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Old 05-28-2010, 07:57 PM
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Ok... so today I sent some photos to walmart for printing and i get them. They're dark as hell... however, they look fine on my computer screen... is it because my photos or their machine? Please help...
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Old 05-29-2010, 04:34 AM
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A bit of both.

Your monitor needs calibrating, and their printer likely isnt calibrated (or is, just poorly). I'd suggest a real lab, not Wallyworld.
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how do I calibrate my monitor? lol
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You can get a monitor calibration system like the Spyder systems. Theyre expensive, though. Getting it PERFECT with Wal-Mart is gonna be next to impossible: they don't give out their printer profiles.

This is where I re-iterate you not use Wal-Mart, and find somewhere that DOES give out the printer profile.
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