PIXMA PRO 100 - TOO DARK??!?!

[skm467]

OKAY, so nothing has been working for me but hopefully someone can help me directly with this issue.

Here is an example of a sketch I am trying to print (this is my artwork, and it's not done so don't worry about that).

and HERE'S how it's coming out

You can see how dark it is right??

I've literally tried brightening the picture, fixing the contrast, but it stays the same!!

Can someone help me because it's such a minor issue but it won't fix !!

I'm starting to think maybe it's the color of the paper that's making it darker? Since no paper is pure white.... (When I put it on a light behind it, I can actually see it's true colors...)

I am using Red River Paper but this also happens on Canon Pro Papers as well!!

[jrhoffman75]

A few items I'm not sure about but could be something to try:

1. can you chnage the document profile to Adobe RGB or sRGB vs Untaged RGB?

2. Can you select Relative Colorimetric vs Absolute?

3. Up in Printer Setup in the top of the window - can you select Print Settings and get a screen shot of that?

[jrhoffman75]

If you open the test image in the link I sent you in Photoshop and print it without making any exposure or color adjustments to the image you can then do two things:

1. do you like how the print looks? if it is off you may have a printer setting issue and/or a printer problem. need to resolve that first.

2. once you get a nice looking print then you compare the print with your monitor. A frequent problem is that the monitor is too bright. Your eyes get used to that and then a print can look too dark.

i apologize if I am being too basic at times; I don't know your experience level.

[skm467]

Hey, I apologize for not replying in time, I had to run some errands.

My level is very very beginner like LOL, I don't know anything much.

I'll get to printing when I come back from everything :'( 

[skm467]

OKAY!!! I don't know how to close this thread but I figured it out why.

I just needed to increase the contrast and brightness slightly. The prints are coming out perfect now! Sorry for the inconvience. :')

I used Print Studio Pro.

Thank you !!

[jrhoffman75]

Great. 

[skm467]

also, I dont know what you mean by Photo Software?

Like Lightroom? Or Canon Photo Pro studio? 

[jrhoffman75]

Lightroom would be one. Does the software you use for your artwork allow you to open digital photo files?

Edit - I just noticed that you are using Photohop; sorry i missed that.