philiprispin Loc: Currently: Longview Texas

Good Morning Folks, has anyone out there used a Color Calibration device on their computer screen? If so what brand did you use and was it worth the time and effort in accuracy in color in the final print?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

This might help.

http://blog.calumetphoto.com/2014/02/color-management-calibrating-your-monitor-and-printer/

Rongnongno Loc: FL

I use spyder pro. Many different devices exist so mine is not a reference or an endorsement, just what I use.
Is it worth the time? Considering that you calibrate once a month for a few minutes to gain accuracy over that period of time? Yes.

It is worth the effort only if you match both monitor and printer, each using a different calibration device. If you use a commercial service you just need to DL their ICC printer file. If your own, it may save you some money over time but at first be prepared to lose quite a few pages...

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If you intend to distribute only on the WEB, calibration is pointless. The reason being that if your monitor is calibrated 99% of your viewer's monitors are not so...

philiprispin Loc: Currently: Longview Texas

I send my images out to be printed. You make a good point that the screen and printer need to be matched. That wouldn't work getting the printing done the way that I do it.

Thanks for your input.
Phil

RRS Loc: Not sure

So how do you do it? I send my files out over the internet to a lab, I spent about two weeks working with my lab so that we were on the same page. I also calibrate my monitor once a month too and it matches the labs. I use Xrite but I would say they all work.

BigGWells Loc: Olympia, WA

I use the ColorMunki, once a month on both monitors. It is great....145.00 hard to beat the price for the job it does.

philiprispin Loc: Currently: Longview Texas

Well so far I don't calibrate either of the monitors that I use and they (there are three) are all different in terms of how they render color. The main and largest monitor is the one I use for editing and usually when I send the finished result to be printed I am pleased with the results; there was only one time where the color was a little different from what I wanted.

I recently had three large prints done on aluminium and I was very pleased with the results. What I wanted to find out from those who use calibration on their monitors is whether it makes a noticeable difference on the finished product.