[Mageia-discuss] HP Printer

Sat Jun 23 00:38:11 CEST 2012

On 06/22/2012 11:48 PM, AL13N wrote:
+> Op vrijdag 22 juni 2012 15:36:15 schreef Gary Montalbine:
+> [...]
+>> I have an LCD monitor. This old man is strictly a user. I was hoping
+>> that someone that was using an HP in Mageia with good results might
+>> provide a model number. I am completely lost by all the technical
+>> specifications listed for each printer. My needs are simple. I want to
+>> be able to use it as a copier and most important, is color printing that
+>> matches within reason the colors on my monitor. My current printer is
+>> not mageia compatible. Monitor color calibration will not correct it.
+>> Help appreciated.
+>> Thanks, Gary
+>
+> consider this:
+>
+> most printer/scanner/copiers, have a copy button that works without any
+> computer attached.
+>
+> to find out if the printer or computer is not at fault, you can just copy a
+> page.
+>
+> then as a second test, scan the same page using computer, and look at
+> difference, then print it out again.
+>
+> with these 3, you can see that there can be alot of difference. even for normal
+> users.
+>
+> but most likely will the copied page and the scanned and printed out one will
+> look the same.
+>
+> i'm guessing the monitor is the most likely the one to be wrong in showing the
+> color, it's also the most difficult one to get right. I've never been able to do
+> it.
+>
+
+There is a background problem here: there is no _good_ color, or there is none
+of your devices that is the _right_ one.
+At most, you can calibrate your monitor to show the same that will be printed
+on your printer, but none guarantees you that it is the _true_ color.
+
+To do that, you have first to be sure that your printer prints ok. For that, you
+can just get a professional industry-printed color chart, like Pantone, and
+a digital version, and try to print that and compare. Missing Pantone, you
+can try with the Macbeth Color Chart:
+
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_chart
+http://www.ae5d.com/macbeth.html
+http://www.babelcolor.com/main_level/ColorChecker.htm
+
+or just google for it. But to compare you need one you don't have printed
+yourself.
+
+And once your printer is calibrated, start working with your monitor and
+your scanner...
+
+Color calibration is not an easy subject. I have not checked Linux nowadays,
+but in the past Macs were the best for color calibrated works.
+
+Theoretically, if you set your profiles for your printer and monitor from
+a database (if you are lucky and your models are there), you should automagically
+see what you print, and even get the same printings on two printers with
+different profiles.
+
+-- 
+J.A. Magallon <jamagallon()ono!com>        \               Winter is coming...
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