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Old 11-04-2011, 07:30 PM
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Okay....I'm hoping that I can describe this all out properly and that someone who reads this thread can help me out.
I got a Spyder callibration tool and calibrated my monitor and it looks a little red to me, but, meh - I don't know whats right anymore. Here's what I did to test things out.
Ordered the attached photo from two Labs (Nations Photo Lab and WHCC) pre-calibration and selected auto color correct. Nations came back looking great (actually looks like the photo on my now calibrated monitor) - WHCC came back looking a little more pink/grey if that makes sense.
Then I calibrated my monitor - made sure my PSE was set to sRGB, selected "auto levels" and saved the photo. Re-ordered it from WHCC with no color correct and it came back looking like it has a slight green tint to the -what is supposed to be - white floor. (I haven't gotten the test print back from Nations with the no color correct).
My monitor leves are R - 99, G - 95, B - 100. I'm using 6500 K daylight bulbs in my working area.
So - if I raise the green to 100 then it looks more like the non-color correct version of WHCC - but doesn't look like the color correct of Nations. And DEFINITLY doesn't look like the color correct version of WHCC.

Question - what would you do?? Leave the G at 100 and ONLY order non-color correct from WHCC?
With a properly calibrated monitor - shouldn't both color correct & non-color correct look exactly the same? as well as look exactly the same as the photo on my monitor?

Thanks in advance for your help - and sorry that this is my 3rd stink'n thread on this issue.
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Old 11-07-2011, 01:01 PM
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I would suggest this is to do with printer profiles in a colour managed work flow all devices are profiled the reason is to ensure all colours are displayed and printed as close as possible to a specific value.

You have a calibrated monitor so for example red is displaying as Red:255, G:0, B:0 giving you vivid red. How ever when you print the printer need to be told what those values mean and each printer is a little different. As your printing with a lab they may well have their printer profiles available for you which you can use in photoshop to ensure proper colour management as your not printing your self you can proof the image before sending.
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