Advice needed on printing...

[Whowillbe]

Hi people,

I'm currently using Epson R210. My prints kept appearing much darker than what I see on my LCD screen. I really don't understand what's the problem. My LCD monitor is calibrated using Gretag Macbeth. I've installed the relevant ICC profiles for the paper that I'm using. I Let Photoshop Determine the Colors, I also checked the No Color Adjustment.

Anyone has experienced this before???

[yellowfinsg]

that is because wad u see on the lcd monitor is a projected image,ur eyes see the printed images as a reflective,which means light falls onto to print and then read by ur eyes.

the luminance of a projected image is similar to viewing a slide on a lightbox,it will always be brighter than the print.

try to adjust the levels or curves of the image brighter on the screen to compensate for it.

[Whowillbe]

Originally Posted by yellowfinsg that is because wad u see on the lcd monitor is a projected image,ur eyes see the printed images as a reflective,which means light falls onto to print and then read by ur eyes. the luminance of a projected image is similar to viewing a slide on a lightbox,it will always be brighter than the print. try to adjust the levels or curves of the image brighter on the screen to compensate for it.

Thanks for the advice... ha managed to find a similar post and the advice is to adjust the brightness of the screen to match the photo. After I did it, I finally can get prints to match what I see...

Hai I thought that hardware calibration will also take care of the brightness level but now I know that the calibrator only take care of the accuracy of the colors and I still have to factor in the fact that the LCD screen is transmissive thus will appear brighter than the image on print....