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F. Todd Wilson
Hello,
I've had an Olympus E10 for a while, enjoying it a lot. Got a Canon
i950 printer for prints, excellent quality. One problem: the prints
invariably come out darker than the images appear on the screen. Can
someone help me figure out why?
I use a Macintosh PowerBook G4 running MacOS 10.2.8 and iPhoto (or
Elements, as necessary; I don't think it makes a difference on this
issue). I use Canon Photo Glossy Plus or Pro paper (images appear dark
in both cases). The PowerBook brightness is at the max, but the screen
is uncalibrated (I know someday I should, but I'm hoping I can fix this
problem without going there first).
The PowerBook ColorSync settings (which may be the culprit, I dunno)
are:
E10: /System/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/sRGB Profile.icc
PowerBook: /Library/ColorSynch/Profiles/Displays/Color LCD-4270380.icc
i950: /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/PMs/Canon161PM.plugin/Contents/
BJ Color Printer Profile 2000
The default profile for the E10 is "Generic RGB Profile": should I
change it back to the default? Should I go and buy the Qimage E10
profile?
The default profile for the PowerBook is the one selected: should I
change it to something else, perhaps the same as the camera?
The profile for the i950 doesn't seem changeable.
Also, when I print, I do select Colorsync for color correction, but
leave everything else in the "Color Options" dialog the same.
I'd rather not fiddle with the color sliders, seems that shouldn't be
necessary and that I risk upsetting things more than fixing them.
Help!?
Thanks,
Todd
I've had an Olympus E10 for a while, enjoying it a lot. Got a Canon
i950 printer for prints, excellent quality. One problem: the prints
invariably come out darker than the images appear on the screen. Can
someone help me figure out why?
I use a Macintosh PowerBook G4 running MacOS 10.2.8 and iPhoto (or
Elements, as necessary; I don't think it makes a difference on this
issue). I use Canon Photo Glossy Plus or Pro paper (images appear dark
in both cases). The PowerBook brightness is at the max, but the screen
is uncalibrated (I know someday I should, but I'm hoping I can fix this
problem without going there first).
The PowerBook ColorSync settings (which may be the culprit, I dunno)
are:
E10: /System/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/sRGB Profile.icc
PowerBook: /Library/ColorSynch/Profiles/Displays/Color LCD-4270380.icc
i950: /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/PMs/Canon161PM.plugin/Contents/
BJ Color Printer Profile 2000
The default profile for the E10 is "Generic RGB Profile": should I
change it back to the default? Should I go and buy the Qimage E10
profile?
The default profile for the PowerBook is the one selected: should I
change it to something else, perhaps the same as the camera?
The profile for the i950 doesn't seem changeable.
Also, when I print, I do select Colorsync for color correction, but
leave everything else in the "Color Options" dialog the same.
I'd rather not fiddle with the color sliders, seems that shouldn't be
necessary and that I risk upsetting things more than fixing them.
Help!?
Thanks,
Todd