Calibrating my Monitor

Hi,
I have been having problems with my photos printing way to dark. I tried to calibrate my monitor by following the steps of brightness etc. Or is it better to choose one of the already existing profiles?
If I need to do it by following the steps, how do I know I have got it right? Could I take one of the dark prints and match the screen to that, or is it not that simple?
Larissa

Camera RGB is OK. If you compare the sRGB and Camera RGB with ColorSync Utility you'll see they are very close to being identical. It's the Adobe RGB that gives really bad results.
Look in the print dialog for sub menus "Color Options", "Color Matching" (Canon printers) or "Color Management" (two separate submenus for Epson printers) and try changing some of the default settings. Once you find a set of settings that works for you it can be saved so that it can be applied via a menu selection in the future.

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Great article. I copied the section relevant to my situation below:
Accurate Video Monitoring
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>Im really interested in what you are doing more, better or differently than everyone else.
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>I was told that only high end displays (NEC, LaCie, Eizo etc @ $1000,00 this being the low end, and up) were the only way to get accurate colors. Others had said that LG and Samsung make a decent display at the $300.00 price point that would deliver good results but not pro level color management.
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You may have to be sure the computer is properly maintained; and things such as
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how the system works. And it works best if a preventative maintenance regimen is
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Panther solutions: http://www.macattorney.com/panther.html
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