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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/31/2008 01:51:42 PM · #3

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

ps - your choice of thread title now has that song stuck firmly in my head. Well, at least 'tis the season. :)

lol me too. yeh i've had that issue with my photos looking like crap on other monitors. there's nothing you can really do, i've just gone with instict as to which moniter edit i like better. usually gets me screwed over, but still

moolacoola

Nikon D90

12/31/2008 01:53:32 PM · #4

jeez. Ok, I guess it's time to just go for it. Hope this image doesn't bomb out. Thanks.

p.s. that song is now in my head also. oops.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

12/31/2008 01:54:54 PM · #5

What's really funny is when two people clash over the look of an image and both people claim that their monitors are fully calibrated. That always makes me laugh.

Calibration is mostly meant to get your images right for printing, not to make sure that everyone else in the world is seeing the same thing you are. Too many different monitors, too many different color spaces, too many different light levels, too many different sets of eyes.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

12/31/2008 01:55:58 PM · #6

Best you can do is to make sure your own monitor is adjusted as accurately as possible. If you have regular access to other computers, you can view the image on those to see how it looks.

moolacoola

Nikon D90

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/31/2008 02:11:18 PM · #7

Ok so I'm a novice. For free, what's the best way to calibrate a monitor?

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

12/31/2008 02:11:30 PM · #8

If you're using photoshop, turn on proof colors and proof setup to monitor. This will show it looks on your monitor without color management; when you save for web and view in a browser it should look just like it does in PS.

To get it to match on your monitors, you need to calibrate them.

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

12/31/2008 02:12:48 PM · #9

Originally posted by moolacoola:

Ok so I'm a novice. For free, what's the best way to calibrate a monitor?

Get something like the huey pro. There are others out there but I've had good success with this one.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

12/31/2008 02:13:24 PM · #10

Originally posted by Ken:

Originally posted by moolacoola:
Ok so I'm a novice. For free, what's the best way to calibrate a monitor?

Get something like the huey pro. There are others out there but I've had good success with this one.

Reading comprehension is obviously a lost art ;)

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

12/31/2008 02:14:04 PM · #11

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by Ken:

Originally posted by moolacoola:
Ok so I'm a novice. For free, what's the best way to calibrate a monitor?

Get something like the huey pro. There are others out there but I've had good success with this one.

Reading comprehension is obviously a lost art ;)

We lost Art!!!!!!

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

12/31/2008 02:15:58 PM · #12

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Who said I could read? :P

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/31/2008 02:16:27 PM · #13

Originally posted by moolacoola:

Ok so I'm a novice. For free, what's the best way to calibrate a monitor?

There are a few freeware calibration applications on the web. You can do a search, although I don't have any experience with them and can't tell you which ones work better than others. Some may also be dangerous (malware/trojans/etc.).

Monitor Calibration

This is a useful website for quick adjustments as well.

If you have Photoshop, you probably also have an application called "Adobe Gamma" which can be used. CS3, however, stopped including Adobe Gamma.

chromeydome

Nikon D7000

12/31/2008 02:18:19 PM · #14

I use a Mark II Calibrated Eyeball. [takes a moment to wipe spectacles]

could explain a lot about my scores, come to think of it....

chromeydome

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/31/2008 02:21:16 PM · #15

Hey,

K10Dguy! Happy New Year Atcha!

But how come my hat is luminous, shimmering yellow with orange stripes and yours is a dull blue gray--are you the Sorcerer's Apprentice, or maybe you just need to calibrate your monitor?

Message edited by author 2008-12-31 14:21:57.