Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After using eyeball calibration on my Mac computers for several years I bought a puck because I suspected I'd been fooling myself by thinking eyeball was good enough. After puck calibration there was no difference. Either eyeball calibration is good enough for what I do, or my eyes are so bad that I can't tell the difference. YMMV. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com -----Original Message----- >From: Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> >Sent: Aug 25, 2015 1:26 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mac Display calibration > >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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information