Color calibrating comp. monitor

hello, does anyone know hoe to calibrate a monitor using the color bars? how the colrs should be and so forth? i do a little editing and some cs3.
thx

Useful sites to help you calibrate a NTSC monitor.
This is a very good explanation w/ useful visuals:
http://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm
A good explanation of the process but without good illustrations:
http://www.bluesky-web.com/colorbars.html
More an explanation of why you want to calibrate:
http://www.synthetic-ap.com/tips/calibrate.pdf
Also. Check into Graeme Nattress's G TAKE filter with the Blue channel engaged. It mimics what a blue gun setting on a pro monitor would do. though I find it makes little difer
Cheers,
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Since getting new system with Vista, I haven't been able to get a print that looks like my screen. I tried Costco today and everything was much darker than I expected, but the reds were much richer. I read a lot about calibrating my monitor, but it is possible that there is more do it than that? Learning to adjust skin tone etc. in Photoshop, only to have the prints look bad is pretty frustrating.
Is the other option to invest in a quality printer, or go to a real lab instead of Costco?
Please use small words, since I'm not a professional.
Regards,
Michael

Michael, color management is certainly a difficult issue to perfect. My monitor is color calibrated but it doesn't guarantee that the prints will match. With the same image, I get different results from different printers and labs. I get the best results from labs in the local camera/photo shops, and the pricing for enlargements is still on par with like Snapfish or Kodak.
Check this setting in PSE: Edit>Color Settings...>Always Optimize for Printing. I would suggest color calibrating your monitor, then try different labs until you find the best results.

I have been having a issue with getting the colors on my monitor to match the colors fro my print lab. I now have the monitor calibrated to match the prints but when I open elements it doesn't use the same colors. If i have it use the calibrated profile b

I have been having a issue with getting the colors on my monitor to match the colors fro my print lab. I now have the monitor calibrated to match the prints but when I open elements it doesn't use the same colors. If i have it use the calibrated profile by changing the color management settings, the color picker no longer shows true white or black. How do I get elements 12 to honor the new calibrated settings?

Ok so I've done what you said and this is what it's come back ....
I don't know that these are the errors , but they're the things which don't look right ...
Throughout the shut down there is a recurring line ;
It says ;
Com.apple.launchd 1 0x100600e70.anonymous.unmount 301 PID still valid
Then there are 2 more which I think are related ;
Com.apple.securityd 29 PID job has I overstayed its welcome , forcing removal.
Then the same with fseventd 48 and diskarbitrationd 13
Oh and on Launchd1 : System : stray anonymous job at shut down : PID 301 PPID13 PGID 13 unmount...
Then the last process says "about to call: reboot (RB_AUTOBOOT).
Continuing...
And stops ...
Hope this means something to you ... Thanks again for your help so far :-)

Monitor color calibration

What system/equipment do you guys recommend for color calibrating a macbook and an external monitor?
I'd rather pay a little more for a better system than save a buck, if the results will be better.
Thanks.

I would look at the Spyder Express (link below). It gives you the same results as a Pro series, but is less expensive. The other thing you need to check is your Creative Suite Color Settings. You can set these up in Bridge (Edit>Creative Suite Color Settings). Hardware calibration is only one part of the equation, software is the other.
Thanks
Kevin
http://www.amazon.com/ColorVision-S3X100-SPYDER3EXPRESS/dp/B002OCF57K/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s =electronics&qid=1264436096&sr=1-5
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Color Calibrating a Dell u2711 monitor in 10.6

I bought the Dell u2711 monitor right before the Apple 27" monitor was announced. I have had a horrible time trying to get the color calibration right. I don't have a hardware color meter, but that hasn't been a real problem with past monitors.
It seems that the Dell monitor functions in a wider color space, so I am not getting predictable results using photoshop in sRGB (for web graphics) or in general. Even if I restrict the monitor to the sRGB colorspace, some colors, such as reds and yellows appear washed out, while blues look fine. If I use the standard color setting, the color is super saturated when compared to my MBP LCD.
What are the best practice settings for calibrating this monitor for day to day web work?

what if you change your white balance setting or gamma.
Try native white point and 2.20 gamma

Recommended color calibrator/monitor calibration tool?

Hi all,
It is a few years since I have purchased a color calibrator for my monitor and need to purchase a new one now at the new company I am at. It will be for my 30" Apple Cinema Display. As usual, I always come straight to these forums for your advice FIRST before making my selection.
In the past I have used both GretagMacbeth's Eye-One Display and the Pantone Huey. I have not tried the Colorvision Spyder.
Of course, these have each changed and been improved since I last worked with them, so can you make some recommendations as to which you feel may work best for you, and can thus recommend to me?
Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
Best regards,
Christine

ColorMunki has been getting lots of press.
This guy has a pretty good movie/review:
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Colour%20Management/munki/munki.html
Profiles your printer as well as the monitor... Google it, lots of reviews.

Color calibrating monitor

Hello, I am new to the pro photography/editing world and I am looking for recommendations for monitor color calibration systems. I am currently using a 13 inch macbook air. There are so many on the market I don't know where to start. I am looking for something that can automatically adjust the calibration for whatever light I happen to be sitting in at the moment- perhaps something with a sensor? I am not trying to break the bank. I see that the Spyder4 and X-Rite are popular. If you can give me your recommendations/model name that would be great!!

Keith_Reeder wrote:
Not sure why you'd think this was an on-topic question for a Lightroom forum?
Not sure why you think correct display of your files is irrelevant? Are all hardware-related discussions off-topic? All discussions on color management? If you think that, I suggest you just stay out of those threads and concentrate on the threads you find relevant.
Meanwhile, I'll be happy to answer.
Generally, you have the right idea in that your working environment will influence your perception. But an automatic adjustment of your calibration introduces so many uncontrollable factors that it's practically unworkable. It will only confuse you. Some calibrators have an option to adjust display brightness automatically, but the general advice is to disable that.
Concentrate on controlling your environment as far as you can. It's much more important to tune your calibration targets so that you get a good match to printed output. Ideally, screen white point should be a visual match to paper white - and this is where the environment will influence your perception. Similarly for contrast/black point. Start at 120 cd/m² and 6500K, and a contrast range (if available) of around 350:1. Adjust as needed to get a match.
Some will probably say a laptop display is not worth calibrating at all. I disagree, but don't expect too much. One basic problem is that most laptop displays are TN-based with very restricted viewing angles, to the point where the top of the screen is too dark and the bottom washed out. But if you get a calibrator now you still have that if you decide to get a better monitor later.
To be specific, I'd recommend the x-rite i1 Display Pro at around $200. This is generally the best third-party calibrator currently on the market. A more inexpensive solution is the ColorMunki Display, which uses the same sensor but somewhat restricted software. The Spyders are good too, but not quite as reliable and consistent at the same price point.

CALIBRATING LCD MONITORS IN YOUR WORKFLOW

HEY
WONDERING IF ANYONE IF CALIBRATING THEIR APPLE LCDS WITH ANYTHING LIKE THE EYEONE OR PANTONE STUFF BEING THAT THE COLOR OR NTSC DIFFERS AS WELL AS A REGULAR CRT ?
ARE YOU SEEING BIG DIFFERENCES AND WHAT ARE YOU USING TO CALIBRATE THEM WITH.
IM NOT TALKING ABOUT CALIBRATING NTSC MONITORS JUST LCD'S.
G5 2.5,QUAD,MBPRO 17 , PBG4 15 Mac OS X (10.4.8) FCP STUDIO , SHAKE, AE 7

First off, take off your caps lock. Shouting won't get you far here.
Second, I used the Pantone to calibrate my Dell 2405 monitors, and they look good. The stuff I do in Photoshop comes out lookng right.
BUT...you cannot calibrate a computer monitor (LCD or CRT) to match the gamma characteristics of a broadcast monitor. You can come pretty close, but there will be a noticable difference.
Are you trying to use a computer monitor to color correct a show for broadcast?
Shane

Color calibration

Does the Apple Cinema Display 24-inch monitor require color calibration like any other monitor?
I have a Spyder2Express but have not used it yet with this new screen.
Anyone who calibrate their 24-inch screen from Apple?

If the printer is is not printing the wrong colors ( green instead of yellow) or printing to dark. It would be printing within the range of function. One can calibrate the color though the toolbox. The toolbox tabs and how to use the toolbox is covered in pages 74-75 in the user manual. I hope that this helps.
I am a former employee of HP...
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Color Calibration Spyder Reccomendations Please

I've sifted through this forum & goggled Color Calibration Spyder Recommendations as I need a cheap no brain required to operate spyder for setting up my Dell 2407.
I'm looking for a general purpose device -- not one that will cost hundreds, require a masters to operate or give me press run results.
Does anyone on this forum have a recommendation for me?
Thanks in advance!

A while ago I bought PrintFIX Pro from ColorVision, which includes hardware and software for both monitor calibration and paper profiles for inkjet printing. I haven't made to many paper profiles, but I've had good results with monitor calibration. Not sure if they've come out with a newer version.
Best, David.

Best consumer color calibration device?

What is currently the best consumer-based color calibration device available? I need to calibrate (2) Dell IPS monitors and a Brother MFC-9840CDW color laser printer.
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Try this
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2040803&tstart=0

U2413 Color Calibration "Verify USB Connection"

I am trying to use the Dell Ultrasharp Color Calibration Solution with an x-rite i1 Display Pro.
Can't get beyond "Verify USB Connection". The USB cable between the monitor and computer is connected (tried both a USB 3.0 and a 2.0 port). The USB hub on the monitor is working. E.g. a USB stick connected to it can be read. The hub also appears in Device Manager.
But the Color Calibration software insists that there is no connection.
I made sure that nothing was connected to the hub. Installed the driver as suggested by Chris in "http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/peripherals/f/3529/t/19618874". So far nothing works.

The monitor is connected via HDMI to a Radeon HD 7900 card. I am not sure what you mean by "upstream" and "downstream", but there is a single USB cable connected to the back of the monitor to a USB 3.0 port on the computer. (I tried a USB 2.0 port as well.) The USB hub is working (tested with a USB stick). When I tried to use the calibration software nothing was connected to the hub (apart from when I tested with the x-rite i1Display connected to the hub).
Other USB ports on the computer are connected to: keyboard, mouse, HardLock dongle (also tested without the dongle).
The monitor was reset to Factory Defaults.
Only one monitor is connected.
DP 1.2 is disabled.
I tried the x-rite device connected directly to the computer and on both of the USB ports on the side of the monitor. X-rite's own Profiler software always recognizes the device, no matter to which port it is connected.

Color calibrating dual displays

Hi there,
I've got two Dell monitors (2408WFP & 2405FPW) hooked up to an 8800gt on my Mac Pro. The problem is I can't seem to get the colors to match. The 2405 is a little more yellow (or yellow/green), and I've monkeyed with Apples Colorsync and the monitors own controls, and just can't seem to get them matched up.
I'm sure it's even more difficult given that they're not the same monitor, but there should be a way to tweak the colors so they're pretty darn close.
Any thoughts?
thanks in advance

Hi.
This issue is only half-answered.
What you failed to mention is this.... using the spyder 2 pro setup is fine for simply calibrating both monitors, but you will never get them to match perfectly due the the following issue.
Apple cinema displays do not offer the user the ability to adjust the contrast. You need to be able to adjust contrast when calibrating the 2nd monitor to match the target white and black luminence values of the first monitor.
Contrast is needed in order to adjust the white luminence value of the monitor you are calibrating. You need to be able to adjust the black and white luminence values of monitor 2 when using the white and black luminence target values from monitor 1 if you want both monitors to be calibrated so that they use the same (same but seperate) profiles.
Colorvision has indicated that this is a huge issue with the monitors and they are currently researching a workaround.
If anyone knows how to fix this... please tell me... thanks.

Color Calibrating MacBook + 24" LED Displays

I'm using a Gretag-Macbeth Eye-One Display 2 system to color calibrate my monitors. The question is, when the LED is connected to the MacBook, and I calibrate it, does this affect the calibration of the display on the MacBook itself? After my last calibration, my LED looks fine, but the MacBook's white balance is way too cool. How do you calibrate for one without affecting the other and is there a way to automatically select the color profile depending on which monitor you're using?

There is no issue with it. I have exactly the same set up. You have to close the lid for the graphic card to display at 1920 by 1200. But I have a wireless keyboard and trackpad so I woke the computer up with it and the computer is running with the external display running at 1920 by 1200.

Color Calibration Off

I've seen this particular incident on both a PowerMac G5 running Tiger and an eMac running Panther.
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From what I've found so far, there are some calibration settings saved in /Library/ColorSync, but I didn't find any particular options in ~/Library/ColorSync.

I finally discovered the source of the problem.
I created a back up of the ~/Library/Preferences folder and then logged back into the troublesome account. Things looked OK. So I took at look at the new set of preference files that were created when I logged in. One by one, I copied over the new preference files. The final preference file was the one that fixed the problem.
com.apple.universalaccess.plist
That was the preference file causing the problem. I went into the Universal Access panel, and near the bottom is a slider to change the Contrast. I set it back to Normal, and the screen didn't look so washed out any more.

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