DSCL Print Options

[danny_bhoy]

Hi all,

Ordered my first set of prints from DSCL and they're not exactly how I'd have liked them to turn out.....but I suspect this is 100% my fault.

First of all I'll confess I'm working with an un-calibrated monitor which, I know, is never ideal. But I can't pull out the funds for a Spyder or similar just yet.

I have installed the correct colour profile to use with PS CS6.

I think my downfall has been selecting the 'pro' option when selecting the size and paper type of my prints. Would I have been better selecting the 'amature' (can't quite remember how they word it) option? And does this mean that someone from DSCL will look at the file before they print it and manually correct the colour, and in particular, the exposure of the picture?

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Danny.

 

[slicemydrive]

pro means they dont fettle your prints.

you could try to adjust your screen now to look like the print they sent you, then photoshop the image to your liking and reprint it. Yhis might work until you can calibrate

 

[danny_bhoy]

pro means they dont fettle your prints.

you could try to adjust your screen now to look like the print they sent you, then photoshop the image to your liking and reprint it. Yhis might work until you can calibrate

Thanks for the advice. I've just ordered another set and used the standard option instead of pro to see if that makes a difference. Really it was only the exposure that was off so hopefully the standard service should correct it.

 

[cargo]

Thanks for the advice. I've just ordered another set and used the standard option instead of pro to see if that makes a difference. Really it was only the exposure that was off so hopefully the standard service should correct it.

Hello there.
I use them and they have allways been good.Just one of my images came out very dark to one side of my Dads face. Which was in deep shadow but on the moniter you could see some detail.
However when printed it was pure black. (glosyy paper)
I have lightened it a bit and had it printed again and on lustre this time and it looks how I see on the moniter.
My understanding is the machine looks at your print and adds colour and the like to the standard image you send much like jpeg in camera.
Only assume this as they process hundreds of photos a day and don't think there is a differance in cost either way. Could be wrong though.
Hope thet turn up as you expected.

Gaz

 

[Dmac60]

How did they turn out? Looking to order a set of prints from an uncalibrated monitor (laptop - even worse!) myself.

 

[danny_bhoy]

How did they turn out? Looking to order a set of prints from an uncalibrated monitor (laptop - even worse!) myself.

They turned out much better than expected. I hooked my laptop up to my TV via HDMI cable to do the PP in Photoshop and the difference was quite noticeable.

Think the main thing is that the laptop makes the images seem much brighter than they will actually be when printed so the best advice I can give is to either hook up to an HD TV or slightly bump the brightness/exposure slightly to compensate for what the laptop shows.

Hope you get sorted.

 

[Dmac60]

They turned out much better than expected. I hooked my laptop up to my TV via HDMI cable to do the PP in Photoshop and the difference was quite noticeable.

Think the main thing is that the laptop makes the images seem much brighter than they will actually be when printed so the best advice I can give is to either hook up to an HD TV or slightly bump the brightness/exposure slightly to compensate for what the laptop shows.

Hope you get sorted.

Thanks ... as it happens my TV is calibrated, but thought that would be to a different standard?