Calibrating iMac screen

In system preferences under displays, there are different ways you can calibrate the color of your screen. My question is what is the best to use. I know it's a lot of the users preference, but is there one that looks the best? Which one's closest to real color?
Thanks!
Jay

hi Jay,
Well, that's a trick question really. I suppose it all depends why your calibrating your display. If you're doing some website stuff and publishing photos, that's one thing. If you're printing at home or even online that's another. If it's just user preference, that is yet another reason. But...
I would go to System Preferences > Displays > Color > and pick any profile and calibrate the profile, I would initially calibrate NOT using the expert mode, when you get to 'Target Gamma' change this to 2.2, 95+% of the world is looking at the internet at 2.2, so you should. Save this setting as NEW NAME, so you don't change your other options I always recommend this setting 'cause almost every printer at home or online use this 'Target Gamma' setting. If you use some kind of Image Editing software, you're better off using this setting...
Once your happy with your display, you can tweak it by using the EXPERT mode in the calibration section... give it a try, just be careful to 'save as' a new name on all your changes so you don't over write something
Rick
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