Display profile for Cinema Display

Hi there. I'm producing photographic images (for eventual print) and the print company is using Apple Cinema Displays their end (me: a Samsung SyncMaster 913V).
There seems to be a great difference between what I see on my screen and what they see on theirs. My question is: would it help for me to install an Apple Cinema Display profile on my G4 to get a more accurate representation of their results? If so, where can I download this and to where?
Many thanks for any help you can offer!
Jo

Without using an optical calibration package from Gretag, Colorvision, etc you might get close but your still not going to get optimal results. Your eyes will constantly adjust to what they think is white, red, green and blue and tell your brain you have it right when in fact you dont.
If your serious about getting this right then an optical measuring tool is required.
John

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