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Why Does My Photo Print So Badly



Why Does My Photo Print So Badly
   

Ever wonder why your photo or graphic looks good on your monitor but blurry, jagged, or the wrong color when printed? Here are a few possible reasons.

The resolution of the image is too low.

Images are displayed on a monitor and printed on paper using tiny dots. And each dot is a specific color. Resolution refers to the level of visual detail contained in an image.

Resolution is normally referred to in “dots-per-inch” or “dpi”. The more dots per inch, the finer the image. Images that do not have sufficient dpi will appear blurry, grainy, or pixilated (jagged).

Computer monitors normally can only display up to 72-dpi, while good quality printers can print hundreds and sometimes thousands of dpi. So while 72-dpi is often the target resolution for images intended for display on a computer, 300-dpi or higher is a common target resolution for images intended for print. Because of this discrepancy, it is common for an image to look good on a monitor, but print badly.

To improve printing results, it might be possible to reduce the size of the image. If that doesn’t work, then you may need to rescan the original image at a higher resolution.

The image is in RGB instead of CMYK color.

CMYK refers to the colors Cyan–Magenta–Yellow–Black. RBG refers to the colors Red–Green–Blue. Mixing these colors can create nearly any color in our visible spectrum. A problem can occur because printers print by mixing CMYK inks, while computer monitors (and televisions) display colors by mixing RGB. So an RBG image will appear differently when printed.

To assure consistent color reproduction when printing, an image should be converted to CYMK before printing – this can be done using an appropriate image editing program, such as Adobe Photoshop. Color matching is a major issue in printing and can be a complex process to perform accurately.



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Mathew Georghiou, President and CEO, MediaSpark Inc. Mathew’s focus is on providing practical, in-the-trenches business and technology advice. Mathew is founder of MediaSpark Inc – an accomplished technology and design company, with a focus on software development and publishing, particularly in the field of business education games and simulations. As CEO and lead software architect, he has led hundreds of projects, including multimedia CD-ROMs, Internet products and websites, training programs, and consulting projects. Mathew is also the lead designer of the award-winning www.goventure.net>GoVenture educational games and simulations. GoVenture is a line of highly realistic business and finance games for learning that have positioned MediaSpark as a pioneer in education and changing how people learn. Prior to MediaSpark, Mathew was an engineer with IBM Celestica, where he won several awards, including a national award for innovation. Mathew frequently speaks and writes on topics such as entrepreneurship, business, education, innovation, and economic development.
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