A method and apparatus for using feedback and feedforward in generating predictable reproducible and pleasing images in a distributed digital image processing system (1000) monitors presentation images and provides feedback to a customer that assembled the original image. The originating customer can view the image as it appears on a remote output device (600-800) and/or adjust the image so that the presentation image will match the image appearing on the image originating device (100). The system can also automatically adjust the digital images as they are processed by the system to insure that a remotely outputted presentation image matches the original image on the image originating device or on a local output device proximal with the image originating device.