Photoshop and Professional lab printing

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Photoshop 7
Win XP Pro
Sony G520 CRT

I'm trying to work on photos taken with a Canon digital and create
a finished file that I plan to bring to a professional photo lab
for printing.

I don't want to print on my (cheap) color printer, because I really
want a fine quality print which my printer is not capable of.

The more I examine the options, the more confused I get:

My Sony monitor provides all kinds of color temperature options as
well as an sRGB option where there are no color temperature
adjustments. How should I set the monitor?

Then, I tried creating an icc profile using the wizard but now I
can't figure out how to load it.

More importantly, I see that there is an option in Photoshop
Image/assign profile. Here there are many options, and one option
that says "don't color manage". Which do I choose?

Then, do I make my changes using RGB or CMYK if I want it printed
in a professional lab.Photoshop 7

I've tried to read the online help but I don't understand enough to
have it be helpful.

Might someone be able to explain some of this to me and/or to point
me to sites which would help someone who doesn't understand it very
well.

TIA

Louise

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In article <MPG.1d88bfa89f004f8a9896ef@news-server.nyc.rr.com>, nospam@nospam
..com says...
>
>Photoshop 7
>Win XP Pro
>Sony G520 CRT
>
>I'm trying to work on photos taken with a Canon digital and create
>a finished file that I plan to bring to a professional photo lab
>for printing.

[SNIP]

First, you need to calibrate your monitor for all of your peripherials,
including the output. Contact the lab, and ask them for the specs they'd like
you to plug in for their printing. They probably have an ICC profile, that you
can use.
>
>Then, do I make my changes using RGB or CMYK if I want it printed
>in a professional lab.Photoshop 7

Keep everything in RGB, until the very end. If your printer wants the file in
CMYK, they will provide you with all of the values to insert and tell you
where to insert them. Most will want the file in RGB, and if not, will do the
conversion on their end. Even though your desktop printer prints in CMYK, it
is set up to automatically do the conversion from an RGB file, so even there,
leave the file in RGB.

[SNIP]
>
>TIA
>
>Louise

Complete calibration of one's system takes into account each step of the
process, capture, manipulation, output. It takes time to get it right, but if
you want really good results, and repeatability, it is worth the effort.

Hunt

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"Carl Miller" <carl_miller23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:00050808195424.OUI80.carl_miller23@hotmail.com...
> On September 07 2005, louise <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> > Photoshop 7
> > Win XP Pro
> > Sony G520 CRT
> >
> > I'm trying to work on photos taken with a Canon digital and create
> > a finished file that I plan to bring to a professional photo lab
> > for printing.

>>snip<<

>
> Long involved answer about color management: <snipped because it's
> probably over your head anyway>
>
> Easy answer: Use a lab that color corrects your photos. Like
> www.mpix.com.
>
> --
> Carl Miller

Good answer, Carl! I'm sure she'll think, "He's arrogant AND condescending,
so he *must* know what he's talking about!" On the other hand, she might go
to http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints.html to get an idea about
what's involved in making prints from digital photographs.