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Post by muskrat26 on Jun 24, 2009 15:36:14 GMT
Anyone know the optimum settings for photos?
I have cleaned the heads but any photo with a person who has light brown/auburn hair is printing out in shades of green for their hair and any shadows on their face.
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Post by muskrat26 on Jun 24, 2009 17:14:12 GMT
This is what I am trying to print  and this is how it prints out  also, printing an arrow in red prints it out emerald green. |
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Post by muskrat26 on Jun 24, 2009 17:47:09 GMT
it does help if I put the cyan and magenta in the right places doesn't it! (doh) Now I have the colour right (ahem) the print seems rather soft focus so I do need to change the settings but I don't know what to do. I need it sort of sharp, just like the original pic.  |
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Post by kubik8 on Jun 24, 2009 19:25:04 GMT
What are we looking at here in reply #2, a scan of the photo printed at... A4 size?
It sure looks rubbish. There is evident banding and v.poor colour and definition. Was that printed on standard paper at standard quality? It looks like the sort of print I'd get on my old HP at standard settings.
If you want the sharp definition of the original, you need decent photo paper. Setting the printer to highest quality output is the only other thing you should need to do.
I don't know how to adjust the settings on the R300, but I do know it offers loads of options such as gamma correction etc... Shouldn't need any of those here though. Decent paper and high quality output should do the trick.
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Post by muskrat26 on Jun 24, 2009 20:09:29 GMT
Looking at the very last (bottom pic) I'll have another go with glossy paper (I used matt) and see how that comes up. The R300 does offer loads of options - the trouble is I don't know what to ignore, what to use and how to set them.
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Post by kubik8 on Jun 24, 2009 20:36:36 GMT
Ah, don't waste decent paper testing it. Good quality matte paper should still give a much better output than what you have.
Sorry I can't help, but that particular model I don't know. If you are using decent paper, you just need to tell the printer what paper you're using and use the highest quality setting. Ignore everything else.
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Post by muskrat26 on Jun 25, 2009 9:48:35 GMT
Thank you anyway for your help - I am surprised no other member has or has owned one of these printers. I'm saving up for a new one but until I have the dosh I have to rely on this.
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Post by kubik8 on Jun 25, 2009 11:44:58 GMT
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Post by ken on Jun 25, 2009 12:23:47 GMT
Are you printing from the camera Von, or from a scanned photo??? If it from a scanned photo, you should scan it at a really high resolution and squeeze it onto the paper. To scan at its size than then fitting it onto A4 or whatever, takes the sharpness out of it.
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Post by jojo on Jun 25, 2009 17:01:40 GMT
On the R300 (This is XP. But similar for others I presume).
Click start, setings, printers and faxes.
Right click on the R300 icon and select Printing Preferences.
On the panel that opens, click Advanced.
There are options there for selecting paper type. This seems to be Plain Paper by default.
There is also an option for selecting photo or best photo. I always select photo and find it really good.
On the other side of the panel are three options, Colour controls, Photo Enhance and ICM.
I generally select Photo Enhance.
This opens some options under. Tone and Sharpness.
I henerally select Vivid, but you could try Hard or Normal. The others are basically monochrome.
Sharpness is a matter for you.
In this panel are also some tabs for maintence which are useful for checking
I use Tesco Ink
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Post by muskrat26 on Jun 27, 2009 12:46:17 GMT
Are you printing from the camera Von, or from a scanned photo??? If it from a scanned photo, you should scan it at a really high resolution and squeeze it onto the paper. To scan at its size than then fitting it onto A4 or whatever, takes the sharpness out of it. I scanned that pic Ken, I have a Trust scanner and it scans and prints pretty well BUT there are no settings to adjust so I can't scan it at a high resolution. |
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Post by ken on Jun 28, 2009 11:41:25 GMT
It's a pity that Von, it's a handy feature to have. I have printed a small picture on several occasions and scanned it to get a decent enlargement. Trying to bring the original up, only caused pixilization or blurring. Something to think about when buying a scanner, Canons do it and so do HP.
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Post by kubik8 on Jun 28, 2009 20:23:21 GMT
Do you have the Trust software installed, Muskrat? Or is the device installed as a generic scanner? Asking as the Trust scanners I've used had a fair amount of options regarding resolution etc... But you had to use the Trust software to get the best out of them.
Don't think it's the issue here mind.
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