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Thread: Calibrated MacBook Pro screen/dark prints

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    Re: Calibrated MacBook Pro screen/dark prints

    Yes, if you've done everything else and you're still getting a density difference between your screen and your printer, then you would look at how well your ambient light is matching your monitor's calibration settings.

    A good, basic way to start without getting too technical is something we call "the white paper test." Open up a blank, white document in Photoshop, and then hold up a sheet of your printing paper. Does it match? If the white of your paper is a lot darker than the white on your screen, then it stands to reason that your prints will appear darker when printed.

    To fix this either the lighting you are using for viewing your prints needs to be increased, or the display calibration needs to be adjusted to have a lower luminosity.

    -Pat Herold
    CHROMiX Tech Support

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    Re: Calibrated MacBook Pro screen/dark prints

    Pat - That idea is quite something. So simple !

    Does this suggests that as LCD monitors "improve" over time, with ever-increasing "contrast ratios", our monitor calibration tools become useless ? Is there a calibration tool which overcomes these problems ?

    Given a profile for my printer/paper/ink combination, shouldn't soft-proofing Photoshop be able to simulate things adequately ?
    Last edited by Ken Lee; 12-Dec-2007 at 18:07.

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    Re: Calibrated MacBook Pro screen/dark prints

    Never mind. I figured it out.

    The EyeOne software - when using the advanced calibration workflow - allows you to adjust the luminance of the monitor, to match the desired range.

    In my case, I have set the monitor itself, to 72% Brightness.

    Many thanks for this thread !

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