Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course. You can not calibrate someone else's monitor, so it's indeed a crapshoot. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Carney Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 8:02 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mac Display calibration The OKC LUG had this on its agenda for its monthly meeting at Earl's BBQ today. The consensus was that a calibrated color workflow is critical if you are making prints, but for internet it is a crap shoot as to what others may be seeing on their monitors. If I have misspoken the membership can correct me. Ken On 8/25/2015 6:44 PM, Robert Adler wrote: > I have a Mac with an Eizo. > I profile the Mac using the Eye1 and the software that came with it. > I profile the Eizo using the Eye1 and the software that comes with the > Eizo. > > On the Mac I do the Eye1 calibration: you MUST be careful to set your > parameters (gamma, luminance, etc) correctly in the first screen. Many > online articles on this, but I think that Tim Grey does a decent job of > explaining everything. > > Once calibrated with the Eye1, I print a standardized test print (these > are > available for free online too). If you are not doing your own printing, > then send the standardized test print file to your printer. Compare the > print with your monitor. Most likely you will need to dim, through the > main > Apple screen controls, your monitor a bit to match the print. > > You're done... > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 1:26 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information