On 2/11/07, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/11/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well i finally got around to loading Optical and doinga calabration on > > my 5 year old, 17", CRT. > > I have an 8-year-old CRT that calibrates quite nicely still. :-) > > > It took a bit to find the sensor, i finally chose spyderusb and that > > seemed to open the buttons so i could actually click on the calibrate > > button. Hope that was the right one Mark R.:-) > > I'm not Mark R., but if you're using a Colorvision Spyder, that sounds > correct.
I picked it up from Mark, so that was directed to him, if he saw it first, but thanks a bunch for the answers Matt. > > > I did it as instructed to do, and it made a profile called default > > monitor2-11-07 and stored it in window/system32 etc etc. > > > > Now. Is this loaded each time i start up or do i have to load it my self. > > There should be an application running at startup, called either > "OptiCal" or "PhotoCal." > You may only see it blink on the screen briefly. But that's what's > setting the correct settings on your video card to keep the monitor > calibrated. I;ll watch and see what happens > (The term "monitor calibration" is kind of a misnomer. Really, you're > calibrating the monitor, and the video card together.) > > > Monitor seems to have a very slight magenta feel to itbut it could be > > that i'm looking at colours as they should be.I was having trouble > > keping the unit stuck to the screen, so i rested my finger on the > > back, ever so lightly. It didi slip down a tiny bit, but never left > > the glass. Am i ok here.? > > I think you're okay there. Remember to clean the glass of the CRT > before trying to stick the Spyder to it. It doesn't stick well to dirt > and dust. :-) Gott ya. I did give it a small wipe down, but not good enought it looks like. Yes i used 6500K > The default color settings of most monitors are somewhat blue (9300K > color temp), so if you calibrated to 6500K, it'll look a little > magenta until you get used to it. > > > Now, i'll be setting up the 2400asap. Should i expect the priints to > > look like they do on the monitor now. > > If you do it right, they'll be very close. I'm not sure what version > of Photoshop you have, but I know CS and CS2 have a Proofing view, > that will simulate the effect of the paper and printer combination. > Just make sure you have ICC profiles loaded for the printer/paper > combination you're using. If you're using the Epson papers, the > profiles should already be there. Anyone else's, you'll have to get > them from the paper manufacturer. I;ll stick to Epsons for the time being until i get a feel for the printer. I use CS on the laptop and CS2 on the PC. > > > Before with my uncal monitor and the S800, they were close, but i can > > see difference's in shade of grass etc.The colours shifted close to > > screen after they dried about an hour or so. > > Should i see the same with the 2400?? > > You may see some color shifts in the highlights or the shadows, but > it's no worse than what you get with real photographic prints, in my > experience. One of the big things I gained when I got things > calibrated right and started printing with ICC profiles, was a LOT > more shadow detail apparent in the prints. The default settings were > printing the darks too dark and muddy. I;ll watch for that, thanks Dave > > Good luck! > > -Mat > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
