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Re: Printer needed

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On 3/5/15 1:45 a, DaveC wrote:
> .
>> We have _never_ been able to get the Brother to reproduce the color on
>> the paper as it is on the screen. This is a real PITA for proofing. Yet,
>> the HP, ancient as it is, still produces nearly perfect renditions of
>> the screen. We've taken the HP apart several times to clean and rehab
>> the rollers and feed mechanisms to keep it going because the proofing is
>> essential to the workflow.
>
> Don't blame the Brother. Color calibration is what you need, and it just
> happened that the HP's colors were--accidentally--closest to the colors of
> your friend's display. It could easily have been the other way 'round.
>
> Displays, printers, scanners, cameras: they all have their own rendition of
> "blue", "red", and "green"'; none is absolutely spot-on to the "official"
> Pantone-like standards. Calibrating each of these devices to standards is
> mandatory if you're in the business of reproducing critical colors.
>
> Here's a guide that lays it all out for you:
>
> http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-176_Guide_to_CM_en.pdf
>
> There are other equally good descriptions, just search.
>
> Of course you're using paper and ink from the same manufacturer as the
> printer, yes? They don't guarantee any accuracy at all if these variables are
> changed. Most users they won't be very picky about color accuracy, but if
> it's important to you stick with the same brand paper & ink.
>
> Good luck.

Thanks for the response, DaveC. I read the guide you reference a long 
time ago and never had good luck calibrating printers or generating the 
relevant color profiles, but I'll give it another go.

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