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can someone plz. explain to me why my printer isn't printing the colors as vividly as what appears on my screen. the color that appears on the screen is not as bright as what is being printed. I'mn using durabrite ink
Re: printing with epson cx6000: colors not as vivid
Can you post a picture of the graphic you're trying to print. Some things won't appear the same on a transfer as they do on the screen (since the screen has a lighted source).
Re: printing with epson cx6000: colors not as vivid
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Originally Posted by poolycoo
just regular headline text from print shop with shadows and depth.
Even regular text can have colors that may be out of the range of your (or any) printer. That's why sometimes a graphic will be able to show us if what you're trying to do is even possible.
Re: printing with epson cx6000: colors not as vivid
This is a constant question. people expect to see what they have on their screen to be what they want on their shirts. When you go to print anything you change the variables of the prints. You have options such as the type of print you want. Text, text photo/ photo/ even best photo. As you select one of those the printer places more ink on the paper or surface you are printing. When you print a shirt the cloth absorbs the ink and again changes the picture. You could print a picture of what you have on the screen on a piece of white paper and then on gloss photo paper and you will have 2 different pictures even though your picture on the screen is what you thought you were printing. The difference is the absorption of ink. So what I am saying is it is not the picture it is the type of surface that changes the picture. Lou (ex epson demo rep)
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Re: printing with epson cx6000: colors not as vivid
Another thing to keep in mind is that colors on the screen are displayed in RGB. These color codes are accurate for screens only. Therefore they will not be the exact same for print.
In order to get the closest possible color match you might want to think about making your design using CMYK instead of RGB.
Before making your design, have a look at something called a Pantone book - this is a book which many graphic designers use. It shows you all the different colors on paper. Each color has a specific color code - these are the codes you need to use in your design.
Keep in mind that with CMYK the colors might look way off on screen but will look good on print.
printing with epson cx6000: colors not as vivid 
