David J Brooks wrote: >Well i finally got around to loading Optical and doinga calabration >on my 5 year old, 17", CRT.
The term "calibration" is a little misleading. What we should be saying, technically, is that we've "profiled" our monitors. Scroll down for more... :) >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 did it as instructed to do, and it made a profile called default >monitor2-11-07 and stored it in window/system32 etc etc. I thought you used a Mac? (Anyway, what you posted is correct on a Wondows box.) >Now. Is this loaded each time i start up or do i have to load it my >self. It should load every time you start the computer. You should get a splash screen saying it's loading. (BTW: If you had Photoshop's Gamma correction loading before, you should remove it.) >I looked at some photos i sent out as a CD for a client, and they >seem to have a bit more "pop" to them, than from what I >remember lastweek. >Monitor seems to have a very slight magenta feel to it but 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.? You should be OK. >Now, i'll be setting up the 2400asap. Should i expect the priints to >look like they do on the monitor now. Getting your monitor profiled is a good (and necessary) first step, but how prints look will depend on having an accurate *printer/paper* profile. With Epson printers and Epson papers, the manufacturer's profiles are pretty damn good. When you get into more exotic combinations (like Hahnemuehle papers) you need to consider making your own printing profiles. Making your own printing profiles is similar in concept to making a monitor profile, but much slower and more aggravating :) And you can't even *begin* to do so until after you've done a monitor profile. >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?? Probably. If your printing setup (drivers and paper profiles) was accurate, the image on your now-profiled monitor should match what your printer has been giving you. Here's the important bit: If something looks amiss you'll no longer need to worry, "Is my print setup working but my wonky monitor making me screw up the color -- or is my monitor accurate but my printing profile messed up?" With a properly profiled monitor, any differences you do see can be attributed to your print setup, not the monitor. It doesn't solve all your printing problems, but it narrows down the possibilities of where they lie. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
