On Apr 23, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote:
> Boris Liberman wrote: > >> My old (like 10 years old) Philips monitor finally expired. To that end >> (or should I say - to its demise :-) ) I bought a new screen. It is Dell >> U2410. It has pre-calibrated Adobe RGB and sRGB profiles and even comes >> with its own (specific to this sample) color calibration factory report. >> >> My question is then: do I re-apply Spyder2? or do I just use one of the >> profiles? If not Spyder2 - then which profile - Adobe RGB or sRGB? > > NOT sRGB or Adobe RGB! Those aren't monitor profiles. > If the monitor manufacturer provides a profile (on a disc or via > download) you can use that. Re-profiling with the Spyder 2 should be > better. Be sure to re-profile once a month or so for LCD monitors - > it's surprising how much they can shift in that amount of time. > I agree: they're not monitor profiles. I believe what Dell is saying is that the two provided factory profiles are meant to conform most closely to those color spaces. They've just co opted the names. My Spyder4 lets me compare my calibration to different color spaces. It's an interesting reference. The important point is that a monitor profile created with a calibration tool, even the Spyder 2 which worked well for me for many years, is superior to any factory calibration. > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.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.
