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crisfitz
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:57 pm
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Hi All,
Does anyone calibrate their monitor ?? Do you use external software, or a calibration tool like Spyder 3 ??
I have found that either my monitor ( CRT ) or my printer ( Canon MP 610 ) is out. Makes for frustrating results when printing 
Can anyone help, give suggestions ??
Cheers
Cris
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P2017
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:03 pm
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Cris,
Have you tried the calibration tools that come with the canon printer?
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P2017
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crisfitz
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:09 pm
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Errrrr............... no 
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P2017
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mjja
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:34 pm
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If you suspect your stinkjet printer, shove a photo onto a USB stick, take it down to your local Officeworks and print it from the Kodak kiosk (or Share and Enjoy machine as I call them). Best 25c you ever spent.
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
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crisfitz
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:40 pm
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I'm pretty sure its the monitor. I use SnapFish online printing ( the best BY FAR for prints - great service ) and also occassionally my printer, and both ways the prints are a little "washed out " - lacking saturation and often a little bit over exposed after I've played with them a little. Yet if I just convert from RAW then print they are not as bad, but I would like to get them " just right " . Difficult if what I see and what I print isn't the same thing.
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P2017
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:42 pm
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Those CRT monitors certainly look different with photos compared to the new flat screen monitors...
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ParkesHub
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:42 pm
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| mjja wrote: | | If you suspect your stinkjet printer, shove a photo onto a USB stick, take it down to your local Officeworks and print it from the Kodak kiosk (or Share and Enjoy machine as I call them). Best 25c you ever spent. |
Sounds like you are 'jerkin the gherkin' Michael! I'd stick with proper calibration. If nobody messes with the settings, it 'should' stay calibrated for a couple of months at a time. Maybe, dump the CRT monitor (if there is one).
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wongm
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:55 pm
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| mjja wrote: | | If you suspect your stinkjet printer, shove a photo onto a USB stick, take it down to your local Officeworks and print it from the Kodak kiosk (or Share and Enjoy machine as I call them). Best 25c you ever spent. |
I have found the Kodak machines are rather patch quality wise - they have a dinky little dye-sublimination printer in them IIRC. A number of Harvey Norman stores use big Fuji minilab printers - the print quality I have gout out of those is much better.
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Lazarus
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:59 am
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Yeah, you should probably get a calibrator for your screen.
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it may solve your issue...