Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/25

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Subject: [Leica] OT Mac Display calibration
From: scottgregory at mac.com (Scott Gregory)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:21:49 -0400
References: <8hXf1r01T07g8Sg01hXhPg@mac.com> <48718B6DF26646FE9AC34A88F597211E@OWNERPC> <97v31r01H07g8Sg017v9bq@mac.com> <A6F903796BC0468582BAA62F9062E0C3@OWNERPC>

Bill I use an iMac and have calibrated it for several years with an eye one 
and it works well. I would like to jump up to Eizo however on my next round 
of updates. 

Scott 

> On Aug 25, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> I have occasionally considered getting a mac, but my various other apple 
> items that I have owned have give me reason to pause, but the one thing 
> that scares the crap out of me is monitor calibration. Don't think using 
> eyeballs for that is a good idea.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Aram Langhans
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 2:55 PM
> To: Bill Pearce ; lrzeitlin at aol.com ; Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mac Display calibration
> 
> Very poorly.  I have tried some of these software solutions in the past.
> Nothing beats a puck.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 2:08 PM
> To: <lrzeitlin at aol.com>; "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mac Display calibration
> 
>> But  how can you calibrate without a puck or something on the screen?
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Larry Zeitlin via LUG
>> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 12:31 PM
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> Subject: [Leica] OT Mac Display calibration
>> 
>> Color calibration for the Mac is built into the OS. You start by opening 
>> the System Preferences icon (the one with the gear) and then open the 
>> Display icon. When that opens, choose Color. At that point several LCD 
>> calibrations show up. Start by selecting the one labelled Calibrate and 
>> follow the instructions. You can change display temperature, brightness, 
>> etc. and save the results as a new LCD calibration. By using the System 
>> Preferences you can flip back and forth between the various calibrations.
>> Larry Z
>> 
>> 
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