Jan '13
Gelidy Gelato
I have to give you the "heads up" that getting the EXACT colors you are expediting when printing is a real challenge. The best you can hope for is a close match. There are too many variables to get (or expect) an EXACT match.
What I have found is the majority of my pages print out great (some even better than I expect). But there always are a few that are a little too dark, a little too light, or have more contrast than I expect. I usually can live with the pages that print “a little washed out†but the ones that are too dark I adjust my files and have them reprinted.
I think it is very smart to get printouts to review before making a final commitment (say getting a bound book printed). I did the exact same thing recently and will be going back to my files to make a few minor adjustments based on the printouts.
The biggest adjustment, that I just hate having to make, is moving things inward from the edges (approx ¼â€). It’s a fact of life that inevitably your pages will get cropped ever so slightly when printed. Life is so much easier if you just accept this and move important things (like lettering) away from the edges.
The key for me was to be flexible and always use the same printer. I learned a long time again that my printouts tended to be on the dark side so I am alert to that when creating pages. I will brighten darker photos a little, etc.
RE:
Silentwriter:
I had joined Persnickety but I wasn't sure if they would be able to print my 12x12 exactly the way I had made it....so that the exact colors would show etc. But maybe I will give them a try as I've heard from other people that they are a good place to start. Thanks so much for getting back to me.
- silentwriter Said:
I had joined Persnickety but I wasn't sure if they would be able to print my 12x12 exactly the way I had made it....so that the exact colors would show etc. But maybe I will give them a try as I've heard from other people that they are a good place to start. Thanks so much for getting back to me.
I have to give you the "heads up" that getting the EXACT colors you are expediting when printing is a real challenge. The best you can hope for is a close match. There are too many variables to get (or expect) an EXACT match.
What I have found is the majority of my pages print out great (some even better than I expect). But there always are a few that are a little too dark, a little too light, or have more contrast than I expect. I usually can live with the pages that print “a little washed out†but the ones that are too dark I adjust my files and have them reprinted.
I think it is very smart to get printouts to review before making a final commitment (say getting a bound book printed). I did the exact same thing recently and will be going back to my files to make a few minor adjustments based on the printouts.
The biggest adjustment, that I just hate having to make, is moving things inward from the edges (approx ¼â€). It’s a fact of life that inevitably your pages will get cropped ever so slightly when printed. Life is so much easier if you just accept this and move important things (like lettering) away from the edges.
The key for me was to be flexible and always use the same printer. I learned a long time again that my printouts tended to be on the dark side so I am alert to that when creating pages. I will brighten darker photos a little, etc.
