Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Hi Damien, I went to calibrate and compare against my test prints and I've noticed that my prints are lacking red in the print but not on my screen. I'd like to make the appropriate adjustments and reprint some test prints to make sure colors are right on but I don't know if I should change the settings post calibration in Spyder under the tab you can change the levels of color/brightness/gamma, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 The other colors are right on but its red thats lacking in the prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Are you noticing this in every print, or only some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 In the new set of test prints I just received...every one. (I ordered from a few different labs because I was looking at switching) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 So the reds are lacking from every lab? In every photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Ok, can you post a couple of the photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, Sarah Neese said: Gosh, I would have expected the cyans to be more of a problem than the reds in this photo. Do any of your labs provide soft-proofing profiles? Have you tried them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 I'm not sure. I'll have to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Labs are closed today but I did find this when I did a search. https://www.hhcolorlab.com/Portals/0/SUPPORT/Color_Management/Soft_Proofing/SoftProofingProfiles.pdf I have no idea what preset or options I should choose though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Did you also find the profiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Whoa! Oh hell NO. NEVER change your PS colour settings from "North America General Purpose 2". No, there should be actual profiles to download. Small ICC files. https://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/03/bit-about-soft-proofing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 I think I found it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Ok, got the ICC Profile in there, soft proof saved for that one type of media (since they have different profiles for each type of print media). For the color settings, do I follow their exact recommendations even though it changes the settings from NAGP2 to Custom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 No no no no no. Don't touch the Color Settings at all. They are completely irrelevant. Just do the soft-proofing, per my article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Got it and did it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Terrific. And did it bring the on-screen image any closer to the prints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Unfortunately not to how I would want it to be. Part of it is that it didn't print as bright as I hoped it would so I needed to make adjustments there. I think I just need to reprint some test prints again, especially to ensure brightness is accurate as well. There's still more red tones on the screen vs on the print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Bummer. Are you SURE all the other colours are ok? Especially the neutrals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Absolutely, especially when comparing print to screen of the camping set up (tent/hammock/middle of fire). The neutrals are right on. I'm hoping lack of brightness is part of the issue. The prints just look more dull than they do on my screen. Definitely more red on the screen and more yellow on the print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 If your screen is too bright, that would be wonderful. That's an easy fix. Calibrate again with lower brightness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Neese Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 I don't think it was bright enough...the prints were darker than I would want them to be. Going to recalibrate at a brighter screen, and just print a few test prints to confirm and peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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