New 24" iMac - Calibration??????

timmaher · 4th of February 2008 (Mon)

Hi,

I have just purchased a 24" iMac. Ive heard a lot about monitor calibration and was wondering do I need to calibrate the screen. If yes - how?

Many Thanks

Tim

cosworth · 4th of February 2008 (Mon)

Yes. Use a number of available calibrators. Spyder, Huey etc.

timmaher · 4th of February 2008 (Mon)

Is there anything I shoud set in photoshop cs3 too? Also, should I check to see what profile my lab printer uses

?

Thanks

Tony-S · 4th of February 2008 (Mon)

The word is that only the Spyder colorimeter works well with glossy screens on Macs. Jason - you have a glossy screen, right? Which one do you use?

cosworth · 4th of February 2008 (Mon)

I use a Spyder2Pro with dual monitors. One is glossy one is matte. They both calibrated very nicely and the nice thing about the Spyder2Pro is that it can do projectors. Very handy for my photo club.

TomM1 · 4th of February 2008 (Mon)

Good info here;
http://www.gballard.net/nca.html

Heath · 9th of January 2010 (Sat)

I tried searching and this is the closest thread I could find.

According to the Spyder Elite, I should be setting the White Luminance at 120, but the lowest I can get the monitor is 226.

Should I just calibrate both my monitors to 226, or should I calibrate the iMac to 226 and the Dell 2209WA to 120.

Any thoughts?

basroil · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by diputs

I tried searching and this is the closest thread I could find.

According to the Spyder Elite, I should be setting the White Luminance at 120, but the lowest I can get the monitor is 226.

Should I just calibrate both my monitors to 226, or should I calibrate the iMac to 226 and the Dell 2209WA to 120.

Any thoughts?

Luminance is a suggestion for soft proofing purposes. If you are not printing, no issue. If you are printing, you'll want to set up that dell to be your softproofing monitor.

ChasP505 · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by diputs

According to the Spyder Elite, I should be setting the White Luminance at 120, but the lowest I can get the monitor is 226.

Yeah, the 24" iMac, for some reason, was designed that even if the Brightness is cranked down to zero, it still radiates better than 200cd/m2. You should have bought the 27" version. I think some have gotten the 24" screen to a lower luminance with additional software. I also read somewhere that the ColorMunki is capable of lowering it.

http://photo.net/digital-darkroom-forum/00U0ZJ

http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades

Shades posts this disclaimer:
Note: Shades may interfere with colour calibration software, and should not be used if colour accuracy is critical.

Heath · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Has anyone tried using ND gel on their screen to reduce the intensity. Does it effect the colors?

Maybe Cinegel 3762, 3763 or 3724 http://www.rosco.com/us/filters/cinegel.asp

Tony-S · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Download and install the free app "Shades".

unrlmth · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosworth

I use a Spyder2Pro with dual monitors. One is glossy one is matte. They both calibrated very nicely and the nice thing about the Spyder2Pro is that it can do projectors. Very handy for my photo club.

I thought it was only the Elite that would do projectors. . .

ChasP505 · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrlmth

I thought it was only the Elite that would do projectors. . .

Just to confuse everyone, when DataColor introduced the Spyder3 line, they renamed the top of the line from Pro to Elite. The older Spyder2 Pro can do projectors. The current Spyder3 Pro cannot.

unrlmth · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChasP505

Just to confuse everyone, when DataColor introduced the Spyder3 line, they renamed the top of the line from Pro to Elite. The older Spyder2 Pro can do projectors. The current Spyder3 Pro cannot.

Thanks for the clarification. I'm about to buy one and am trying to decide if I want to spend the extra money for the elite, but I'm thinking that the Pro will be good enough.

squaresnappr · 10th of January 2010 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrlmth

Thanks for the clarification. I'm about to buy one and am trying to decide if I want to spend the extra money for the elite, but I'm thinking that the Pro will be good enough.

You can do a software upgrade at the datacolor website from a pro to elite but only certain part no.; mine is S3P100. I have the spyder pro 3 only.

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timmaher Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Swansea, UK Posts: 72	New 24" iMac - Calibration?????? Hi, I have just purchased a 24" iMac. Ive heard a lot about monitor calibration and was wondering do I need to calibrate the screen. If yes - how? Many Thanks Tim __________________ www.tjmaher.co.uk Swansea, UK

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cosworth I'm comfortable with my masculinity Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Westminster, Canada Posts: 10,924	Re: New 24" iMac - Calibration?????? I use a Spyder2Pro with dual monitors. One is glossy one is matte. They both calibrated very nicely and the nice thing about the Spyder2Pro is that it can do projectors. Very handy for my photo club. __________________ jasonhollister.com Think your camera is noisy at high ISO? Click here People will always try to stop you doing the right thing if it is unconventional

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Heath Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NYC, NY Posts: 2,146 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: New 24" iMac - Calibration?????? I tried searching and this is the closest thread I could find. According to the Spyder Elite, I should be setting the White Luminance at 120, but the lowest I can get the monitor is 226. Should I just calibrate both my monitors to 226, or should I calibrate the iMac to 226 and the Dell 2209WA to 120. Any thoughts? __________________ Heath "Some photographers push the envelope. Some sit behind a keyboard and criticize their accomplishments." (seen in the comments of a photo article) Blog-Twitter-Zenfolio-500px-Pinterest-Gear List

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Heath Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NYC, NY Posts: 2,146 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: New 24" iMac - Calibration?????? Has anyone tried using ND gel on their screen to reduce the intensity. Does it effect the colors? Maybe Cinegel 3762, 3763 or 3724 http://www.rosco.com/us/filters/cinegel.asp __________________ Heath "Some photographers push the envelope. Some sit behind a keyboard and criticize their accomplishments." (seen in the comments of a photo article) Blog-Twitter-Zenfolio-500px-Pinterest-Gear List

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