Color Correct at the Lab?

[Doug West]

Just curious...when you send your files in to print and the option to color
correct comes up...do you pick yes or no?

I've never color corrected and have always been happy with the results,
but am I missing something by not having the lab correct? Or is there
a time and a place for one, but not the other?

Thanks
Doug

[Don Lacy]

I would not want the lab doing color correction how do they know how you want the image presented if you are happy with the results you are getting I would not change anything. Now if I was looking for a gallery quality print I would only work with a lab that provided proofs as part of their service while preparing a master print file this way you have finale say on all perimeters of the print including color.

[Rachel Hollander]

Many of the printers have their color profiles for the various kinds of paper or other surfaces available on their website. I download the profiles and then convert my image to the particular profile. No need to have them color correct then.

[Doug West]

I use adoramapix and found their profiles. I'll give it a try.

Doug

[LinzRiverBalmer]

Really depends on the lab.....

beware of ones that only accept srgb or insist on their icc profile, and either way won't guarantee their products unless you pay for the color correction.

coming from a pre press business that did 4 color separations, my family knows colors and aren't easy to please.

that being said we've found good ones that changed methods and had to change.

look for icc profiles but make sure they aren't required.

also check for their labs light settings, they should be at 5000 to produce good lighting.