Calibrating Monitor?

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

No clue where to put this.... guess lens section will do.:oops:

I printed out one of my pics on an 8x10 yesterday, and it came out darker than it was supposed to be. I guess my monitor is displaying things a lot lighter than they really are. I'm using a dell inspiron 5150 with a UXGA screen. How do I calibrate it to get rid of this problem?

Thanks!

[gasrocks]

One step - go to programming.de and download the free utility Test Screens. Now you have something to adjust your monitor with.

[chakras]

Monitor Calibration for free. I have it installed, but never used it though.

http://www.hex2bit.com/products/product_mcw.asp

[mgbeach]

laptops are tough since your viewing angle changes the contrast of the screen. Calibrate it with a free tool like listed above and then keep a file of a 16-step greyscale as a reference. Open it up and then tilt the screen until you can make out all the shades. It's about the only way I found my laptop to be halfway reliable.

[rent]

spyder has worked fairly well with my somewhat crappy hp laptop screen. i can report that it has definately made my prints better than by using only adobe gamma.

are you using icc profile for your printer/ink/paper combination when printing? if not, that, in addition to an uncalibrated monitor, can cause color mismatch too.

-alex

[chris.bailey]

Good advice above. Another one to watch is that some laptops (my Vaio for one) dim the screen when on battery or when they drop into powersave modes. The Vaio sometimes seems reluctant to go back onto normal screen brightness. That would play havoc with any calibration.

[oloughlinc]

I use Spyder, and am very pleased with the results of my prints - they match the display on my monitor perfectly.
I am sometimes surprised though when I view my photos over the net on someone elses computer that does not have a calibrated monitor - HUGE difference.

[Top-Cat]

Try This worked for me. :)

http://www.rosswilliamsphotos.com/monitircalibration.htm

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