heathorchard Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 <p>Hi Everyone,<br> I'm wondering if there is another way to check if my monitor has been calibrated correctly. I just used the Spyder 3 Pro last night and now I feel that everything has a bit of a magenta cast to it. I did it twice and got the same results. I figured I might just be getting used to it but was wondering if there was another good way to test if it's correct. <br> Thanks,<br> -Heath</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 <p>Datacolor (colorvision) has a Yahoo support group.<br> <a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/colorvision_group/">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/colorvision_group/</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 <p>did you remove / delete / turn off Adobe gamma prior the calibration? if not, do it then recalibrate.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 <p>What setting did you use? gamma, white point, luminance?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathorchard Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 <p>Patrick, I forgot to mention that I'm using the Spyder on a 24" iMac with a backlit LCD screen. Do I still have those options available to me? Maybe I missed something... This is my first time calibrating a monitor so it's entirely possible I screwed up somewhere.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <blockquote> <p>I forgot to mention that I'm using the Spyder on a 24" iMac with a backlit LCD screen</p> </blockquote> <p>The LED could be the problem. The Spyder 3 should have filters that account for that type of display, or so I'm told (I have no direct experience with the Spyder 3, earlier products were junk). I thought you had to somehow inform the software that you're using an odd illuminant type display so it can account for this spectra. But I know for a fact that the newer white LED LCDs are problematic in terms of calibrating with most Colorimeters. </p> Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>There's a simliar thread here re: a 24" LED backlight apple cinema display:<br /><a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/colorvision_group/message/3676">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/colorvision_group/message/3676</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>the OP talk about a Imac 24inch guy..not a LED 24inch.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>Another issue with the iMac's are the two pieces of glass (or the one piece actually in front of the display surface). Not at all ideal. I was told there is a way to remove the glass but, who knows what that does to the warranty. </p> Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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