Damien Symonds

No really, I need the EXACT SAME FILE printed again.

Oh, hooray!!!! You're welcome.

Darn, I was afraid of that. May I see it?

That would be great, thanks. I think you just answered my next question, too - you've gone from one iMac to another one, is that right?

Is it too late to ask you to take a photo of the two prints side by side (old and new from that file) to show me?

That's critical to our troubleshooting. New files don't count right now, only old ones do. Go ahead and print one now.

But you're saying that if you re-print one of those old photos now, with exactly the same settings (as far as you know) that you used with the old computer, the print outcome is different?

Ok. And does the new screen match the old prints?

Hi Rocklyn, which X-Rite do you have?

Now, can you post the actual raw edit in the Raw Class for me?

In the Lens Corrections tab in raw, there's a Lens Vignetting slider. That's the one to try. It doesn't work perfectly every time, but it's worth a shot.

Have you tried uploading it to Facebook, to check?

I have to head out and do the grocery shopping now. Funny how the family insist on being fed. I'll check in when I get back.

Because if the bigger FB size (2048) works ok, that would solve that problem immediately, yes?

We already know that 1500 (the size of images on this forum) works ok, because the very first version you posted looked fine.

Out of interest, can you also try the 2048 size, and see if it's any better? Don't post it for me, just let me know.

This might interest you too: https://www.damiensymonds.net/client-photoshop That's still 900.

By the way, regarding the action, have you seen this super-duper one? https://www.damiensymonds.net/act_web.html

It's ok, you're welcome to stick to the 11:15 shape. What you say makes sense. I just wanted to make sure you understood that it didn't HAVE to be 11:15 for Facebook. So, back to the topic at hand. Can you crop one to web size (let's use 960) and post it here for me so I can see the moire? Don't do the smart object thing at this stage, I just want to see the issue as it stands.

The Facebook sizes are 720, 960 or 2048 pixels on the long edge. Those are the sizes that FB advise for best quality. Nobody uses 720 any more, it's just so small. 2048 is lovely and big, if people are viewing on big screens, but overkill of course for people viewing on phones, which is most people now. Plus 2048 is printable, so it's dangerous from a piracy point of view - you need to make sure you've watermarked carefully. Do you add a watermark? 960 is pretty good. But of course watermarking is a good idea all the time anyway. The 11:15 shape is only for images which you're selling. For Facebook, you don't need to restrict yourself that way - you can crop to any shape that suits your photo best, you know?

Oh gee, this is a DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All of a sudden, moire is the least of your problems. Let's talk about this. For what website are you preparing this image?

Ok, what size is the web one? And what resolution for the print? Yeah, that's only for colour moire. Not applicable here, sadly.

You might need to accept this. Life isn't always fair. Can you tell me what size you're preparing at? Is it for print or web?

Home printing is for chumps. It's expensive and frustrating and absolutely not worth it. Not only is there the price of the printer, there's also the calibrator (MUCH more expensive than a monitor calibrator). And the cost of all the ink and paper (you need to allow for plenty of usage and spoilage while setting up. You would need to get thousands and thousands of prints made before you broke even.

Ok, so, can you tell me what you've tried so far?