I always print without adjustments.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/13/2012 6:46 PM, David Young wrote:
> Chuck:
>
> Forgot to add, that if you email it in, tick the box (radio button, whatever)
> that says "Print without adjustments". If you take it in, ask them to print
> without adjustments. Otherwise the operator adds his/her skill/corrections to
> the print and all bets are off!
>
> Chees!
> David.
>
>>
>>
>>> The picture looks
>>> great and I don't want to send it back. I'm just unsure about
>>> how accurate it really is.
>>>
>>
>> Chuck... we have **got** to stop meeting like this! -)
>>
>> The way to test, is to set up a bit of a tricky photo so it looks
>> good on your monitor. Send/take it to a lab that uses a Fuji
>> Frontier printer.... they are normal set up to RGB standards...
>> unlike many of the newer "dry" Noritsu's, which are often set up
>> way out of the RGB colour space, to give "snappier" prints to the
>> P&S crowd.
>>
>> Do NOT trust an print from a home printer, for this. You want a
>> printer that's been set to the correct standards. Believe it or
>> not, in my area, Costco is the photo lab of choice, for this! An
>> 8x10 is a couple of bucks, and it's a quick& easy test. I email
>> 'em in, and they're ready by noon the next day.
>>
>> Allow for the fact that a print does not have the same dynamic
>> range as a screen, but if an 8x10 looks very close the the image on
>> your monitor, you're likely OK. If not... probably time to
>> consider returning it.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> David.
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