Thread: monitor calibration

Few years ago I was looking into the calibration hardware and find out that in my case will be a waste of money for the following reasons (considering that I do not do the printing and that my monitor is not near as good as the pros):.

1) The calibration of the monitor is to adjust the colors during the last step in the PP to suit the profile of the paper and model of printer.
2)I do not have the printer suitable for my kind of work ($6000 +)
3)A basic monitor will be something like the Eizo Coloredge CG 223W for over $1200 or a second best the Apple.

So the best way for me is take my tiff images with all the layers opened to the lab that I am using were they adjust the images to my taste using a $3000 monitor.
Once they adjusted the images to my satisfaction, the profile of the printer and paper selected, I take the files home and adjust the monitor the closer that I can to the lab monitor.
So far my system works very well and I saving several thousands of dollars in lab hardware.

I bought mine out of frustration with trying to set my main monitor, I could never get it right. As it got older, it got worse.

I am absolutely stoked with the results using the spyder. The monitor I couldn't get to render images or document windows properly now works a treat.

Its interesting looking at the difference as the spyder profile loads...

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Few years ago I was looking into the calibration hardware and find out that in my case will be a waste of money for the following reasons (considering that I do not do the printing and that my monitor is not near as good as the pros):.

1) The calibration of the monitor is to adjust the colors during the last step in the PP to suit the profile of the paper and model of printer.
2)I do not have the printer suitable for my kind of work ($6000 +)
3)A basic monitor will be something like the Eizo Coloredge CG 223W for over $1200 or a second best the Apple.

So the best way for me is take my tiff images with all the layers opened to the lab that I am using were they adjust the images to my taste using a $3000 monitor.
Once they adjusted the images to my satisfaction, the profile of the printer and paper selected, I take the files home and adjust the monitor the closer that I can to the lab monitor.
So far my system works very well and I saving several thousands of dollars in lab hardware.

As much as calibration is about printing... It's also about how it's viewed on screen.

Calibration hardware is about $300... Give or take. Not sure where you're getting prices from. Even my old printer (Epson 4800) didn't get close to a 3k cost. The main printing expense is ink. the 4800 costs $140 (x8) cartridges.

Basically, with the Spyder system, most photogs use it to make sure what's seen on screen is what is how it's meant to be seen.

We want to know that when a file is displayed it's displayed properly.

Originally Posted by s7000

As much as calibration is about printing... It's also about how it's viewed on screen.

Calibration hardware is about $300... Give or take. Not sure where you're getting prices from. Even my old printer (Epson 4800) didn't get close to a 3k cost. The main printing expense is ink. the 4800 costs $140 (x8) cartridges.

Basically, with the Spyder system, most photogs use it to make sure what's seen on screen is what is how it's meant to be seen.

We want to know that when a file is displayed it's displayed properly.

Possible prices have come down now, the printer that do my posters is a 44" wide and I am using that printer as an example to match the standard of the work that come from the lab which then it cost over $6000.00
Regarding what you view in the screen as I said before my images are as close as possible to the monitor in the lab.
My system works very well.

Looks like I am late to this party...

I got a Spyder 5 Pro today that I picked up cheap through one of B& H's specials.

Always meant to try it but never got around to it as I wasn't so sure my eyesight would notice the difference... I've only got to reasonably cheap Asus monitors ( Too tight to buy good ones for the same reason.)

Holy Moly!..... even my desktop shortcuts look better!

Very Happy

Yeah I have had my spyder4 pro for a couple of years now. Works well although I have opened a whole new pandoras box now with the printing and ironically some of my images are printing dark suggesting that perhaps my monitor is maybe too bright. Because they are not that dark on screen.

I have much to learn!!!