Damien Symonds

Can you get out your test prints and make sure your screen really is still ok?

Did you also try the next lowest? Yes, my thinking exactly.

Anyway, this looks very promising. Can you do a couple of things for me? First, go to Edit>Assign Profile, and change from Generic RGB to sRGB. Then, add a Levels adjustment layer, and Alt-click on the "Auto" button in the Levels dialog. Make sure it's set to "Enhance per channel contrast", and set the shadows and highlights clipping to 0.01% each. Click "Save as defaults" then hit OK. Save that (keeping it as a tiff is fine, or change to psd, either way is ok.) Then, show me the photo and the 100% crop again.

Yeah, 64 sure is weird.

That just looks like you cropped the same web sized version. I want a good close crop from the full-sized master file.

Can you tell us the details of the monitor?

Well, go in and out of QM, I guess?

Thanks! I think you said it was a tiff file. Is it 8-bit or 16-bit?

That's correct. I have the very ASUS laptop that Brian recommends (well, a slightly older version) and the screen is very good, for a laptop. However, if you want the very best in screen options, don't go for a laptop or a Mac. Desktop screens are the way to go (you can plug one into a laptop, of course).

I think you'll see it if you go back to the Devices tab.

Yes, if they say so, definitely do it. Go to your Control Panel, and change "View by" from "Category" to "Small Icons". Then you'll see Color Management in the list.

Oh! Ok, well, definitely use the RGB one. Can you post it, and a 100% crop from it?

Well, no, it's just not ideal to be working with a grayscale file. Better to have an RGB file if possible. But it's not the end of the world. Is that one also grayscale mode?

Did you scan the photo yourself, or were you sent the digital file?

Well, I'll need to see one of the photos

... because that solves all problems ?

Well, you click in the little histogram icon just below your Character panel name.

I'm sorry if my Spyder instructions gave you the impression that you should only try numbered presets. I definitely think you should try all the presets.

Somewhere in this long thread we discussed multi-page PDFs, I think.

You'll need to speak to the printer about that. There's a "Smallest File Size" setting, which should be a good starting point.

Printing refers to the actual printing industry, as far as I'm aware. Graphic designers et al. It definitely should be magically accurate.

Yes, that's correct ... aren't you a photographer?

Yes, you should definitely try those presets. But I still want to hear about calibrating another screen.

Hmmm .... so you didn't get any?

What was your intention here? How did you think you were going to hide the parts? You haven't positioned fabric or anything. I'm confused.