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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2008 15:40:55 GMT -5
This has been discussed some in the past but today I ordered a cheap screen calibrator--the Pantone Huey. Gets decent reviews. We have an Eye-One unit that is several years old at the office but it's iffy with lcd screens won't work with the Vista OS and there's no upgrade. It will be nice to get the screen at home and the one at the office at least close to the same.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2008 8:48:10 GMT -5
Here's a photo adjusted after calibrating the screen. How does it look on member monitors??  |
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Post by jack on Aug 19, 2008 10:30:59 GMT -5
Wayne
Using the Flag and handycapped sign as referance the color looks great. The picture is also very good. What did you use to calibrate the screen and about how much did it cost.
Jack
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2008 11:06:17 GMT -5
Jack.
It's called the Pantone Huey. $66 from Newegg.com. It actually can be set up to constantly monitor ambient light and automatically change the screen brightness accordingly. There also is a Pro model that is supposed to be better for some things but the standard model works for me--especially at the price.
BTW, in my case it's calibrating an lcd screen which is almost impossible by eyeball because if you move your eye and inch it effects screen brightness.
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Post by herron on Aug 19, 2008 16:16:14 GMT -5
Wayne:
I understand these things can make your monitor look good, but do they help calibrate your monitor to your printer output?
That's always been the bugaboo for me ... getting the prints I make to look like the monitor, particularly for things retouched.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2008 16:40:31 GMT -5
Some of the more expensive ones can help with the printer. Bassically the first step in getting the right colors on the printer is to calibrate the monitor, then adjst the printer to reproduce what is shown on the screen. If the screen isn't consistent the printed output will never be consistent.
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Post by herron on Aug 20, 2008 13:11:27 GMT -5
My wife sometimes fiddles with the monitor settings, as her preferences for what she sees online are slightly different than mine. Trouble is, I have the monitor set up to match the output of the printer, and it always takes me some trial and error to get the printed output to match the monitor again. If one of these calibration devices can speed that, I'm all for it.  It's either that, or buy her a computer of her own!  |
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