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print image colours not consistent with scanned picture
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Hi.
This really is a universal problem. What sort of kit do you have?
To get accurate colour you need a colour management system with each piece of equipment calbrated. There will be experts out there who can elaborate on this. With regard to the poor quality definition, I would suggest that you scan the original at a much higher resolution, do your work in Photoshop and then resize/rerez it before printing. You should capture more detail this way. Does you scanner have colour correction software? If not you will surely have to do some work using 'Levels' and/or 'Curves'.
This really is a universal problem. What sort of kit do you have?
To get accurate colour you need a colour management system with each piece of equipment calbrated. There will be experts out there who can elaborate on this. With regard to the poor quality definition, I would suggest that you scan the original at a much higher resolution, do your work in Photoshop and then resize/rerez it before printing. You should capture more detail this way. Does you scanner have colour correction software? If not you will surely have to do some work using 'Levels' and/or 'Curves'.
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By 'kit' I was just asking what your equipment set-up was ie Computer, Scanner, printer. The 'colour management' is probably a bit O.T.T. for the average home user but is important when preparing work that will be destined for a commercial printing press.
With your desktop printer the paper type is critical for best quality results. Use the manufacturers make and good 'photo quality' paper for photos. Sounds logical but I've seen people complain about the print quality when using plain paper for photo images !
I'm no t familiar with the HPpsc750, but I would personally prefer 'dedicated' devices.
Good luck with the Photoshop work.
With your desktop printer the paper type is critical for best quality results. Use the manufacturers make and good 'photo quality' paper for photos. Sounds logical but I've seen people complain about the print quality when using plain paper for photo images !
I'm no t familiar with the HPpsc750, but I would personally prefer 'dedicated' devices.
Good luck with the Photoshop work.
By 'kit' I was just asking what your equipment set-up was ie Computer, Scanner, printer. The 'colour management' is probably a bit O.T.T. for the average home user but is important when preparing work that will be destined for a commercial printing press.
With your desktop printer the paper type is critical for best quality results. Use the manufacturers make and good 'photo quality' paper for photos. Sounds logical but I've seen people complain about the print quality when using plain paper for photo images !
I'm no t familiar with the HPpsc750, but I would personally prefer 'dedicated' devices.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Good luck with the Photoshop work.
With your desktop printer the paper type is critical for best quality results. Use the manufacturers make and good 'photo quality' paper for photos. Sounds logical but I've seen people complain about the print quality when using plain paper for photo images !
I'm no t familiar with the HPpsc750, but I would personally prefer 'dedicated' devices.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Good luck with the Photoshop work.
One of the first things you should do is run Adobe Gamma. This will calibrate your monitor so that you will get closer to true color.
Adobe Gamma is found under your Control Panel. It will tell you step by step what to do, just follow the directions.
As far as the scanning/printing... it is unlikley that you will have too much ability to calibrate either with an all in one such as you have. Color matching is why professional printers charge so much money, it is not easy given the many conversions required to scan, edit and print an image. Make sure you are working in RGB color mode, and that you are working with a TIF, not JPG. This will ensure that you don't suffer image degradation.
Make sure when you print, you use a high quality paper and that you are printing in High Quality mode, which will be found in your printer's print settings menu.
When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.
Adobe Gamma is found under your Control Panel. It will tell you step by step what to do, just follow the directions.
As far as the scanning/printing... it is unlikley that you will have too much ability to calibrate either with an all in one such as you have. Color matching is why professional printers charge so much money, it is not easy given the many conversions required to scan, edit and print an image. Make sure you are working in RGB color mode, and that you are working with a TIF, not JPG. This will ensure that you don't suffer image degradation.
Make sure when you print, you use a high quality paper and that you are printing in High Quality mode, which will be found in your printer's print settings menu.
When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.
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