Comments on: Photo-Book Results: Printing-1 http://www.zx81.org.uk/photography/photo-book-results-printing-1.html Photography, opinions and other random ramblings by Stephen Darlington Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Eddy Young http://www.zx81.org.uk/photography/photo-book-results-printing-1.html#comment-44346 Eddy Young Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:50:28 +0000 http://www.zx81.org.uk/photography/photo-book-results-printing-1.html#comment-44346 I got bitten by that, too. The default gamma in Mac OS X is 1.8, which gives brighter images than the 2.2 gamma typical of Windows machines (and most printers, apparently). What look bright on your MB will certainly turn up darker from the print-shop. I re-calibrated my MBP display, re-edited some pictures and had test prints made. The results are much more accurate now. As much as I like the brighter gamma under Mac OS X, I'm having to use "that other one". Good luck, --- Eddy I got bitten by that, too. The default gamma in Mac OS X is 1.8, which gives brighter images than the 2.2 gamma typical of Windows machines (and most printers, apparently). What look bright on your MB will certainly turn up darker from the print-shop.

I re-calibrated my MBP display, re-edited some pictures and had test prints made. The results are much more accurate now. As much as I like the brighter gamma under Mac OS X, I’m having to use “that other one”.

Good luck,

— Eddy

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