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Monitor and Printer Calibration for Photographers
A properly calibrated monitor is a must have for colour critical work such as graphic design or digital photography. A screen which has been attributed a profile by a calibration device can be replied upon as a trustworthy source for viewing images,
A properly calibrated monitor is a must have for colour critical work such as graphic design or digital photography. A screen which has been attributed a profile by a calibration device can be replied upon as a trustworthy source for viewing images, and as you build profiles for other digital devices you can be confident in the results.
Unfortunately, a correctly profiled and calibrated screen will not arrive that way from the manufacturer.
Even some advanced users still waste a lot time thinking they can calibrate their setup by eye, but after much fiddling and frustration they will find this to be practically impossible. Here are some factors to consider [take a deep breath];
Your image can reference colours which can be displayed on screen and can be printed, colours that can be displayed on your screen but cannot be printed, colours that cannot be displayed on your screen but can be printed & finally colours that cannot be displayed on your screen and cannot be printed. So, are you still thinking of calibrating with your eyes? I didnt think so, and this is before we even consider the effect of differing ambient lighting conditions or slight variations in your batches of paper.
Thankfully there are some great tools available which will implement all of this calibrating for you whilst you get on with something else. Two of the most popular are the Xrite ColorMunki Photo and the Datacolor Spyder 3.
The ColorMunki was developed by X-Rite in early 2008. X-Rite is home to the extremely popular Pantone colour language system, so this comes from a big player in the market. The ColorMunki itself is a multi-talented device with abilities such as being able to scan any surface and extract the colour, profile a printer, calibrate a screen or projector, and so on. Working with the Pantone Goe System, the ColorMunki Design enables the user to work with any visible colour and to match that colour on their monitor to the printed result. These combined talents make the ColorMunki quite unique.
The Datacolour Spyder3 on the other hand is a thoroughbred monitor calibration unit, which has the largest aperture (sampling area) of any device available, which increases light sensitivity by up to 400%. It also houses an exclusive seven detector colour engine, and a utility to monitor ambient light conditions. Add this to the fact that it is a 3rd generation device which has ironed out all known bugs, and you have a very safe choice indeed.
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There are many Monitor Calibrators out there, but the top choices are the Xrite Color Munki Photo and the Datacolor Spyder3
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