Can any graphics pros tell me how to calibrate the glossy screen?

just curious.

There are a million different tools out there for monitor/printer/scanner calibration, but the one that's getting a lotta notice lately is the Color Munki from X-Rite...
http://www.colormunki.com
It's basically the latest bundled colorimeter & software product from X-Rite aimed at mid to high-level users that is crazy-simple to use and it takes all of 5 minutes for calibration. You can spend 2 grand or more for color calibration, but unless you're working in a graphics house, it's not really necessary. However, as good as the Colormunki is, it still ain't gonna calibrate a glossy screen to the point where you get a WYSIWYG output...it's just not possible with the heightened brightness of the glossy screens vs. matte screens. I spoke with my X-Rite rep last week to see if they have any idea if their current line of calibration devices will EVER be able to overcome the brightness differences between glossy and matte monitors and he told me they don't consider glossy monitors professional tools and therefore, don't focus on them seriously. He did say (which I have said all along) that color calibration is generally as good as with matte monitors, but the way a colorimeter 'reads' a monitor is not as simple as you might think...the way a backlit LCD monitor kicks out it's image fools colorimeters and there is no good way to make a calibration device that works on a glossy screen. I use Monaco EZColor with a Monaco OptixXR colorimeter and after trying about ten different variations I still can't get my iMac glossy display to come close to my Studio HD monitors. Color-wise, they're right on, but the iMac still spits out a file that is about 2/3's of a stop darker than it should be. My only work-around is to manually adjust the brightness control after the colorimeter has done it's work so that the final brightness output is darker than the software says it should be. Then I do a series of test prints to match the visual effect on the monitor with the output from my printer. This is HARDLY any way to run a professional-level output workflow, but what'cha gonna do?!!
BT in NYC

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