Download a printer test picture here ..

Bob L. said:

On my picture website of Oly C-3030Z pics at

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=10266&a=6725040

I have placed (its the next to last picture on the page) a high quality
(Jpg at 100%) 1600 X 2048 copy of the free Photodisc test picture
download for color printers. It has an imbedded resolution of 200 dpi
and prints out nicely on a single sheet of 8 1/2 X 11 glossy photo paper
at 8 inches X 10.24 inches provided you use Photoshop, Photoimpact,
Paint Shop Pro or some other quality photo editing program that will
recognize the imbedded resolution setting. The photo is a 1.9 meg
download ..

Best regards,
Bob

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Roln said:

Bob,

When visiting you photos, I noticed some motorcycle pics. Do you own a
cycle? Very nice pictures on your album!! Wish my Nikon pics were
that good!
Roln

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Bob L. said:

On my picture website of Oly C-3030Z pics at

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=10266&a=6725040

I have placed (its the next to last picture on the page) a high quality
(Jpg at 100%) 1600 X 2048 copy of the free Photodisc test picture
download for color printers. It has an imbedded resolution of 200 dpi
and prints out nicely on a single sheet of 8 1/2 X 11 glossy photo paper
at 8 inches X 10.24 inches provided you use Photoshop, Photoimpact,
Paint Shop Pro or some other quality photo editing program that will
recognize the imbedded resolution setting. The photo is a 1.9 meg
download ..

Best regards,
Bob

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GC said:

Bob,

where did you get this photodisc? Where can i find more info about it?

TIA for any info,
gordon

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Bob L. said:

On my picture website of Oly C-3030Z pics at

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=10266&a=6725040

I have placed (its the next to last picture on the page) a high quality
(Jpg at 100%) 1600 X 2048 copy of the free Photodisc test picture
download for color printers. It has an imbedded resolution of 200 dpi
and prints out nicely on a single sheet of 8 1/2 X 11 glossy photo paper
at 8 inches X 10.24 inches provided you use Photoshop, Photoimpact,
Paint Shop Pro or some other quality photo editing program that will
recognize the imbedded resolution setting. The photo is a 1.9 meg
download ..

Best regards,
Bob

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Jer said:

BTW, what printer are u using. If it is an epson 870, do u use the auto
setting using the original 870 profile

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Bob L. said:

On my picture website of Oly C-3030Z pics at

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=10266&a=6725040

I have placed (its the next to last picture on the page) a high quality
(Jpg at 100%) 1600 X 2048 copy of the free Photodisc test picture
download for color printers. It has an imbedded resolution of 200 dpi
and prints out nicely on a single sheet of 8 1/2 X 11 glossy photo paper
at 8 inches X 10.24 inches provided you use Photoshop, Photoimpact,
Paint Shop Pro or some other quality photo editing program that will
recognize the imbedded resolution setting. The photo is a 1.9 meg
download ..

Best regards,
Bob

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DaveKinneer said:

Bob:

I downloaded the test picture, then opened it in PaintShop Pro and
printed it on my 1270. But it comes out blurry. Did I skip a step?

Thanks for your help.

My printer is printing blues as purples. Too much red. I'm hoping
this will help.

Thanks

Dave

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Bob L. said:

Member said:

Bob:

I downloaded the test picture, then opened it in PaintShop Pro and
printed it on my 1270. But it comes out blurry. Did I skip a step?

Thanks for your help.

My printer is printing blues as purples. Too much red. I'm hoping
this will help.

Thanks

Dave

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Dave,

The counter on my picture web page tells me that over 1000 people have
gone to my picture website and downloaded the printer test photo - You
are the only person who has said that it does not print out correctly.
Dave, Does the picture look Ok on your screen ? - If so then it may be a
problem with your printer ?? It is just a normal jpg picture file and
should print out OK. If it is coming out blurry on the screen also then
maybe it got garbled up when it was downloaded. If you still have
problems, give me your Email address and I will attach the file to an
email and send it to you directly. Below is a description from
Photodisc, Inc. on how this image was created.

The image started with industry standard targets from Gretag MacBeth,
Heidelberg and Kodak. We assembled the targets and collection of
elements in a foam core box to cast subtle shadows. The box was lit with
a bank of 5500û Kelvin fluorescent on the left and a large fill card on
the right side. It was then photographed with a Better Light 6000
digital scanning back on a Cambo 4 x 5 view camera. Although the camera
is capable of 6000x 8000 pixels or 137 mb file we cropped it to just
under 100 mb. It actually captured the original scene at 130 pixels per
inch. The faces on the bottom of the target are from PhotoDisc Signature
Series #16 ÔEveryday PeopleÕ photographed by Barbara Penoyar.
Camera: Cambo 4 x 5 Computer: Apple Macintosh G3 Digital back: Better
Light 6000 Exposure: 13 minutes at f16 Lens: 210 mm Rodenstock Apo
Sironar S Lights: Kino Flo High Density Flourescents 5,500û Kelvin
Software: Better Light, ColorSync 2.5, LinoColor 5, Photoshop 5 Targets:
Heidelberg LinoColor DCam Kodak Color Separations Guide and Gray Scale
(Catalog Number 152 7662) Courtesy of Eastman Kodak Company Munsell
Color Checker from Gretag Macbeth

Bob

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Bob L. said:

GC said:

Bob,

where did you get this photodisc? Where can i find more info about it?

TIA for any info,
gordon

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Gordon,

The picture came from the free FTP download site of Photodisc Inc. at ..

ftp://ftp.photodisc.com/pub/test_targets/

Unfortunately it is compressed as a "sit" file ( sit extension I believe
stands for "stuff it") and you must download and install a "sit"
expander program at ..

ftp://ftp.aladdinsys.com/pub/pc/Expander_for_Windows/

to decompress it - What I did was to make it easier for the average guy
to download it from my picture web site at 200 dpi as a jpg file.That
way they do not have to go throught the bother of finding a "sit"
expander on the net, downloading it, installing the expander,
decompressing the picture etc.

I had one person Email me who didn't know how to DOWNLOAD the picture
from my site - Once you have the picture on your screen RIGHT click on
it and then "Save picture as " - give it a name and SAVE it. Then print
it out of Photoshop or some other photo editing program. This printer
test photo is again the next to last picture on my picture web page at ..

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=10266&a=6725040

Best regards,

Bob

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Bob L. said:

Roln said:

Bob,

When visiting you photos, I noticed some motorcycle pics. Do you own a
cycle? Very nice pictures on your album!! Wish my Nikon pics were
that good!
Roln

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Roln,

I do own a motorcycle - a Yamaha 650 - but I don't get to ride much
anymore - Those motorcycle pics on my web page were taken at an outdoor
motorcycle show in June. It was cloudy bright out - no shadows - almost
perfect conditions for taking outdoor pictures - Its easy to take a good
picture when the light is right.
One other thing - I BRACKETED almost every exposure taken on my web page
and selected the best one. Too many people just leave the camera on auto
and expect the camera to get it right every time. After nearly 2000
digital pics with my Oly C-3030Z I have found that it (at least this
particular camera) takes a high percentage of pictures just a hair
darker than I would like. Frequently a +.3 or +.7 exposure works out
better with this camera. The two pictures of the classic Norton I have
on my page were taken with PLUS exposures.

Best regards,

Bob

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ty said:

Thanks for the test picture. I'm curious, on the Kodak Color Control
patches on my monitor it looks purple where it says blue...and it prints
exactly the same way. I've never recalibrated my monitor to my printer
(haven't really been able to understand instructions about doing so) so
is it that both my monitor and printer are wrong or is that blue purple
(looks that way on the website and in photoshop. The vase looks blue to
me, as does the "h" block) Is there something I need to know about how
to interpret if those color charts are showing correctly?

Thanks,

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