Re: LCD to Lightjet (long email)
Re: LCD to Lightjet (long email)
- Subject: Re: LCD to Lightjet (long email)
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 07:56:23 -0400
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A couple of weeks ago I received in the mail my first attempt
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at a Lightjet 5000 print. It was too dark and saturated ( compared
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to my monitor ).
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I'm using a Mac G4 and an Apple 17" LCD. I've calibrated the display with
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OptiCal. I've followed the instructions on ICC profiles and color spaces and
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know the very basics such as not using the monitor profile as the working
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space
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and to use a working space that closely matches the intended output (Adobe
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RGB 1998 / Lightjet 500). I'm also converting it to the custom Lightjet
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profile
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provided by the lab.
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I'm wondering if the problem is related to my my LCD monitor or possibly the
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viewing environment in which I'm using Photoshop.
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Thanks - Matt
Before blaming your viewing environment, can you measure the prints
themselves, with a spectrophotometer, to compare with your starting Lab
values in Photoshop? That's one sure way to tell how the profile your lab
sent you is performing.
Regards,
Roger Breton
Laval, Canada
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