adam_mueller Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>I am looking to pop out and start shooting part time for a living.<br>Currently I have an iMac 21.5 inch monitor and am using the the iMac colour profile which appears to match the majority of PC monitors I have viewed.<br>I am shooting in Adobe RGB and editing in Adobe RGB in Photoshop CS5. I want to start using ProPhotoRGB as it has a larger colourspace although I have been informed that to use ProPhotoRGB it is best to get my monitor properly calibrated using some software.<br>Is this true and if so which software would be best to purchase for calibration?<br>(PS - I am in the UK)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>You want to get the display calibrated and profiled no matter what working space or color space you edit. </p> <p>I’d look into the i1display-2 products from X-Rite.</p> Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_mueller Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>Ok cool I will check that out :-)<br> Someone told me the Spider3 is good too?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_mueller Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>Is this the one you were referring to?</p> <p><a href="http://www.fotosense.co.uk/x-rite-i1-display-2-eye-one-monitor-calibration.html?gclid=CI3o4b3Jl6cCFdERfAodgzW4cg">http://www.fotosense.co.uk/x-rite-i1-display-2-eye-one-monitor-calibration.html?gclid=CI3o4b3Jl6cCFdERfAodgzW4cg</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>That will work.</p> Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_mueller Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>Thats the one you were talking about?<br> Cool I'll buy it now! Hope fully I'll have nothing to wrory about now :-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 <p>Adam, in the i1 Match software , for your imac, use the following calibrations settigns; Native White point, gamma 2.2</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 <p>And a luminance of 120</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 <p>I see from another question you asked that you are looking at making prints. You should also make a second profile for your dispaly for printing with a luminance in the 80-90 cf range.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas_frady Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 <p>Ellis and Adam... Please read this (Thanks to Andrew!):</p> <p>http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/why_are_my_prints_too_dark.shtml</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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