Damien Symonds

Paging @Ami ...

Um ... Jill @Stirling?

Jill @Stirling?

Yeah, finish the class, and then we can discuss it a bit further.

Yay! Oh gee. This is very bad. You need 150GB free at least. Time for a cleanup.

I have honestly never heard of this problem before. I look forward to hearing if there is a resolution. In the meantime, can you do this for me? https://www.damiensymonds.net/thread1.html

Crikey. I don't know, sorry. You'll have to contact Adobe I reckon.

Any joy, @Stirling?

It's a great app, you'll see it change when you drag it from screen to screen. Try it and see if it helps.

Do you use the app that I discussed in this article?

Talk to me, Jill @Stirling. In what way does your screen differ from your prints?

Yeah, sadly whether you use it or not, it's still a feature that creates crummy screens. Some info here. But please don't disregard this legitimate option. Make sure you do the comparison during the day, when the light is good. I really think that your nighttime lighting is poor, and that's what's causing your grief. I look forward to hearing. Yeah, it's a very common problem. We'll discuss that further once you tell me how the print comparison looks in the daytime.

I'm using Photoshop CC now, but I still have CS5 for a plug-in that I haven't found for CC yet. I'll miss that, for sure. Thanks. I'll be waiting.

Oh gee, is that a touch screen? They're never very good Yeah, sadly it means that your screen isn't very good. Are you able to plug in a desktop screen to your laptop, and calibrate and edit on that? Well, tell me about the print comparison. How is the colour of your screen compared to the colour of your prints? Calibrating in the dark is fine. Calibrating in dim light is also fine. But no, don't calibrate with the lights switched on. Now we're getting to the crux of the issue. It's fine to edit at night, AS LONG AS your room light is nice and bright, the same brightness as daylight. Have you read this? https://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/light-around-your-computer.html

Hi Brian, what will your advice be when Windows 11 starts to roll out (apparently later this year)? Get on board early, or wait and watch?

@Ami did that work?

Ok, design the A4 one first, and get it perfect and completely approved. Then save a different copy of it for the 900x600 version, and move the items around as needed.

Ah crap. That's nothing like A4 shape

NO! Trust me, this photo is crazy dark.

Dafuq? No, it's too dark! That hand!!!!

This is just a brightness/darkness issue.

Do you mean the i1Display Pro? I can assure you that doesn't matter a bit in this case.

@Ami, you need to turn this on in Preferences: It's very annoying, I know.

It definitely does mean that, yes. You're going to need to be SO careful.

Is there any room in your house where it matches?