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These PDI reference images greatly reduce these two common variables because they have been professionally optimized for correct brightness, contrast and minimized gamut issues. OUT OF GAMUT COLORS Another common complaint is 'some colors in my prints look dull or changed compared to my monitor.' Source images typically contain 'out of gamut' colors or contrasty characteristics that a monitor or printer cannot possibly reproduce 100 percent.

While brightness is certainly one area to look at, I would think a monitor would have to be extremely bright for that to be the main culprit more likely a monitor problem rests in your source file(s), it actually is on the dark side (or your settings or profiles are off). One known Epson bug that causes dark prints using PHOTOSHOP MANAGES COLORS, COLOR MODE OFF (No Color Management) has to do with checking '16 bit output' in the print driver.

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See my BASIC PHOTOSHOP COLOR MANAGEMENT THEORY for more detailed information covering easy-to-understand concepts about how to use the PDI color targets to test and rule out various color management system (CMS) settings and about HOW TO MAKE PRINTS MATCH MONITOR in professional desktop publishing and multimedia production environments.ĭARK PRINTS One of the most common complaints is 'my prints are too dark' and most people recommend 'your monitor is too bright (turn down your display's brightness).' Well, I like a brighter monitor (luminance 120 to 140 cd/m2) and setting brightness below 100 cd/m2 luminance appears unappealing to my eyes. My best online COLOR MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL sets up these five PhotoDisc reference photos on a brilliant Web tutorial and explains the nuts and bolts of embedding, stripping and targeting ICC profiles while effectively demonstrating these top RGB color profiles in action why sRGB is the ONLY profile you should be using on the Web. TIPS & THEORY | SOURCE> MONITOR | SOURCE> PRINTER | DOWNLOADS (color management test files)Ĭan you imagine opening your pictures on your computer and seeing how they will print before you actually print them? This expert Photoshop layout is extremely useful for quickly evaluating monitor profiles in Adobe® Photoshop®, including verifying printing profiles, color management settings in apps, Web browsers and desktop publishing work flows the PhotoDisc Image (PDI) has easily become my creative studio's standard reference image.

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I've found several free professional digital reference images and 'how to' articles on the Web, but believe this famous PhotoDisc® Getty Images target with young girl, three baby faces and neutral grey ramp, are the best reference image test files available to visually evaluate and troubleshoot digital color on the monitor, Internet and printed media under Adobe® CS6 color Mac® OSX and Windows® XP Vista Windows 7 8 operating systems.

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DOWNLOAD PDI Color Calibration Target Photosįaces from PhotoDisc Series #16 'Everyday People' photographed by Barbara Penoyar.

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