Quality Advice
Here at DS COLOUR Labs Ltd we use Fuji Frontier 570 printers. All images should be supplied as SRGB or with our own profiles as JPEG files at 300 dpi and sized to the correct output size required. If your files aren`t sized we will scale your Image to fill the paper selected only on option 1 & 2.
We have our own profiles which can be downloaded above. Prints are available in glossy, lustre or Pearl (Fuji Metallic).
Please note all files should be set as srgb not as cmyk!
Calibration / Colour Profiles
This page provides you with our calibration image and also our paper profiles to help you get the best quality from your work. There is also other advice for general printing needs.
Fuji 570 c/a Glossy paper
Fuji 570 dp11 pro Lustre paper (Copyright on the reverse)
New Fuji Pearl specialist paper (simular to the Kodak Metallic paper)
Fuji dp11 pro Lustre paper spec
Fuji ca Glossy paper spec >>
Colour Profiles (click to download) Make sure you select save rather than run.
Then save the profiles to your desktop.
Once downloaded to your desktop right click on the profile and select install profile.
Then this profile is on your computer and will be in your list of profiles in programs such as photoshop etc. It will appear in the profile list as DS Colour frontier crystal archive(for Glossy) and DS Colour frontier DP2(for Luster). If you would prefer to drop the profiles direct into the profile folder on your computer see below.
Installation of profiles direct on to your computer PC / MAC.
Mac OS : Libary/Coloursync/Profiles
PC : My computer Normally c or d drive/Windows/System32/Spool/Drivers/Colour.
Step by Step guide to Editing your image:
1: First and most importantly please ensure your monitor is correctly calibrated. Click here to see a video on how to achieve this.
2: Then open a file in Photoshop, or whichever editing programme you use, and edit your image in sRGB colour working space.
3: Then make sure your image is sized correctly using the Crop tool and setting the width and height to the size of print you require at 300 dpi. This will ensure your image is the right size and no cropping will occur.
4: Once you have edited your file you may wish to softproof your image. To do this click on View/Proof Options/Custom and then select either our Lustre or Glossy profile to see a very close representation of how the image will print.
5:If you are happy with this click Edit/Convert To Profile then select the appropriate colour profile and click Ok.
6: Save this image and it will be of optimum quality to print.
We advise you do a small test order first using our colour calibration image. To obtain our calibration image right click and save on the link below:
Click here to see our calibration image.
Open this image in Photoshop and follow steps one to six above, then email us this file directly here. We can then check this image in comparison to our settings and let you know if this image is correct or requires further adjustment.
For further information on ICC Profiles and colour management etc the following site is very informative.
PLEASE NOTE. Not all editing software supports the use of ICC Profiles. Currently, you are definitely able to create and use ICC Profiles from all CS versions of Adobe Photoshop,Photoshop Elements 3 onwards, Adobe Lightroom,Aperture, Corel Painter, QuarkXPress and Qimage amongst others.
An image that looks bright and clear on your screen should produce a perfect print. If an image is dark and dull on your screen this may produce a disappointing print. Generally, most digital cameras produce excellent quality results these days, without having to edit or enhance the image at all. The best way to set your screen to our system is to have an order printed and then check that the prints match your screen.
Once you have received your prints, adjust your monitor brightness and contrast to get as close as possible to the print in your hand.
For more information about Colour profiles click here http://business.fujifilm.co.uk/photofinishing/imaging-support/colour-management
Please Note.
If you are adding text to your files please leave at least a 4/5mm border from the edge of the file as machines do vary and cropping may occur
A3 & 14X11 SIZES ONLY AVAILABLE ON OPTION 1 & 2
THESE SIZES WILL REQUIRE TRIMMING DOWN.
Ordering odd sizes online please use the advice below as examples.
If you require a 9x9 size you would make your canvas size 10x10 as this is our nearest print size then make your image size to be 9x9 then this will put the 9x9 in the middle of the 10x10 print.
For any further assistance please give us a call:0161-445-3481 and we will endeavor to help your through the process.