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Title: Too dark and other topics... Post by: CHoffman on March 15, 2025, 12:27:04 PM ...more of a discussion than any specific question.
With Windows 10 I've always had prints a bit darker than I'd like. The usual advice, that I've often given to people myself, is to adjust the monitor to match the prints. That leaves it too dark for other purposes. I recently got a Calibrite device and set my monitor to 100 nits, which is reasonable for my room and lighting. Prints still too dark. I've used Red River profiles and Prism profiles I make myself with the same results. Soft proofing was never close. You don't really want to know how much paper and ink I've used over the years making test prints and profiles. A few weeks ago, I upgraded my computer to something faster and with Windows 11. Shouldn't make any difference, but now my prints are perfect and soft proofing matches well. Go figure. I bet I got my Canon PRO 100 about ten years ago, maybe more. I print sporadically, from every week to several months of no activity. I recently did a nozzle check and head alignment. Perfect as they've always been. In the entire time I've had the printer I've never run an unclog or cleaning. Am I just lucky or do people do a lot more unclogging than is really needed? Note that I only use Canon inks. Sorry, couldn't sleep this morning! edit- still have some dark prints, hard to predict! Title: Re: Too dark and other topics... Post by: admin on March 16, 2025, 12:24:07 PM Unless you ended up installing a newer driver, that is a mystery as you said: should be the same. Dark prints is not always trivial to solve. Adjusting the monitor (darker) is usually the answer but there are other factors as well. I often wonder if people have sufficient lighting where they are viewing their prints. Years ago I switched to daylight (full spectrum) bulbs in my office and I really haven't had any dark print problems since then.
Regards, Mike Title: Re: Too dark and other topics... Post by: CHoffman on March 17, 2025, 12:22:40 PM For fun, here's an image that looks good on-screen, but prints dark. Curious if anybody else sees a big difference there. My printer is the PRO-100 using Canon ink and Red River #1656 UltraPro Gloss. For the curious, it's a tractor designed for use in orchards and such, with everything smooth so as not to damage the branches and vines.
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