Printing results are darker than screen. Any help!

I used Aperture to print a book, the book turned up to be darker than it looks on the screen.

I just printed few photos from LR3, the pictures ended up being darker as well. Am I missing something? I use sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile. which I believe is standard.

I have an iMac 24"/2008. What can I do to get an approximate colours? I have no budget for calibration equipment.

I want to prepare an my wedding album soon. Any advice is appreciated.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Nov 5, 2010 5:47 AM

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MK333 Author

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Nov 6, 2010 5:27 AM in response to Malibu Flyer

I want to print an Aperture book. So what profile should I use. IS it s a good idea to brighten the image a little bit before sending the book?

Nov 8, 2010 1:04 PM in response to MK333

The Print dialogue in Aperture 3 has a Brightness slider. This allows you to control the brightness of the print without altering your file version that looks right on the screen.

Ernie

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Printing results are darker than screen. Any help!