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Question about quality?
tiktektak:
--- Quote from: shenske on July 26, 2009, 04:42:59 PM ---Most printers print in RGB colors so the colors are converted resulting in a darker set of colors.
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Really? Don't most photo printers use multiple ink tanks? Mine for example uses two black and a Cyan, Magenta and Yellow tank....
Grumbleduke:
I find paper makes the biggest difference for me.My printer struggles with fine white print on black backgrounds (as in PS1 template legals) Using an expensive paper had terrible results, which i took to be a printer problem at that time. Switching to ASDA (Walmart for UK ;)) own brand paper returned a better result, not perfect but at least legible. I always find covers print darker than when they are on screen, no matter what paper i use. I normally brighten them up a little in PS now if i think there is going to be a problem.
shenske:
--- Quote from: tiktektak on July 26, 2009, 04:47:41 PM ---
--- Quote from: shenske on July 26, 2009, 04:42:59 PM ---Most printers print in RGB colors so the colors are converted resulting in a darker set of colors.
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Really? Don't most photo printers use multiple ink tanks? Mine for example uses two black and a Cyan, Magenta and Yellow tank....
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I might have it the other way around, i couldnt remember which was which. But i do know that the darker colors often do result from the switching of the two color wheels.
warmsignal:
--- Quote from: thedrowningman on July 26, 2009, 09:56:21 AM ---It could also depend on the specific cover you're printing.
What cover specifically did you have the problem with?
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As my luck would have it, it does appear to be one bad apple in the bunch with that particular scan. The scan is of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (NTSC) for PS2. I just realized that the cover is much darker than the uploaded PAL version. I tried downloading a cover for a different game, and with closer inspection and comparison in Photoshop, I found that it was that particular scan of THPS3, the quality is a bit off. The copyright text is pretty poor, and a lot of the finest lines are of low quality as well in comparison to other scans.
I guess I just instinctually thought I had a bigger problem on my hands. I'm assuming that was a cover that slipped under the radar, or maybe was uploaded a while back?
KaiserWAVE:
Oops, my bad :)
Yes I uploaded it a while back....waaaaaay back actually ;) And to make matters worse it was not my scan but a cover I found on the net. I thought cleaned it enough to work unfortunately it seems I was wrong. Sorry!