sharp_glass wrote:
Well.. I guess this is one way to do it! So.. when you say \"set my computer to look\" like the print.. I would create a new profile on my computer? Adjust the settings? and then use this new profile in CS3 and Aperture for my prints?
- T
No, leave all the profiles except the monitor profile alone. Use whatever you used for the photos you sent to be printed. Basically you\'re changing your screen to match the print. if the print was a good test image it will be MUCH better than $500 sensors can get you. Those things suck. I don\'t see much talk of how bad they are on photo sites (which is surprising to me) but if you go to other graphic sites or their own support sites it\'s downright funny. People actually pledging to smash them with hammers and trash them. There are good ones but I think you\'re talking as much as the monitor cost or more in some cases. Sentences like: \"I had it about right on my own till I used _______ and now everything is blue.\" or \"every time I run it I get VASTLY different results, do these things even work?\" seem very common. It seems that in the best scenario the about $500 ones can only get \"kinda close\" but I claim you\'re eyes are much more accurate than \"kinda close\". So... You have the match reference in your hand... match it up. If you need to send off a test print to the printers and then match from that then go for that. $5 is better than $500 when it comes to spending.
You have the match reference in your hand... match it up. 
If you need to send off a test print to the printers and then match from that then go for that. $5 is better than $500 when it comes to spending.