The Image is darken when Printing !!

Dong Lam

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- January 19, 2017 at 9:19 pm #91438
  
  Dong Lam
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  I’m working with Indesign to create layout for a magazine. But I don’t know why when printing, all of the image is darker than the image on the screen. I really confused, I think I’m lack of experience in editing Image before Printing ! WHAT I NEED TO DO WITH THE IMAGES TO PRINT THE CORRECT COLOR?
- January 20, 2017 at 3:00 am #91440
  
  Paul Williams
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  You will never get the printed version to look like your monitor simply because every printer will give a different result dependent on make, ink levels, age of printer, wear and tear on printer, type or quality of paper etc. etc.
  
  You can try adjusting the levels of the image and also tweak with the Sharpen/unsharp mask.
  
  Pretty much a matter of trial and error to get near what you think is acceptable.
- January 20, 2017 at 6:52 am #91446
  
  David Blatner
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  Making the colors look the same on screen and in print is called “color management.” If you can get a subscription to Lynda.com or LinkedIn Learning, you can see my video “InDesign Insider Training: Color Management.” Also, I wrote about it here: https://creativepro.com/issues/issue-85-color-management
- January 20, 2017 at 9:44 am #91452
  
  Jay Farschman
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  Dong,
  
  +1 to what David said. His video class on color management is essential if you are going to publish.
- January 23, 2017 at 2:44 pm #91520
  
  Colleen Shannon
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  (Short answer) Adjust your images based on what is printed, not what it looks like on the screen. Always keep a copy of the original image in case you have to go back!
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