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Eric wrote:I suppose it depends on how much printing you intend to do.
I did the Spyder calibration bit. Then discovered the ambient lighting in the room and time of day etc influenced screen appearance to the point that you are 'supposed' to have different profiles to suit. I ended up with spring morning, spring afternoon, winter morning, winter afternoon...and an evening profile. I was continually forgetting to reset the screen to match the time of day/ year...never got any complaints from my customers that their printing was off-colour. So I sold the Spyder. Modern quality monitors are pretty accurate out of the box.
Close the curtains.
It concentrates the mind and also removes stray light.
The viewers of my printed images were never told to sit in a specific lighting condition for correct rendition of the final print....so why should I?
The problem with all this calibration lark is that unless everyone who receives your images has a similarly calibrated monitor, iPad, laptop or tv, they will ALL see something different to your screen.
I've seen quite a few renditions of my artwork on printers and publishers screens while proof reading prior to going to press. In the last 10 years, I've never said "hold the press that doesn't look right!", due to colour or contrast irregularities.
Forgive me for being a tad dismissive but unless the monitor you have is waaaaay out of calibration, I think it's straining at gnats.
Last edited on Wed Jul 13th, 2016 16:52 by Eric
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