blog

Out of context: Reply #73274

  • Started
  • Last post
  • 76,750 Responses
  • shapesalad0

    Any tips on setting up a file to be printed with giclee (posh inkjet) 12 ink printer? 300dpi = yep. RGB = yep.

    How to avoid the overly saturated RGB print look?
    To deal with subtle details in the blacks? I’m finding they get burned out and those areas are sheer black to the point that the pigment is too built up on the paper.

    Would an overall desaturation and a bit of playing with levels help?

    shapesalad 0Permalink
    UpvoteDownvote
    Flag
    • Would be worth messing with colour rendering in profiles. If photographic, go perceptual, if painting/illo try relativesausages
    • Profiles generally do better job with loading over eyeballing with filters and tweaks on-screensausages
    • Giclée is literally just inkjet, not posh Inkjet. Set up in CMYK, and again, talk to your fucking printer, not us.Nairn
    • I see sausages sit down and start talking to that printer lol.
      paper/ink relation won't change with the saturation, just simply don't use 100% RGB
      ********
    • 97-98% black in the most darkest areas is perfectly fine, top-up the green a bit if it feels gray
      ********
    • Your printer should have a colour profile (icc) that you can install. No way they don’t have oneGnash
    • <<sausages
    • I have icc. Yeah it’s hard to talk to the printers as it’s a POD app that sends my orders to various printers globally.shapesalad
    • Ah good, most of the way there nowGnash
    • Thank you all for the advice :-)shapesalad
    • You could test print a swatch palette, then either use an i1 studio to build a custom profile, or just use those colours as a reference to adjust curves.monNom
    • Changing suppliers throws a wrench into things. Maybe use a local/smaller shop so the equipment isn’t changing from print to printmonNom
    Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note
    SaveCancel

View thread