Damien Symonds

Ok, have you read this?

Ok, great! Now turn the lights back on, and move on to the print comparison step.

What's wrong with your screenshot? All you need to do is hit the PrtScrn button, then go to Photoshop and make a new blank file, and Ctrl V to paste the screenshot into the blank file, then save it as a jpeg and upload it.

Yes, follow my instructions exactly.

Don't you have a PrtScrn button on your keyboard like the rest of us?

Yes, you have both Brightness and Kelvin controls.

Lol, that's crummy, isn't it? Did you see this? Also this.

Can you show me a screenshot of that screen?

Keep going.

Don't worry about that, that's what the calibration is for. As long as the brightness is roughly in the ballpark, you can continue following the instructions.

Yeah, no. It has to go in the specific profiles folder that exists for this purpose. Read the instructions again, it will tell you where.

Great!

Hi Molly, where did you save the profile, exactly?

Yes, four or five would be good, if possible.

Yes, don't worry, that's very common. Lower that screen brightness, no matter how much you hate it.

I have to pop out to the post office. Back in ten or fifteen minutes.

Oh? What's strange about it? It's just a place to make the adjustments, which affect the whole screen. May I see a photo of your screen, and its OSD, to make sure we're talking about the same thing?

Bottom right is great. I love it when that's the case. One less thing to worry about.

The Spyder's own instructions are terrible. Please ignore them, ONLY follow my instructions.

Just to check, are these the instructions you're following?

How did you go, @BrianJoseph?

What did you discover? You might find that you need to dabble with the camera calibration settings.

@LaurieR?

Thanks.

Oh gosh, what a great question! I also get those emails from clients. The trouble is, laziness. No matter how easy and cheap the options are, they still involve some commitment and effort from the individual. There are some backup discussions here, but they involve photographers, not regular ol' members of the public.