Monitor calibration
Dec 27, 2018 08:20:39 #
How many hoggers calibrate their monitor, this is very important if you want to get the best results when processing and posting your photographs.
Dec 27, 2018 08:37:09 #
I do but I do not agree that it is done for "the best results when processing and posting photographs." Monitor calibration shines when it comes to printing the files.
Dec 27, 2018 08:38:37 #
I started calibrating my laptop with a Spyder 5 a couple of months ago. I am not convinced I am getting the best results. After calibrating, some applications like Google Maps appeared all washed out - hard to tell the roads from the background. I just got a new 24" Viewsonic monitor for Christmas for my photo editing. I haven't rigged it up yet. It is supposed to be nearly perfect straight out of the box. We'll see.
Dec 27, 2018 08:57:12 #
I have used my recalibration tool very sporadically. It is a minor nuisance to use, and I don’t notice a difference. I do not do my own printing.
Dec 27, 2018 09:19:02 #
OZMON wrote:
How many hoggers calibrate their monitor, this is very important if you want to get the best results when processing and posting your photographs.
I do. I implemented ICC color management practices in a major school portrait lab in 2003. It was my job to calibrate the nine reference monitors in the color correction area, so they matched output from the master printer. So I swear by hardware-plus-software monitor calibration kits!
Without one, you’re just guessing...
Dec 27, 2018 09:27:37 #
jackpinoh
Loc: Kettering, OH 45419
OZMON wrote:
How many hoggers calibrate their monitor, this is very important if you want to get the best results when processing and posting your photographs.
Monitor calibration is critical if you print your photos or submit them for publication or contests; less important if you just send them out over the internet (because most people who view them will be using an uncalibrated monitor).
Dec 27, 2018 09:30:34 #
repleo wrote:
I started calibrating my laptop with a Spyder 5 a couple of months ago. I am not convinced I am getting the best results. After calibrating, some applications like Google Maps appeared all washed out - hard to tell the roads from the background. I just got a new 24" Viewsonic monitor for Christmas for my photo editing. I haven't rigged it up yet. It is supposed to be nearly perfect straight out of the box. We'll see.
Unless you have a very high end laptop with an 8-bits-per-color-channel monitor (most are 6-bits per...), you are wasting time.
I’ve never seen a monitor properly adjusted for PHOTO EDITING right out of the box, either.
Nor have I ever seen a monitor that didn’t drift away from its initial calibration during the first month of use.
The simple fact is, only a hardware colorimeter or spectrophotometer — and its associated profiling software — can bring your monitor into calibration with ICC standards, AND set it for critical photo editing aim points of:
Black Point 0.5 cd/m^2
White Point 120 cd/m^2
Color Temperature 5800K
Gamma 2.2
Dec 27, 2018 10:18:04 #
Bill Burkholder is authoritative here... "Without one, you’re just guessing..." I couldn't have said this better...
Always remember your eyes will lie to you...
If you work commercially you seriously need to take precise color as a prerequisite...
My studio operates a fully color managed workflow with calibrated high end monitors.
There are many solutions currently on the market... albeit full color management is not something you purchase... It is both art and science... And yes there is a learning curve...
Thank you Bill Burkholder for bringing clarity amid the chaos of naivety...
All the best on your journey...
Always remember your eyes will lie to you...
If you work commercially you seriously need to take precise color as a prerequisite...
My studio operates a fully color managed workflow with calibrated high end monitors.
There are many solutions currently on the market... albeit full color management is not something you purchase... It is both art and science... And yes there is a learning curve...
Thank you Bill Burkholder for bringing clarity amid the chaos of naivety...
All the best on your journey...
Dec 27, 2018 12:50:19 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
OZMON wrote:
How many hoggers calibrate their monitor, this is very important if you want to get the best results when processing and posting your photographs.
I calibrate my monitors before every editing session. When I print photos, I also calibrate the printer.
Dec 27, 2018 14:21:25 #
burkphoto wrote:
Unless you have a very high end laptop with an 8-b... (show quote)
Thanks Bill. That is still a bit above my head. My laptop is a pretty generic ASUS laptop with an integrated graphics card so it probably is just 6 bit. Are you saying I am wasting my time trying to calibrate it with the Spyder? Will the Spyder do anything for the new monitor?
Dec 27, 2018 14:41:28 #
camerapapi wrote:
I do but I do not agree that it is done for "the best results when processing and posting photographs." Monitor calibration shines when it comes to printing the files.
Once a month. I print on an Epson 4880, or use Bay photo. Aside from paper gamut and tonal differences, the results are pretty close.
Dec 27, 2018 16:43:40 #
camerapapi wrote:
I do but I do not agree that it is done for "the best results when processing and posting photographs." Monitor calibration shines when it comes to printing the files.
Dec 28, 2018 07:05:01 #
"Black Point 0.5 cd/m^2
White Point 120 cd/m^2
Color Temperature 5800K
Gamma 2.2"
These are good general values, but actual white point is really a function of your editing room environment. 120 could be too bright for some rooms.
If you will be printing download this test image and follow the instructions for printing it - most important, don't make any adjustments regardless of how it looks on screen.
Adjust your monitor so printed output is close to screen image.
http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi049/essay.html
White Point 120 cd/m^2
Color Temperature 5800K
Gamma 2.2"
These are good general values, but actual white point is really a function of your editing room environment. 120 could be too bright for some rooms.
If you will be printing download this test image and follow the instructions for printing it - most important, don't make any adjustments regardless of how it looks on screen.
Adjust your monitor so printed output is close to screen image.
http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi049/essay.html
Dec 28, 2018 07:07:52 #
I calibrate my Laptop screen and my 27" monitor with Color Munki. Simple to use.
Dec 28, 2018 08:26:17 #
I use a i1 Display Pro from xrite to calibrate my Photography monitors . Doing my laptops is a waste of time since most laptops only calibrate to 60/70% accurate . Never owned a apple laptop so I can't speak on their accuracy or the newer high priced laptops
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