Costco icc profile

[Meno]

Dont know who else here uses costco for prints but thought it was worth mentioning that they have made their icc per lab available which is obviously a good thing.

 

[POAH]

http://glasgow.costcophoto.co.uk/about/iccprinter.profile

 

[Meno]

I didn't post a link as all labs vary. I use watford

 

[BigJohn]

I may have to give them a try now , not really had much faith in them before .

 

[Meno]

i find them very good, and the "done in an hour & just round the corner" is perfect

 

[whiteflyer]

Not used them yet, but I think them making profiles available is going to push them up my list.

As a little test I download the profile for my local store (Oldham) and output an image with the standard Canon sRGB IEC61966-2.1 and the Oldham Costco Profile, the Costco version being noticeably darker.

 

[welshscrapqueen]

Not used them yet, but I think them making profiles available is going to push them up my list.

As a little test I download the profile for my local store (Oldham) and output an image with the standard Canon sRGB IEC61966-2.1 and the Oldham Costco Profile, the Costco version being noticeably darker.

Sorry to be stupid - but can you just explain this - i use costco - but my photos came out really dark this time - which is why i am on this thread looking for a new online site !!!

 

[Meno]

Sorry to be stupid - but can you just explain this - i use costco - but my photos came out really dark this time - which is why i am on this thread looking for a new online site !!!

Is your monitor calibrated? i dont get any problems with costco, thou only use them in emergencies, DSCL normally

 

[acetone]

I have a calibrated monitor, and using Aperture On-Screen Proofing with the standard Canon sRGB on then Costco profile.

Canon sRGB

Costco sRGB

So long as your doing your PP adjustments using the correct profile,on-screen proofing and output with the correct profile, then there is on problems at all, the issues occur when you get the wrong profile sent to the lab.

 

[admirable]

The bottom one looks darker

 

[EOS_JD]

There's a colour cast on both of those images. Look at the RGB values on skin and shirts

 

[acetone]

The bottom one looks darker

That's the whole point of them being show, the Costoc icc profile will produce dark photos from the same UNADJUSTED file.

 

[acetone]

There's a colour cast on both of those images. Look at the RGB values on skin and shirts

Your presuming he has a brand new pure white shirt then

 

[EOS_JD]

The skin tones are not quite right (I usually start there). Old shirts just go grey lol