Photoshop/CS2 Mavens, maybe you can explain this for me…?

[GeneL]

[quote AlphaDog][quote hal]finish watching it - most likely you are double color managing your pics
Oh yeh, another very common error. Either let your CS2 do it or your printer, but not both.

I bet you thought learning to use your camera was the hard part, huh?
How can I check my setting to make sure I'm not making this error?

And yes, I did think "learning your camera was the hard part."

Oh well!

More tips, please!

GeneL

[hal]

finish watching the video

step by step - all laid out for you...

[AlphaDog]

I second hal's suggestion that you finish watching the video to get your questions answered about choosing a print option; that'll give you much more information than getting it piecemeal here. I did want to say, though, that I know several people who are using Pantone's Huey calibration tool, including the author of a popular book on using PS Elements. It's not a pro device, but it's getting some good press, and Amazon has it for less than $75. I use an older Spyder, but I should have waited a bit longer before buying, because I think the Huey would have been fine for my purpose. It would probably be fine for you, too, unless you want to get into this really big time.

[MacMagus]

Try this: In the View settings in Photoshop, select Proof Setup: Windows RGB.

I have the feeling that will make the image correspond more to what you're seeing in your prints.

Look in the Color Management options in the print-options for a "gamma" setting. I can't promise that it's there, but most photo printers have the option and if it's there then fixing the problem is probably as easy as clicking a button or checking a box to select a different gamma option and then saving a new preset.

[GeneL]

[quote hal]finish watching the video

step by step - all laid out for you...
Definitely will do this tomorrow AM. Makes sense to me


[quote MacMagus] *Try this: In the View settings in Photoshop, select Proof Setup: Windows RGB.

I have the feeling that will make the image correspond more to what you're seeing in your prints.

Look in the Color Management options in the print-options for a "gamma" setting. I can't promise that it's there, but most photo printers have the option and if it's there then fixing the problem is probably as easy as clicking a button or checking a box to select a different gamma option and then saving a new preset.
*First tip here I'll look at but the second part was confusing to me.

I didn't get the second idea because you don't say where I'd find the Color Management options and which to choose. Also, might I be doing just what was first suggested, doubling up on the settings?

I'm reading everything, but won't be able to implement until tomorrow.

Thanks again to everyone!

GeneL

[MacMagus]

> I didn't get the second idea because you don't say where I'd find the Color Management options...

When you go to print, you should see a window with print options. The first option is probably "Copies & Pages"... if you click on that menu, you'll be able to select a different category of print-setting and make changes. One of the options -- probably under "Color Management" -- is probably "gamma."

[GeneL]

[quote MacMagus]> I didn't get the second idea because you don't say where I'd find the Color Management options...

When you go to print, you should see a window with print options. The first option is probably "Copies & Pages"... if you click on that menu, you'll be able to select a different category of print-setting and make changes. One of the options -- probably under "Color Management" -- is probably "gamma."
OK, I get that part, but how do you make a choice of settings? This is all so complicated to me

[MacMagus]

> OK, I get that part, but how do you make a choice of settings?

I don't have your specific printer, so I downloaded the manual from Canon's web site. It turns out that your printer driver only has the most primitive color controls... which I gotta admit has turned me off of Canon printers. I mean, it's a cheap personal printer with IP printing tossed in so I didn't expect much, but the color controls on that thing suck worse than the cheapest Epson.

That means you've got to do everything from Photoshop. Sorry. That's a bit more work.

Watch the second Adobe video. Preview your images in a Windows RGB color space before you print. Between the two, you should be able to figure out how to make your prints turn out okay.

[GeneL]

[quote MacMagus]That means you've got to do everything from Photoshop. Sorry. That's a bit more work.

Watch the second Adobe video. Preview your images in a Windows RGB color space before you print. Between the two, you should be able to figure out how to make your prints turn out okay.
Thanks MacMagus. I'll check that out on Tuesday.

GeneL

[pixelzombie]

you need to find a profile for your printer and then calibrate yor monitor once you run a new print with said profile...