Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Calibration for print is mission-critical, but one can get close enough without a calibration puck to fool most print buyers. Start with the Mac eyeball software calibration tool, make a test print using a calibrated printing service (some will even make a calibration print for free), then fine-tune the monitor to match the test print. This is what I did before I started using the puck and prints sold anyway. Yes the calibration puck is more likely to give you a well-calibrated monitor first try. No it's not the only way to calibrate a monitor. YMMV. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com -----Original Message----- >From: Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> >Sent: Aug 25, 2015 7:53 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mac Display calibration > >===On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> 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 > > >You have it exactly right. Expending a lot of time and money on >calibration and then casting the image out onto the world wide web seems at >best excessive, whereas calibration for printing would seem to be mission >critical. > >Of course, as they probably don't say at Earl's, YMMV. > >--Bob > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information