Walt, Calibrating the monitor is the first step. You also need print profiles to ensure that the output matches the monitor (as close as is possible).
-Adam Walter Hamler wrote: > OK, I just spent an hour calibrating with the Spyder II setup. It was > pretty foolproof BUT, my results are really no better. > My problem is that when I used the monitor controls to try to make the > screen match a good print, I cannot get the intensity level low > enough. This is a 17" Compaq crt. Now, after the calibration routine, > the screen is much flatter and a little brighter, but a print made > from settings that look good on the screen are WAY too dark on a > print. The colors are great, well saturated, but to get the right > density you have to view the print under a very bright light or use > transmitted light, which makes the shadows/black suck! > Do I need to shoot this monitor! :-) > > Walt > > On 10/31/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I tend to prefer directly adjusting the video card to using Adobe Gamma, >> however >> some video cards do not seem to have that capability. Most likely because the >> driver is crippled. >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> In a message dated 10/31/2007 7:22:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>> When my house took the lightening strike a few months back my monitor >>> was destroyed. I also lost the ethernet card portion of the >>> motherboard,however I put a new card in a slot and bought a new >>> monitor. >>> My prints were suddenly too dark with the new monitor so I adjusted >>> the brightness/contrast controls and have managed to get by. However, >>> dumb me, I just realized that the Adobe Gamma folder that was in the >>> Control Panel is no longer there!!! How do I get it back??? I tried >>> reloading PSE 5.0 but no difference, still missing. >>> Where does that program come from?? >>> >>> Walt >>> >>> =========== >>> Just checked on Adobe users' forum. Adobe Gamma is NOT installed >>> automatically with E5, as it was previously. But it's still on the disc, >>> in the >>> "goodies" folder. Funny, didn't know that. >>> >>> HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) >>> >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
