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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 04/01/2009 12:18:47 AM · #1
I am fed up! I have not been able to get anything close to consistant print color since changing to this monitor about 6 months ago. Please, can someone tell me what to do so that what appears on my monitor is at least somewhat close to what I can get in print? I can't believe how far off the two are.

I have an Acer 19" LCD monitor AL1917. I have tried using two different printers and also sent prints to several different labs. My main issue seems to be an overall darkness and very evident redish tones even when on my monitor they look almost green because I've tried to remove the red.

Help!!! It is SO very frustrating to have what appears to be a great edit and then it prints out not even close to being usable. I will spend whatever it takes to get this right.

Message edited by author 2009-04-01 00:19:11.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/01/2009 01:00:11 AM · #2
It's a long road... but it starts here.
Calibration & custom profiles. It can be very frustrating, but it's a necessary evil.
Good luck :O)

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Message edited by author 2009-04-01 01:02:37.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 04/01/2009 02:42:23 AM · #3
I think my biggest question at this point is did I make a mistake in purchasing this monitor? It is a "TN" screen, not the "S-IPS" that seems to be the preferred for photo editing. I don't want to throw good money after bad by purchasing an expensive calibration program that won't help a cheap monitor.

Should I start by considering a new monitor purchase, or do you think this one will work if I attempt to calibrate?
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 04/01/2009 03:01:59 AM · #4
Calibration will help. Check also what color mode you are editing with. I had used CMYK for a project and forgot to change it back to RGB once. That can throw the reds off a bit. You should be able to get your monitor pretty close to what you are printing if you are careful with calibration. Acer is an inexpensive brand of monitor but it is fairly new so it should be able to get calibrated OK. I use a Spyder 2 but there are other tools you can use as well.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/01/2009 03:08:26 AM · #5
The major difference between TN vs. S-IPS is the angle of view (TN's is smaller), so it really won't make a big difference in color matching with your printer.

With either type... if you want your print colors to match your monitor, you'll need to calibrate (or play around a lot with your gamma/profiles).
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