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Subject: Calibrate Monitor

coolj001 opened this issue on Feb 07, 2006 · 9 posts
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coolj001 ( ) posted Tue, 07 February 2006 at 9:59 PM · edited Thu, 28 November 2024 at 2:16 PM

I appologize for asking because I know this has been discussed here on more than one occasion but I think I need to calibrate my laptop monitor. I just got a new printer and the color is a bit off. At this point I'm pretty sure all the printer and PS settings are correct. I even learned about this "Proof Setup" feature in PS. It is most helpful and gives you a more accurate view of the final output. Most recently I calibrated my screen using Adobe Gamma but don't think I got it correct. I remember a few people here posted some good web sites for monitor calibrating...I actually bookmarked these but lost them after reinstalling Windows.

cynlee ( ) posted Tue, 07 February 2006 at 11:10 PM · edited Tue, 07 February 2006 at 11:17 PM

Attached Link: monitor calibration thread

found this one in tuts & tips & a strip test: http://www.renderosity.com/tut.ez?Form.ViewPages=77

Message edited on: 02/07/2006 23:17

coolj001 ( ) posted Wed, 08 February 2006 at 1:01 AM

Thanks Cynlee. :-)

azy ( ) posted Wed, 08 February 2006 at 2:40 AM · edited Wed, 08 February 2006 at 2:42 AM

Attached Link: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/index.html

I use a Spyder to calibrate my monitor and I get consistent results by calibrating once a month. Plus I calibrate and print in the dark with all lights off to minimize reflections on a CRT monitor.

Click on the link and go down to "How to calibrate your monitor with a Spyder" click on the image and this will show you a video. Then have a look on the same site, at a new device called a "huey" which is cheaper than a Spider.

Message edited on: 02/08/2006 02:42

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coolj001 ( ) posted Wed, 08 February 2006 at 3:30 AM

Thanks azy. Huey looks very cool. I must learn more about Huey...

Margana ( ) posted Thu, 09 February 2006 at 8:16 AM

Thanks for asking about this.I've been thinking about getting the spyder,but if Huey will do it for less than that's great. Good luck,Jeff. @Azy...Forgive my ignorance,but why do you calibrate once a month?Does the settings change over time?I would think they would stay the way you put them... :^/

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azy ( ) posted Thu, 09 February 2006 at 9:23 AM

Your monitor degrades all the time every time I recalibrate I have to tweak some setting, normally one of the rgb colors. If you calibrate every 2 weeks (I have been looking at the links I provided and they say every 2 weeks so I will be doing that now) you will be bringing the monitor back to a known standard and if you use the same printer profiles you will get the same results time after time when printing.

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Margana ( ) posted Thu, 09 February 2006 at 2:06 PM

Wow.I had no idea.Thank you for telling me. :^)

Marlene <")

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coolj001 ( ) posted Fri, 10 February 2006 at 4:06 AM

At this point I would probably get the Spyder...I mean the Spyder2. I have read a few reviews and the Spyder seems the better product. At B&H Photo it is the same price as the Huey and the new and improved Spyder2 is 150 U.S. dollars. Most importantly "Spyder" sounds more cool than "Huey."

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