LCD screen calibration

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

After swapping machines and screens about the wide variation in colours etc has made me think about getting the screens calibrated. I've looked at the Spider series but wondered if there's anything better/cheaper worth considering?

[Simpo Two]

I use Adobe Gamma (which is in Photoshop if you can find it) and then pay careful attention to screen brightness when I'm editing. If your screen is too dark then you overcompensate and the resulting prints look washed out.

I know it's not very scientific but it seems to work for me. I've processed and sent out many thousands of photos this way this and nobody's complained yet!

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Simpo Two said:

I use Adobe Gamma (which is in Photoshop if you can find it) and then pay careful attention to screen brightness when I'm editing. If your screen is too dark then you overcompensate and the resulting prints look washed out.

Ooo that looks worth having a go at as I probably have it! Cheers!

At Focus on Imaging some chap was trying to flog me a Spyder 3 device which looked all very good until he mumbled something about £145 changing hands. Ok I found afterwards that it was actually a good price, but still, £145?

[Dogsey]

I recently bought an Eye-One Display 2 from Kerso on e-Bay ... it's made a huge difference to the colours on my lcd, and Ian's prices are better than any others I could find by abound £30!

[GetCarter]

I also Adobe Gamma. Seems to work for me also - as the prints look kinda' like the screen.

[Jenx]

Simpo Two said:

I use Adobe Gamma (which is in Photoshop if you can find it)

I can't!

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Jenx said:

Simpo Two said:

I use Adobe Gamma (which is in Photoshop if you can find it)

I can't!

Me neither. Turns out it's not shipped any more (after CS2). Hhmmmm.

[Simpo Two]

Jenx said:

I can't!

Knowing what a blighter it is to find, and being an organised sort of fellow, I made a shortcut to it. If I copy and paste the path it looks like this:

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma.cpl"

ETA I have CS2

Edited by Simpo Two on Tuesday 6th May 19:39