Screen calibration
Discussion
Do we have any screen calibration wizards here on PH?
I've just recently purchased a new MacBook Pro for use as a main computer for Photoshop and webdesign, and I'm finding the glossy screen to be more of a pain than a benefit. Colours by default are nice and saturated, with good contrast between dark and light tones. When viewing the same images on matte (uncalibrated) screens, my edited photos look bleached and washed out by comparison, and even more so when viewed on my iPhone.
A friend of mine is letting me borrow a Pantone Huey Pro (is this tool any good?) to calibrate my screen. Are there any pieces of sage wisdom that I should take into account before I start the process? I work in an ambiently lit room, with indirect light hitting the screen. I rarely print my work, though when I do I use DS Colour Labs' matte paper stock. Should I calibrate the screen for printing in mind? Any thoughts about my family and friends' screens that are used to view my work, should I bother offering to calibrate their screens too, or just accept that 99.9% of the world's screens looking at my photos will be uncalibrated anyway?
Any advice or insights are most welcome.
I've just recently purchased a new MacBook Pro for use as a main computer for Photoshop and webdesign, and I'm finding the glossy screen to be more of a pain than a benefit. Colours by default are nice and saturated, with good contrast between dark and light tones. When viewing the same images on matte (uncalibrated) screens, my edited photos look bleached and washed out by comparison, and even more so when viewed on my iPhone.
A friend of mine is letting me borrow a Pantone Huey Pro (is this tool any good?) to calibrate my screen. Are there any pieces of sage wisdom that I should take into account before I start the process? I work in an ambiently lit room, with indirect light hitting the screen. I rarely print my work, though when I do I use DS Colour Labs' matte paper stock. Should I calibrate the screen for printing in mind? Any thoughts about my family and friends' screens that are used to view my work, should I bother offering to calibrate their screens too, or just accept that 99.9% of the world's screens looking at my photos will be uncalibrated anyway?
Any advice or insights are most welcome.
2 things, output for web in sRGB (you might find your defaults are RGB/ProPhoto)
Second, a Mac screen seems to be too blue by eye, personal preference is a Spyder 3 Pro
(ETA) they need recalibrating every so often, so while you're borrowing one for a bit it'll be good, but the screen will drift a bit so worthwhile having your own. What that should give you is translation across all your devices to make sure that what you're seeing on screen is what comes off the printer. You cant reasonably plan for other web users, so as long as your output and workflow is calibrated then thats probably the best you can hope for
Second, a Mac screen seems to be too blue by eye, personal preference is a Spyder 3 Pro
(ETA) they need recalibrating every so often, so while you're borrowing one for a bit it'll be good, but the screen will drift a bit so worthwhile having your own. What that should give you is translation across all your devices to make sure that what you're seeing on screen is what comes off the printer. You cant reasonably plan for other web users, so as long as your output and workflow is calibrated then thats probably the best you can hope for
Edited by andy-xr on Tuesday 14th June 10:35
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