper profiles correctly there is a considerable difference between the image densities between the different size prints

And no you didnt say where you got your images normally printed - so how would I know that ?

I cant see where offering a response means you react like that ! I wont bother again.

[atky]

Hang on a minute, I simply suggested that a reason was that your monitor might not be calibrated !

Why take this attitude ?

Yes it is entirely possible that the Big W/Fuji system is not calibrated - thats another very possible option. Local users of Fuji systems dont always understand why they should calibrate regularly. I use a Harve Norman place that can regularly print brilliant 6 x 4's but ask them to print different sizes and because they havent set up their paper profiles correctly there is a considerable difference between the image densities between the different size prints

And no you didnt say where you got your images normally printed - so how would I know that ?

I cant see where offering a response means you react like that ! I wont bother again.

My response may well seem wrong but read yours and see how it sounds.

[Longshots]

My response may well seem wrong but read yours and see how it sounds.

Yep read mine again - here let me repeat what I said, because its a fairly logical response and the most obvious question. Cant for the life of me how it can be read any other way.

and do you calibrate your monitor ?

looks like a classic example of expecting your monitor to be exact, when its highly likely to need calibrating.

I have no problem with helping you seek a solution. There's no case of shooting the messenger. Hey, I could be quite wrong. You have a problem, and to find a solution to the problem its logical to seek out what is or isnt being done in the digital to print work flow.

So first and most obvious question which you took such offence at - do you calibrate your monitor ?



And FYI, if you want more help on this you can get some good assistance at - www.apdig.com
The Australian Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines


which I'm coauthor of

[atky]

Yep read mine again - here let me repeat what I said, because its a fairly logical response and the most obvious question. Cant for the life of me how it can be read any other way.



I have no problem with helping you seek a solution. There's no case of shooting the messenger. Hey, I could be quite wrong. You have a problem, and to find a solution to the problem its logical to seek out what is or isnt being done in the digital to print work flow.

So first and most obvious question which you took such offence at - do you calibrate your monitor ?



And FYI, if you want more help on this you can get some good assistance at - www.apdig.com
The Australian Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines which I'm coauthor of

Thanks for the advice.
I may of read more into your response than was intended.
I get acceptable results from Roll On in Colonnades. I just for the sake of knowing I was getting good value thought I would try Big W Colonnades, they both use Fuji. I was not necessarily asking for help I was just trying to point out the difference ore variation that can exist between different printers and the danger of supplying digital images to customers.
I also can spend some time PP Images so would not ask a machine to make some adjustments to what I have already adjusted.

[ricktas]

So your saying my monitor and Big W monitor (Look the same) both need calibrating to suit the calibration of the Fuji equipment they use. Did I say where I get my Images printed normally do at least print the same as they look on my monitor so tell me who's needs calibrating mine Big W my usual printers or the printing equipment at Big W.
OK so lets shoot the messenger sorry I said anything I must be a knob I'll go and slide under a rock.

Whilst I get what you are saying in both your posts, William's question is an entirely valid one, and I don't think he was shooting the messenger, rather asking the question, is your monitor calibrated?