Hi All,
I have a Canon Pro-10.
Even though I print quite a bit I'm not very expert on printing.
I'm not great at calibrating my screen (I know I should - I just find it annoying doing it regularly).
The output to screen on a different PC / Phone etc is quite consistent and as expected.
Its in printing that I find inconsistencies.
Sometimes its like the printer has a good day or a bad day.
A question to someone who does alot of printing.
Are the printers very consistent?
ie: If I had an identical set up in settings and paper would the printer consistently print the same or does a printer sometimes go off a bit.
Last night when I was printing I was getting very poor colour reproduction. The photographs were dull and lacking colour. It was consistently poor. A number of inks were running low but not running out. I replaced all the near empty tanks with new ink and the next print was perfect in terms of colour reproduction.
It's all Canon Original Ink I was using and Canon paper.
I was printing using Lightroom.
I couldn't explain it myself why it was so far off, it was certainly lacking proper red colours in the picture but all colours looked a bit undercooked. I don't think it was the lack of a current calibration - I'd agree if you want your photograph perfect its important but not in a run of the mill photo that you want reasonably okay. it was almost like the colour balance was wrong (ie if you took a photo and put the incorrect colour balance on it).
I have a Canon Pro-10.
Even though I print quite a bit I'm not very expert on printing.
I'm not great at calibrating my screen (I know I should - I just find it annoying doing it regularly).
The output to screen on a different PC / Phone etc is quite consistent and as expected.
Its in printing that I find inconsistencies.
Sometimes its like the printer has a good day or a bad day.
A question to someone who does alot of printing.
Are the printers very consistent?
ie: If I had an identical set up in settings and paper would the printer consistently print the same or does a printer sometimes go off a bit.
Last night when I was printing I was getting very poor colour reproduction. The photographs were dull and lacking colour. It was consistently poor. A number of inks were running low but not running out. I replaced all the near empty tanks with new ink and the next print was perfect in terms of colour reproduction.
It's all Canon Original Ink I was using and Canon paper.
I was printing using Lightroom.
I couldn't explain it myself why it was so far off, it was certainly lacking proper red colours in the picture but all colours looked a bit undercooked. I don't think it was the lack of a current calibration - I'd agree if you want your photograph perfect its important but not in a run of the mill photo that you want reasonably okay. it was almost like the colour balance was wrong (ie if you took a photo and put the incorrect colour balance on it).