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I was using the wrong color profile for my prints for a whole year
I kept wondering why my prints from the local shop in Austin looked so dull and washed out compared to my screen. The guy at the counter finally asked if I was exporting in sRGB or Adobe RGB, and I had no idea what he meant. Turns out I was sending files in Adobe RGB, which their printer couldn't read right, so it defaulted to a weird muted version. Has anyone else had their prints ruined by a simple profile setting?
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amygonzalez8d ago
Actually, it's the other way around. Adobe RGB has more color info than sRGB, but most print shops and online labs expect sRGB files. If you send Adobe RGB, their system often just ignores the extra data and prints it as sRGB anyway, which makes it look flat. You always want to convert your final file to sRGB before sending it out.
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wyatt_ross278d ago
Wait, you went a whole YEAR without anyone at the shop catching that? That's wild. They just kept taking your money for dull prints. I'd be so mad. That counter guy finally asking is the bare minimum, but it took him twelve months? Brutal.
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