ssateren
01-31-2009, 02:35 AM
I have an 8050, 400K clicks. Just got a new drum, fresh toner, calibrated. From my publishing workstation, with photoshop, illustrator, indesign, etc, when I print this newsletter - I get odd gradients. It looks like images are printed in 512 colors. And the red is always too intense.
Whether I use a PDF, JPEG, Or print from the vector source, it's the same.
On our email computer in the front, I can print to it, and it is in full color, not grainy, considerably more accurate, but still a little subpar.
I use factory default Normal L 64 color profile provided from the konica minolta manufacturer.
I've tried CMYK emulation, no emulation, and all kinds of print driver settings.
I cannot find a difference between the Email Workstation, and the Publishing Workstation.
I've reinstalled color profiles on the Publishing Workstation.
You can look at a print-out I scanned in at http://www.termtrky.co.cc/copy%20compressed.pdf ... Just view at about 200% or so.
This is the source:
http://www.termtrky.co.cc/original.png
Except a much higher quality. I compressed it for web purposes.
Sometimes customers come in, and tell me that their $100 inkjet does a better job at printing.
Of course not as fast :]
I'm embarassed, our maintenance company has no clue.
They just tell me to calibrate against the grayscale kodak swatch.
Any help, or similar experience, is greatly appreciated!
I'm willing to pay money for this knowledge at this point. The jobs we're losing is getting me to question as to why we have this thing!
Thank you,
Sean
Whether I use a PDF, JPEG, Or print from the vector source, it's the same.
On our email computer in the front, I can print to it, and it is in full color, not grainy, considerably more accurate, but still a little subpar.
I use factory default Normal L 64 color profile provided from the konica minolta manufacturer.
I've tried CMYK emulation, no emulation, and all kinds of print driver settings.
I cannot find a difference between the Email Workstation, and the Publishing Workstation.
I've reinstalled color profiles on the Publishing Workstation.
You can look at a print-out I scanned in at http://www.termtrky.co.cc/copy%20compressed.pdf ... Just view at about 200% or so.
This is the source:
http://www.termtrky.co.cc/original.png
Except a much higher quality. I compressed it for web purposes.
Sometimes customers come in, and tell me that their $100 inkjet does a better job at printing.
Of course not as fast :]
I'm embarassed, our maintenance company has no clue.
They just tell me to calibrate against the grayscale kodak swatch.
Any help, or similar experience, is greatly appreciated!
I'm willing to pay money for this knowledge at this point. The jobs we're losing is getting me to question as to why we have this thing!
Thank you,
Sean