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Feb 20, 2014 11:33 |  #1

Until I save up some more money to buy a Spyder4 Pro or Elite, I am stuck using the Mac's built-in calibration software. I know there is no real substitute for "doing it right" with a device like that, but hey, I need to make do with what I've got for now.

My question is about when I go into the Display menu to calibrate, I am first given the option to choose a profile to start with. In other words, I can load an sRGB, AdobeRGB, or a number of other profiles BEFORE I click on "Calibrate". So does it matter which one of these is loaded and "live" before I start calibrating? As I click on different profiles, the colors and luminosity change pretty drastically from one to the next - does it matter which one serves as the starting point?

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Feb 20, 2014 13:48 |  #2

I calibrate my rMBP and ATD screens with Spyder4 Elite to sRGB. Neither screen is wide gamut like AdobeRGB.




  
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Feb 20, 2014 14:17 |  #3

You may want to consider starting with "Color LCD" or whatever the default display profile that came with your machine is called.


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