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I suspect it is also a printer issue. What you see on your monitor isn't what you're getting, right? My colors always seem to lay down much heavier when printed than seen on my monitor. Is this true with all our colors or just the transparent ones?
Try this:
Insert shape - line (none), fill-white. This will be your white canvas background. You may not need to do this, depending on your version of DIP, but it's a good fail-safe.
Lay two identical pieces of paper, side by side.
Now select one and adjust the hue (change hue option) by just adding white (use the numeric value near the bottom in the tiny box next to the gray-to white image). So maybe you've gone from an orange to a soft peach, or something similar, yes?
Now select the other paper. Adjust the transparency of this so that it looks to be the same color as the other paper.
You may insert a word or object, sliding it under the transparent image, just got kicks d giggles, but it will also show you if your image holds the transparent quality.
Now print. If your image is holding its tranparency, your two papers will be close to the same color, and you should be able to see the bottom image (remember that word you inserted and slid to the bottom?). If they are approx. the same color on the paper, but brighter or darker than what is onscreen, then it is likely a printer issue or monitor callibration issue.
Mine is printer-monitor. SInce I really don't know how to adjust those without risking damage, this is what I do: I print in "Normal" mode and NOT "best Quality." That just lays down too much color. I also make it a point to add flash and adjust my levels on photos as a matter of routine, because while I may like them on screen, I know they will be darker when printed. Similar to making your own pre-sets.
Hope this helps!
Laurie
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