LIVE Broadcast: PRINTING PROBLEMS | Epson + Canon VERSUS Lightroom + Photoshop

In this recording of a LIVE Broadcast hosted on both YouTube and Facebook on Sunday 10th December 2023, I show how to correctly Calibrate your Display for YOUR workspace and go through printing images on both Canon and Epson printers showing how your choice of printing software can make a BIG difference to your results with side by side comparisons.

If you’ve ever struggled with printing this will both surprise you and help you …

Links and products mentioned in this video …

My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/glyndewis

• BenQ SW272U Display ( Link )

• Canon Pro 300 A3+ Printer ( Link )

• Epson SC P900 A2 Printer ( Link )

• Calibrite Display Pro HL ( Link )
  

  *𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟏𝐓𝐁 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐇𝐋 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑): https://calibrite.com/hd-promo/

• BenQ Palette Master Ultimate Software ( Link )

• BenQ Palette Master Ultimate Software ( Link )

• Qimage One ( Mac ) ( Link )

• Qimage Ultimate ( Windows ) ( Link )

PRINTING PROBLEMS? 🖨️ IT'S NOT YOU!

Here’s the recording of a LIVE Stream I did on both YouTube and Facebook recently.

If you’ve ever struggled with printing your images, in this LIVE Broadcast I show the simple settings no matter what software you use BUT how different software can produce VERY different results …

BIG thanks goes to my friend Stewart Wood for sending over the image used in the LIVE Broadcast.

My GO-TO Screen Settings for PERFECT PRINTS

My GO-TO screen calibration settings for PERFECT PRINTS!

I always have 2 different screen calibrations stored in my BenQ display … one for day to day use , video editing etc and the other purely for photography.

Both have different settings but the ones I show here for Photography ensure a near perfect Screen to Print match 👍🏻

This video is just 60 secinds long and I show the settings for Photography / Print …

PHOTOGRAPHERS ... STOP USING HDMI to connect your Monitor / Display 😳

Photographers ... who knew that connecting your computer to your display with a HDMI cable actually be the reason you're colours look bad and your prints look nothing like they do on the screen?

This video explains all why

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This video is NOT refering to the HDMI cable but the HDMI settings. In some systems for example with an NVIDIA Graphics Card it is possible to dive in and alter the setting so give the Full Range (0 - 255) however this isn’t possible on some other systems including Mac. In this case, amn alternative connection between computer and display is advised e.g. USB-C

THANK YOU Carmarthen Cameras, BenQ and Permajet

Last Friday I was in Carmarthen, Wales at Carmarthen Cameras for my Pro Printing Seminar …

… a 2 hour evening going through the complete printing process covering how to correctly calibrate your display / monitor for printing , printing software , paper choice and of course making some prints.

HUGE thank you goes to the great folks at Carmarthen Cameras who always pull out all the stops to make events run smoothly, and also to the incredible support from both BenQ and Permajet.

Kicking off going through the display calibration , I was using a BenQ SW240; a 24” hardware calibrated display using the BenQ Palette Master Software

To calibrate the display I used my X-Rite i1 Display Plus Calibration device (which is now the Calibrite Colour Checker Display Plus) …

So often we’re advised that for the best possible results you only need to use these (generic) settings but I never seemed to get the results I expected , so it was great to get the opportunity to go through explaining the settings and how to fit them to ‘your’ enviroment; when you know what each setting is , it makes this process so much easier and understandable.

I then covered printing software mainly looking at using Lightroom and also the Canon Pro Print Layout Software ; both work great although I do prefer the no frills interface of the Canon Software …

First of all showing how to print on Canon Paper using the Canon Pro 300 and then using a range of papers, from Permajet including their NEW Heritage Range , and showing how to use their Generic Paper Profiles … which never fail to produce fantastic results !

Again , a HUGE thank you to everyone involved and who came along on Friday making it such an enjoyable evening; It was great to run though ‘in person’ just some of the content I have recorded for inclusion in my Printing Class that will be available this April.

PRINTING MAKES YOU A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER

Not the main video I'm working on for this week, but thought it worth sharing ESPECIALLY if you like printing your images.

Check out the A3 print of an iPhone Photograph at the end too ... Exciting Times!

I'm hosting a Printing Workshop with Carmarthen Cameras, BenQ and Permajet

On Friday 24th February 2023 I’m excited to be hosting a Printing Workshop in partnership with Carmarthen Cameras, BenQ and Permajet.

A 2 hour evening at the Carmarthen Cameras, Zion Chapel Store running from 7pm - 9pm, I’ll be taking folks through such topics as …

• Display Calibration

• Colour Space

• Printing Software Options

• Paper Profiles

• Paper / Media Options

… and of course producing some final prints.

An often over-complicated process, I’ll make it not so, and show how an understanding of each part of the process can produce not just great prints, but prints that match what you see on your display again and again.

No more wasted paper, no more wasted ink … just complete confidence that when you press print, you know you will get exactly what you would want / expect.

Tickets are priced at just £20 but spaces are limited due to space.

For more information and to grab a ticket, check out the link below.

Hope to see you there,
Glyn