| Printing depends on having accurately calibrated hardware. This hasn't changed from the wet printing era. Not knowing what platform you are running, I can only give advice as it applies to a Windows computer.
If you have Photoshop on your computer, you will have an applet called Adobe Gamma sitting in your control panel.
It is a surprisingly decent little visual calibration program which will bring your screen into fairly close calibration.
Use the tri-colour patches, not the gray only patch.
Be aware that depending on the monitor you are using, you may not be able to get really accurate colour. A lot of inexpensive TN Film panels just aren't any good for digital imaging.
A hint: when you are looking at the comparative patches, squint a little bit.
After your screen is calibrated, it's just a matter of making sure you are using the correct paper profile for the paper in use. |