Many thanks for all the responses on this. > 1.On my Mac I can switch between different monitor profiles on the fly but > on my W2k machine I have to restart to change them. Is this the case with > XP?
Solved thanks to an off list reply with this link: http://www.gretagmacbeth.com/Source/Gm.asp?part=Products&page=ProductsDispla y&id=6883&code=d&typ=product&iid=9 which leads to a free GretagMacbeth utility specifically designed to do this. The only drawback is that it only seems to switch between eye1 profiles so I can't compare with the Mitsubishi profile or my old Adobe gamma efforts (not important, I know, but interesting). Anyway I am sure that the profiles are loading and functioning correctly. Colorvision's Opticheck ok'd my graphics card. > 2.The device calibrates the screen to a standard (in theory) but ambient > light conditions obviously affect the way images look on screen. Is there a > standard for ambient lighting? Still not sure about ambient light standards. Any advance on D50 28lux anyone? "As dark as is comfortable." is how I like to work but is certainly at odds with most designers I know. The original question was prompted by a friend who is being pressured to supply files that he feels are too light by clients who view them in bright conditions. It is the same problem I had in my catalogue photography days when I was forced to supply overexposed trannies to a client who viewed them on a dim lightbox with yellowing perspex set in front of a window. Richard Kenward wrote: "I think you will find that setting your calibrator to .30 and around the 85 mark will be fine with an ambient lighting of about 28lux, though no doubt someone will disagree with me...I have an idea that Thomas Holm likes to go down from .3 to .2" At the risk of seeming dense, Richard, what is all this about? These numbers don't seem to tally with any part of the eye1 process. Are they values that can be entered in more sophisticated software? If so, what do they refer to? > 3.Having calibrated a screen how can I tell if it is right? OK,OK so I'll spend some money on a test image & file but then I am back round to lighting - presumably a test image is only going to be useful if viewed in controlled conditions so I suppose I need a viewing booth. {Any reason why I shouldn't make one? I know I can get hold of the lighting so can anyone recommend a source of guaranteed neutral grey paint?) > 4.My PC screen is a Mitsubishi Diamond pro 930. After calibrating it has a > slightly pink look in the neutral greys. Has anyone else any experience of > calibrating this model? Regarding the eye1 I must say I am a little disappointed. A big name manufacturer, good price and sensible licensing attitude persuaded me to buy it but I have now tried it on three different systems and I am not confident about the results on any of them. The hotfix supplied by GretagMacbeth certainly improved things but the software does not seem to be fully developed yet and unless they improve it pdq I guess I will be spending money on the basiCColor solution, once that supports the eye1 device. At least I now find it much easier to resist the urge to gamble on a bargain printer profiling system! Thanks to all, William Chitham. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
