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I have just upgraded to a new iMac with Retina 5K display. I have processed a few photographs on it using Lightroom and Photoshop just to test things out. So far happy. However, I did a quick test by taking a couple of images that I had processed to Jessops to test the printing, and to say I was disappointed was an understatement. The colours were abysmal and had little resemblance to the colours on the screen.
So I took the same images to the print room at my work, and tried on their printers. Only a slight improvement. The lady in the print room suggested I tried loading the ‘.icc’ file for the print room printers on my iMac to see if that made a difference. So I saved the ‘icc’ file on the iMac and then saved the images with that colour profile.
I then reprinted them in my work print room and it made a big difference. The colours almost matched the screen colours at every level.
My question is, if I want to use one of the many online print companies, I.e. Loxley, Photobox, Dunnes etc., how can I be sure that the prints they produce will be what I expect? Do I have to get the ‘.icc’ files from each of these companies to ensure that what I send them is accurate for their printers, Or is there something I need to do at my end in terms of calibrating my screen to ensure that any print supplier will produce the expected matched colours.
Any advice would be appreciated.
So I took the same images to the print room at my work, and tried on their printers. Only a slight improvement. The lady in the print room suggested I tried loading the ‘.icc’ file for the print room printers on my iMac to see if that made a difference. So I saved the ‘icc’ file on the iMac and then saved the images with that colour profile.
I then reprinted them in my work print room and it made a big difference. The colours almost matched the screen colours at every level.
My question is, if I want to use one of the many online print companies, I.e. Loxley, Photobox, Dunnes etc., how can I be sure that the prints they produce will be what I expect? Do I have to get the ‘.icc’ files from each of these companies to ensure that what I send them is accurate for their printers, Or is there something I need to do at my end in terms of calibrating my screen to ensure that any print supplier will produce the expected matched colours.
Any advice would be appreciated.