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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 644902" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>I've given a little more thought to this and have a couple more suggestions. Is your monitor calibrated? I use a Spyder Pro device, but there are other devices members use that supposedly also give good results. A calibrated monitor is more accurate when displaying images. </p><p></p><p>Another thing that might affect what you are seeing is the type of monitor you are using. If you angle your monitor up or down and the contrast changes, then most likely your monitor isn't an IPS monitor. And if that's the case, whenever you decide to upgrade to a new monitor, you might want to consider an IPS one instead. The contrast will remain the same if you alter the angle of the display with an IPS monitor. You mentioned having trouble reproducing accurate contrast so it *might* be one of the culprits if yours isn't an IPS monitor. </p><p></p><p>What you can do though is to try and adjust the angle of your monitor to match the contrast in your prints--or at least get it as close as possible. It will be far easier to move your monitor to match the contrast in your prints than it will be to try and edit your photos while adjusting the contrast in your images (you'll go through a lot of test prints doing it that way).</p><p></p><p>When you edit, and if you are using only one layer, you might want to edit your photo so it looks good on your monitor. Then duplicate that layer and make any adjustments (shadow, contrast, etc) only on the new layer when making test prints. If your monitor isn't yet calibrated but you decide to do that in the future, it will allow you to see what the image looked like with an uncalibrated monitor when you thought it looked good.</p><p></p><p>Earlier I mentioned one of the differences between Photoshop CC (how it allows Photoshop to manage the colors when printing) vs Photoshop Elements (how the printer has to manage the colors when printing). I'm not sure how your version of Elements works, but this is what I see in Elements 10 if I want to switch some of the printer settings. Personally I DON"T recommend doing it this way unless you have better options that allow you to preview your image WHILE you are making the changes. I'm giving you this info just so you know it is an option.</p><p></p><p>1. Making adjustments through the printer settings ISN'T user friendly at all in PSE 10. Not sure if it's the same in PSE 14, but you can always look. If I want to make adjustments this way, I have to click on the <strong>Change Settings</strong> (under <strong>Printer Settings</strong>) then click on <strong>Advanced Settings</strong> like is shown below.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]271421[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>2. Once the following dialogue box opens up, I want to click the option to <strong>Preview Before Printing</strong> (which won't allow you to see any changes made until immediately before the file prints). Under the section labeled <strong>Color Intensity</strong>, you want to switch it from <strong>Auto</strong> to <strong>Manual</strong> (if your version is the same or similar to mine), and click on <strong>Set</strong>.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]271422[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>3. The following dialogue box opens. <strong>Sample Type</strong> (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, and Graphics) should alter some of the contrast when you toggle between them. The problem is you can't yet preview what the file will look like. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]271423[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>4. Off to the right you can make specific adjustments to the <strong>Brightness</strong>, <strong>Intensity</strong>, and <strong>Contrast</strong>. But since you can't yet preview those changes, you won't have any idea what they will look like.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]271424[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>5. If you clicked the <strong>Preview Before Printing</strong> box earlier, then this window pops up when you click on Print. This is the only place you will see those changes to your image. I can either display the entire image or zoom in using one of the options shown below. Ultimately, it would be a HUGE pain to do it this way, but it is an option. The way the full version of Photoshop is set it is FAR more user friendly. When I toggle through the full version of Photoshop's options, the changes are made to the image right before my eyes. </p><p></p><p>You should look into this dialogue box to see if Photoshop Elements 14 made any user-friendly changes to the printer options. Hopefully you can make changes that are visible while you are doing them like the full version of Photoshop offers. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]271425[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 644902, member: 13196"] I've given a little more thought to this and have a couple more suggestions. Is your monitor calibrated? I use a Spyder Pro device, but there are other devices members use that supposedly also give good results. A calibrated monitor is more accurate when displaying images. Another thing that might affect what you are seeing is the type of monitor you are using. If you angle your monitor up or down and the contrast changes, then most likely your monitor isn't an IPS monitor. And if that's the case, whenever you decide to upgrade to a new monitor, you might want to consider an IPS one instead. The contrast will remain the same if you alter the angle of the display with an IPS monitor. You mentioned having trouble reproducing accurate contrast so it *might* be one of the culprits if yours isn't an IPS monitor. What you can do though is to try and adjust the angle of your monitor to match the contrast in your prints--or at least get it as close as possible. It will be far easier to move your monitor to match the contrast in your prints than it will be to try and edit your photos while adjusting the contrast in your images (you'll go through a lot of test prints doing it that way). When you edit, and if you are using only one layer, you might want to edit your photo so it looks good on your monitor. Then duplicate that layer and make any adjustments (shadow, contrast, etc) only on the new layer when making test prints. If your monitor isn't yet calibrated but you decide to do that in the future, it will allow you to see what the image looked like with an uncalibrated monitor when you thought it looked good. Earlier I mentioned one of the differences between Photoshop CC (how it allows Photoshop to manage the colors when printing) vs Photoshop Elements (how the printer has to manage the colors when printing). I'm not sure how your version of Elements works, but this is what I see in Elements 10 if I want to switch some of the printer settings. Personally I DON"T recommend doing it this way unless you have better options that allow you to preview your image WHILE you are making the changes. I'm giving you this info just so you know it is an option. 1. Making adjustments through the printer settings ISN'T user friendly at all in PSE 10. Not sure if it's the same in PSE 14, but you can always look. If I want to make adjustments this way, I have to click on the [B]Change Settings[/B] (under [B]Printer Settings[/B]) then click on [B]Advanced Settings[/B] like is shown below. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]271421._xfImport[/ATTACH] 2. Once the following dialogue box opens up, I want to click the option to [B]Preview Before Printing[/B] (which won't allow you to see any changes made until immediately before the file prints). Under the section labeled [B]Color Intensity[/B], you want to switch it from [B]Auto[/B] to [B]Manual[/B] (if your version is the same or similar to mine), and click on [B]Set[/B]. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]271422._xfImport[/ATTACH] 3. The following dialogue box opens. [B]Sample Type[/B] (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, and Graphics) should alter some of the contrast when you toggle between them. The problem is you can't yet preview what the file will look like. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]271423._xfImport[/ATTACH] 4. Off to the right you can make specific adjustments to the [B]Brightness[/B], [B]Intensity[/B], and [B]Contrast[/B]. But since you can't yet preview those changes, you won't have any idea what they will look like. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]271424._xfImport[/ATTACH] 5. If you clicked the [B]Preview Before Printing[/B] box earlier, then this window pops up when you click on Print. This is the only place you will see those changes to your image. I can either display the entire image or zoom in using one of the options shown below. Ultimately, it would be a HUGE pain to do it this way, but it is an option. The way the full version of Photoshop is set it is FAR more user friendly. When I toggle through the full version of Photoshop's options, the changes are made to the image right before my eyes. You should look into this dialogue box to see if Photoshop Elements 14 made any user-friendly changes to the printer options. Hopefully you can make changes that are visible while you are doing them like the full version of Photoshop offers. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]271425._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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