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havilahgold · March 29th, 2007

I've just aquired an Oki c3200 color laser with OEM toner and an OKI c5200 color laser with dye-sub inks.

That's two color printers with the same engine and interchangeable toner cartridges, yet the colors come out differently. Is this normal because of the different toner types? The OEM pictures are bright. The dye-sub pictures are dull. Will they brighten after dye-subbing?

How do I make sure a picture has the same coloring whether I print it through one printer or the other?

What are the first steps to take as I start to understand color management? I need to take some baby steps of understanding. I've heard of color charts but I have no idea how to use them. Where do I go to learn this stuff?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

havilahgold

PS - I do have Photoshop and Illustrator if that will help me.

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havilahgold T-Shirt Lover T-Shirt Fan You can call me: KJ Member Since: Feb 2007 Location: in a big house Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Beginner color management- 1st step? Oki color question too. I've just aquired an Oki c3200 color laser with OEM toner and an OKI c5200 color laser with dye-sub inks. That's two color printers with the same engine and interchangeable toner cartridges, yet the colors come out differently. Is this normal because of the different toner types? The OEM pictures are bright. The dye-sub pictures are dull. Will they brighten after dye-subbing? How do I make sure a picture has the same coloring whether I print it through one printer or the other? What are the first steps to take as I start to understand color management? I need to take some baby steps of understanding. I've heard of color charts but I have no idea how to use them. Where do I go to learn this stuff? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. havilahgold PS - I do have Photoshop and Illustrator if that will help me. Last edited by havilahgold; March 29th, 2007 at 06:05 PM.
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