Just curious to know if everyone calibrates their monitor/LCD to optimize their pictures. If so, which package are you using?
Thanks.
fedex Member 31 posts Joined May 2005 Location: Canada More info | Sep 20, 2006 20:26 | #1 Just curious to know if everyone calibrates their monitor/LCD to optimize their pictures. If so, which package are you using?
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Mark_Cohran Cream of the Crop  More info | Sep 20, 2006 20:30 | #2 Absolutely. I use the Spyder 2 Pro hardware and software. Mark
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Az2Africa Goldmember  3,481 posts Likes: 6 Joined Mar 2005 Location: North Scottsdale, Arizona USA More info | Sep 20, 2006 20:41 | #3 Yes, often with Optical program and Spyder 2 Pro. "If you're not living on the edge. You're taking up too much room !"
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amonline Goldmember  3,558 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2006 More info | Sep 20, 2006 23:11 | #4 I use the Spyder2 hardware as well... the Suite. Works like a charm.
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lostdoggy King Duffus  4,787 posts Joined Aug 2004 Location: Queens, NY More info | Sep 20, 2006 23:16 | #5 Spyder 2 Suite here too!!!
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SeanH Goldmember 2,055 posts Likes: 10 Joined Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, CA. More info | I bet this gets moved......but anyway.........you guys using the spyder have any ideas what to do when you can't (no matter how I adjust) get the square that "should" show dark gray to black from showing up pure black? Tried Brightness 0-100%, and the same with contrast, but nothing helped. Any Ideas? 7D ......waiting on the 5D3
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thepiecesfit Member 41 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: NY More info | eye one display 2 here
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tghaines Senior Member  311 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Sydney Australia, Mona Vale More info | Sep 21, 2006 00:03 | #8 Spyder 2 Suite here too!!! Trent Haines
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lostdoggy King Duffus 4,787 posts Joined Aug 2004 Location: Queens, NY More info | Sep 21, 2006 00:32 | #9 SeanH wrote in post #2015554  I bet this gets moved......but anyway.........you guys using the spyder have any ideas what to do when you can't (no matter how I adjust) get the square that "should" show dark gray to black from showing up pure black? Tried Brightness 0-100%, and the same with contrast, but nothing helped. Any Ideas? Did you shut off all the lights the room and all the blinds/draes pulled??? Its sometime very hard to see it with external light source. For the record Spyder 2 don't require meto do that except to reset display to factory default unless I don't like the how it looks after it is calibrated.
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liquidstone insane Bird photographer  1,089 posts Likes: 115 Joined Dec 2005 More info | I'm acutely color-blind but my dual LCDs are calibrated just the same - for me to optimize the shadow/highlights detail (which I can see) and for my "color consultants" (wife or 9-year old son) to help me in getting the right WB.... Romy Ocon, Philippine Wild Birds
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ChopstickHero Senior Member  678 posts Joined Jan 2006 Location: Redlands, CA More info | Sep 21, 2006 01:41 | #11 pantone huey Canon 40D and 350D :: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS :: Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS :: Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 :: Canon BG-E2 & BG-E3 :: Canon 430EX Speedlite :: Crumpler 6MDH & The Whickey and Cox
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mnealtx Senior Member  415 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2005 Location: Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo More info | Sep 21, 2006 07:28 | #12 I've got the Monaco Optix XR and just used it to calibrate my new Samsung 215WT. I had to use the monitor white point setting, but other than that it worked a treat! Mike
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jfrancho Cream of the Crop  6,341 posts Joined Feb 2005 More info | Sep 21, 2006 09:38 | #13 Yep, I calibrate before processing each shoot.
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SeanH Goldmember 2,055 posts Likes: 10 Joined Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, CA. More info | Sep 21, 2006 10:34 | #14 lostdoggy wrote in post #2015744 Did you shut off all the lights the room and all the blinds/draes pulled??? Its sometime very hard to see it with external light source. For the record Spyder 2 don't require meto do that except to reset display to factory default unless I don't like the how it looks after it is calibrated. Yes I did all of that........even set to factory spec.......nothing, still black. The funny part is I can see the lighter squares just fine. I'm considering a new monitor at this point, I don't know what else to do. 7D ......waiting on the 5D3
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In2Photos Cream of the Crop  19,813 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Near Charlotte, NC. More info | Sep 21, 2006 10:40 | #15 liquidstone wrote in post #2015911 I'm acutely color-blind but my dual LCDs are calibrated just the same - for me to optimize the shadow/highlights detail (which I can see) and for my "color consultants" (wife or 9-year old son) to help me in getting the right WB....  I use a Monaco Optix XR and I calibrate every 10 days. Romy That makes me apprecaite your work that much more Romy. Mike, The Keeper of the Archive
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