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Fig. 3-10
Try to situate a
light box so it doesn't spill
onto the display.
When Print and Display Don't Match
You would expect that having a calibrated display, an excellent output
profile, and all the right lighting and print viewing conditions would
ensure a prefect match. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case. I've dis-
cussed that a reflective print and an emissive display rarely match due to
many factors, but we should be able to get very close. If you find that
the screen-to-print matching isn't to your satisfaction, here are some
steps to troubleshoot. Check that you've set Photoshop's soft-proof dialog
correctly. Check that the rendering intent selected is the same as what
you used for printing. Try using the
Paper White
(
Simulate Paper White
in
Photoshop CS2) options with the preview in full screen mode. See Tuto-
rial #8, “The Photoshop Soft Proof” in Chapter 9.
Be sure your display is calibrated and ensure that Photoshop is using
the correct ICC display profile. To verify the display profile Photoshop is
using, select the Color Settings dialog. Then click the
RGB Working Space
pop-up and check the name of the profile following the words,
Monitor
RGB
(see Fig. 3-11). Windows users who have installed other third-party
calibration products such as Adobe Gamma should be sure that the
Gamma loader startup isn't being used. Delete Adobe Gamma from the
