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03/12/2007 03:15:28 PM · #1 |
I was looking at the Colorvision Spyder to calibrate my new monitor. I don't do my own printing, I use bayphoto.com or filmet.com. Will the syder help my results even though Im not printing on my own printer?
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03/12/2007 03:19:50 PM · #2 |
| Compared to having an uncalibrated monitor, definitely yes. Alone it won't guarantee that what you see on your monitor is what you'll see back in prints, but it will greatly improve your chances of success. |
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03/12/2007 03:22:04 PM · #3 |
| would my best bet be to calibrate the monitor, get a print done and then adjust my monitor to the print. That would give me my best chances for prints to look the same as my monitor right? |
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03/12/2007 03:37:26 PM · #4 |
I would say that may help. But is the next batch of prints going to be the "same" as the one you are calibrating from?
From my experience with Spyder, I can say it worked. My prints from my Canon printer are better and the ones from Snapfish/Walgreens are better. Before Spyder I would get a yellow, red, or blue cast that was not on my screen but appeared on my prints.
Skid
Originally posted by Jmnuggy:
would my best bet be to calibrate the monitor, get a print done and then adjust my monitor to the print. That would give me my best chances for prints to look the same as my monitor right? |
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03/12/2007 03:38:50 PM · #5 |
| First, calibrate the monitor. Then, make sure you know what color space your print service wants (most accept sRGB as a default, some use custom profiles for their printers, and some will accept larger-gamut spaces like Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB. Make sure that you convert to the correct profile and that the profile information is embedded in the output file. Once you've done this, then your prints should match closely if the print service is also using well-calibrated systems. Prints still may differ slightly from the monitor display because of differences in the gamuts of the two devices, and because of metamerism. In theory, the differences are minimized if you convert to a custom profile that reflects the gamut of the specific printer used. |
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03/12/2007 07:06:37 PM · #6 |
I found this site INCREDIBLY useful for all things related to colour calibration ...
//www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html
... check it out ...
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