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dpattinson · 07/21/08, 09:03 AM

I've just started printing shots from my M8 on an Epson R800 inkjet printer. I noticed that images that appear fine on my screen will print much darker. I expect some issues because my laptop screen is uncalibrated, but lacking a calibration device I need to sort out an effective approach to mitigating this.

What I'd like to know is the 'best' way to compensate for this in preparing an image for printing. I tried adding an exposure adjustment layer in CS3 and adding 1.25 gamma correction. Is that better for this purpose than just increasing overall exposure?

Thanks, David.

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dpattinson Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/09/04 Location: London Posts: 522	How best to adjust 'brightness' for printing? I've just started printing shots from my M8 on an Epson R800 inkjet printer. I noticed that images that appear fine on my screen will print much darker. I expect some issues because my laptop screen is uncalibrated, but lacking a calibration device I need to sort out an effective approach to mitigating this. What I'd like to know is the 'best' way to compensate for this in preparing an image for printing. I tried adding an exposure adjustment layer in CS3 and adding 1.25 gamma correction. Is that better for this purpose than just increasing overall exposure? Thanks, David. __________________ there are certainly more good cameras in the world than there are good photographers http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpattinson