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Duajisin
12-16-2008, 09:49 PM
Yes,
pretty lame issue, but i guess it`s need to be solved.
After all, i won`t spend pushing the canvas for 2938423hours only to get burned prints, right?

So i paint in PS cs3, everything looks fine, using layers, overlay, etc, and the final image on the canvas looks just nice. But after i print it, the places where i used brushes, etc, the image gets highly burned, in most cases orange-ish color, sort of..Anyways, it`s a huge pain in the back not manageing to get a good print.

Any ideas?
suztv
12-16-2008, 10:38 PM
Ok - couple of things I need to know:

Are you printing in CMYK? If you are printing from an RGB file - convert it to CMYK (after flattening it of course) - your anomalies will most likely show up.


Are you printing from an EPS or TIFF? Compressed or non?

Did you do a pre-flight? Not that you'd have to - but you might be able to see what the file is doing in terms of color when it goes to the printer.
Duajisin
12-16-2008, 11:06 PM
Ok,
So first i printed an 8bit, converted-to-CMYK, Flattened image from .PSD file. Obviously nothing has changed..
After which i printed the same adjustments saved as a .TIFF, nothing has changed. (non compressed)
I`m figuring something must be off with my settings, but i`m not that sure...

If you would be kind to explain me what pre-flight means, and/or other solutions it`d be almost awesome. Thank you.
suztv
12-17-2008, 04:51 PM
Try saving it as an uncompressed EPS file. Pre-flight is something printers use. There are a couple of programs out there. Basically what this does is check to make sure that no anomalies exist in your document or that fonts and such are included. I would also try to print from Quark or InDesign or even Illustrator as those programs handle printing better than photoshop. But I'm not sure what's going on because your file is rasterized - which means that really the problem is in the flattened file.

Try to flatten the file and then save. Try saving the file directly from Photoshop as an EPS - it might be the way Photoshop is flattening it IDK.

Check the CMYK channels individually (look for the hotspots there) and make sure that you aren't saving an alpha channel by accident.

http://www.markzware.com/

Tips:

http://www.designshard.com/print-design/tips-on-pre-flight-before-sending-to-the-printers/
TheNeverman
12-19-2008, 03:38 PM
probably a calibration issue - with your monitor, printer, or both...
also, what type of printer are you printing to? (laser? inkjet?)
Duajisin
12-19-2008, 10:38 PM
Iii have az inkjet printer, and also i didnt really calibrate my monitor w my printer. ..It may sound unprofessional, but I just couldnt figure it out. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Duajisin
01-14-2009, 05:06 AM
bump

anyone?
kojala
01-14-2009, 07:32 AM
could you try another monitor and printer?
TheNeverman
01-14-2009, 05:21 PM
Calibration is a huge topic - well beyond what we could thorougly explain here...
Take a read here though and jot down a few questions as you go along:

http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/colorcalibration/a/cal_printer.htm
workbench
01-14-2009, 10:00 PM
Post a sample of image where the colors print badly, it will be easier to diagnost.
Duajisin
01-15-2009, 01:43 PM
OK, thank you,
here would be a sample..