Printing

[PH]

When printing from a Canon I900d photo printer the image is bright on the
LCD and PC monitor however when I print them they are considerably darker
(all prints). Is there a way to print lighter images in the Zoombrowser
software? Or should I use another program ?

 

[John Inzer]

When printing from a Canon I900d photo printer the image
is bright on the LCD and PC monitor however when I print
them they are considerably darker (all prints). Is there
a way to print lighter images in the Zoombrowser
software? Or should I use another program ?

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Try this....print a picture and adjust
the brightness on your monitor to
match it. Now you can open your
editing software...adjust the brightness
of the image to your liking and the
printed output will be more like what
you see on the monitor.

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[Jim]

When printing from a Canon I900d photo printer the image is bright on the
LCD and PC monitor however when I print them they are considerably darker
(all prints). Is there a way to print lighter images in the Zoombrowser
software? Or should I use another program ?

Is Zoombrowser color managed? If so, you need to check to see that
(1) You are using the correct profile
(2) You are not applying the profile twice

If Zoombrowser is not color managed, then you need to switch programs.
Jim

 

[PH]

I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you mean by color managed. Is it a color
profile like srgb or adobe rgb?

 

[Chuck]

More likely than not, the printer settings need to be changed. For whatever
reasons, most printers are supplied with defaults that print darker than you
might like.
(I contend that this is to use more ink faster, but who knows!)
The printer drivers usually have a multitude of options that can be used,
including paper type quality, brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma, etc.
http://www.inkjetart.com/custom/4800test.zip or
http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/services/colorResources.aspx
Are sources for "standard" test images that can be used to setup your
printer. You make no changes to the reference image, only to the printer
settings.
(Use a renamed copy of the downloaded reference picture file(s) and write
protect the originals.
Color compensation is a fairly complex area to venture into. I'd suggest
that you don't go there at this time.
In order to adjust the display, I'd suggest using a freeware downloadable
program, Monitor Calibration 1.0 from Tramontana
http://www.tramontana.co.hu/otfoundry/monitor.php?lang=en
(Or something similar)