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iMac monitor color calibration: third party worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="jbv" data-source="post: 1286844" data-attributes="member: 212303"><p><strong>21.5 iMac monitor color calibration</strong></p><p></p><p>Thanks for the advice. The settings I am using to calibrate concern me. I cannot adjust monitor brightness and contrast to match the recommended initial images since there is no contrast slider in Preferences for the display. Do you think the end result is adversely affected by this? </p><p></p><p>After the calibration is completed, I have three choices for temperature (D50, 65 and 75) and three for gamma (1.8, 2.2 and 2.4), but the best match is achieved using the iMac profile, which has a default setting of 2.2 and a native white point that is very close to D65. </p><p></p><p>I view my images using an Ott-Lite with a Super D-5000 bulb. There are two background lights with 6000 bulbs. To match the monitor to the prints and viewing conditions, are you suggesting that the monitor also be set at D50 before making adjustments?</p><p></p><p>I will probably upgrade to a Color Monki but I am concerned that the first thing it will tell me to do is adjust my contrast to match the image shown.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbv, post: 1286844, member: 212303"] [b]21.5 iMac monitor color calibration[/b] Thanks for the advice. The settings I am using to calibrate concern me. I cannot adjust monitor brightness and contrast to match the recommended initial images since there is no contrast slider in Preferences for the display. Do you think the end result is adversely affected by this? After the calibration is completed, I have three choices for temperature (D50, 65 and 75) and three for gamma (1.8, 2.2 and 2.4), but the best match is achieved using the iMac profile, which has a default setting of 2.2 and a native white point that is very close to D65. I view my images using an Ott-Lite with a Super D-5000 bulb. There are two background lights with 6000 bulbs. To match the monitor to the prints and viewing conditions, are you suggesting that the monitor also be set at D50 before making adjustments? I will probably upgrade to a Color Monki but I am concerned that the first thing it will tell me to do is adjust my contrast to match the image shown. [/QUOTE]
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