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| Wiskey:
Hi all , I've been getting pretty frustrated with the quality of my covers and I'm not sure whether it's my paper or printer, or both. I've tweaked the settings on my printer to the best quality possible, as well as tried to mess around with the cover art picture color options, and am still getting low to mediocre print quality. It either looks TOO colorful, and the dark colors bleed together, sorry if that is a poor explanation. The paper I am currently using is Hammermill Color Copy Digital 28LB, 100 bright legal paper: http://www.amazon.com/Hammermill-Digital-Bright-Sheets-102475/dp/B0002NV02C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433144395&sr=8-1&keywords=hammermill+100+legal The printer I am using is an HP Officejet Pro 8600: http://www.amazon.com/HP-Officejet-Wireless-Printer-Scanner/dp/B005O55TDO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1433144647&sr=8-3&keywords=hp+officejet+pro+8600 Questions: 1) Is there a problem with either the paper I am using or the printer? 2) I've been hearing matte paper or semi gloss paper is the way to go. Could you please recommend a great quality paper in whatever paper type you think is best (with link)? 3) What printer would you recommend, or is mine OK? Thank you all very much in advance! |
| sheep2001:
I think that your problem is that the paper is optimised for laser prints rather than ink jet, that will be why you are getting colour bleed. The ink is not drying quick enough on the surface. |
| Arseen:
Printer is good enough. You need good photo paper, but not too glossy. Unfortunately I don't know US sources. |
| Ozzy_98:
On my printer, I need a glossy paper for the blacks, it just doesn't print black very well on any matte paper |
| Einhander:
--- Quote from: Ozzy_98 on June 01, 2015, 12:46:40 PM ---On my printer, I need a glossy paper for the blacks, it just doesn't print black very well on any matte paper --- End quote --- That's what I noticed. My PS2 games aren't good for black colors. But what about Satin? |
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