So how does one color language talk to the other? Many home printers use inks that follow the CMYK color model:.Your computer screen uses an RGB color model:.Today, much of your home technology puts color together using two very different color models. There are three main factors that contribute to this pesky problem: So my friend and I aren’t alone in our quest for a printed photo that actually looks the way we want it to. “Because computer displays are illuminated, images displayed on computers will tend to look more luminous than when printed.” Here’s a little quote I found buried in one of Apple’s printing support pages. Then, we could move on to the next home tech challenge.įirst off, reproducing color is complicated.Īnd it turns out the sensors in our eyes are really hard to replicate.Īll of today’s remarkable technology that displays or prints a photograph can’t reproduce every shade of color Mother Nature gave the puny human race to enjoy.Įach device has its own limited range of color representation or “gamut.”Įven Apple says it’s a hard trick to pull off. Shouldn’t this seemingly simple task be WYSIWYG? I usually avoid the issue by boosting the chroma and brightness of the photo I’m about to create, because my Epson Artisan 837 typically prints it looking a little flat by comparison. Whether it’s from the original JPEG photo on your camera or a slightly enhanced version that you’ve tweaked in your photo editing software…ĭifficult enough for this home-tech everyman to struggle with the same problem.
There’s still hope.Ī friend of mine complained to me recently she finds it impossible to print a picture from her computer and match what’s on her screen. But don’t throw out your printer just yet. If you can’t make your home photo printer spit out a matching copy, you’re not alone.
Look for drop down menu under "Printer Features".Quick… What are these six colors? Now print them. You may access these settings by going to your Control Panel -> Printers and Devices -> Right Click on ‘Label Printer’ -> Printer Preferences -> Page Setup -> Setting Decreasing this number result in a lighter print. Setting the density too high will result in unwanted dark lines and/or label getting too hot and sticking mid-way to the printer head. Note: Increasing the number for your density / darkness will result in a darker print. Slowing this speed will result in a higher resolution. Within your ITPP941 printer preferences, you can set your "Density" and "Speed"īy default, ITPP941 is set to print at its fastest. If there are extra borders, your design may be "shrunk" printed in smaller size resulting in faded content. Please ensure the content is taking up the whole label. High quality labels produce darker prints. The darkness of the label depends on the label manufacturer. If only parts of your label look faded, the reason could be one of the following:
Our recommendation is to use a commercial solution which will automatically download your orders from your online channels (eBay, Amazon, Etsy, etc.) and provide you with a simple button to print your 4 x 6 labels in high-quality. If it seems like your original low-quality print was designed for 8.5 x 11 size, please to see if you can change the label settings to be 4 x 6. A: The most common reason for low-quality prints has to do with low-quality source file