I thought I'd give Costco printing service a try. I'm going to be in an art fair next weekend. I thought a nice bright poster might draw attention to my wares. I'm printing a close up of a sunflower at 20"x30".
I noticed on the Costco site that their print service has something to do with snapfish. I just happened to read recently that the best way to manage color for snapfish to to convert your file to sRGB. I've already placed the order, so it's too late this time, but does anyone know if the sRGB is good advice?
Pete D.
Posted by Greg Cope on January 31, 2008 at 7:26 PM
I've done a few of my personal prints at costco, and I almost always proof the image myself (I've sent some as sRGB for small prints and they came out excellent though). If you want to proof it yourself, go to www.drycreekphoto.com. If you click on "Digital Printer Profiles", you can download the profile for whatever printer is used at the Costco your ordering from (make sure in your order to uncheck the "color corection" when you order). Hope this helps.
Posted by Les Barstow on January 31, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Costco's in-house processors are excellent - follow the instructions at Dry Creek Photo and you'll get the best results possible from a Fuji or Noritsu imager.
However, if you order from Costco online for home delivery, I do think it gets sent to Snapfish or a similar service. Prints over 12x18" also get sent away - the in-house imagers can't handle large prints.
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2 repliesI noticed on the Costco site that their print service has something to do with snapfish. I just happened to read recently that the best way to manage color for snapfish to to convert your file to sRGB. I've already placed the order, so it's too late this time, but does anyone know if the sRGB is good advice?
Pete D.
However, if you order from Costco online for home delivery, I do think it gets sent to Snapfish or a similar service. Prints over 12x18" also get sent away - the in-house imagers can't handle large prints.