kitjv
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I have noticed that when I send images to an online print lab, the prints are darker than the on-screen image. I assumed that the luminance (i.e. brightness) of my display was set too high. Therefore, in an effort to achieve a better screen-to-print match, I have calibrated & profiled my NEC display to 3 different luminance settings: 120 cd/m2, 100cd/m2 & 80cd/m2. I kept the white point the same (i.e. D65). Then I soft proofed the image 3 times, based on each of the different luminance settings. When I got the sample prints back from the lab, it was obvious that the lower the luminance setting; the brighter the prints. This is what I expected. However, the colors in the image were noticeably "warmer" at the lower the luminance settings. This surprised me since I assumed that the color temperature of a print was based on the white point setting (which remained unchanged -i.e. D65).
Could someone kindly sort this out for me? Is my reasoning wrong?
Thank you for your help.
Kit
Could someone kindly sort this out for me? Is my reasoning wrong?
Thank you for your help.
Kit