TonySalas

Thank you!!

I've decided to purchase and external monitor to use solely for editing. I'm looking at two (2): http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-27-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00P0EQD1Q or http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PC9HFO8/ref=psdc_1292115011_t1_B00P0EQD1Q Thoughts on these? Thank you!

No. Just the opposite. My display is at it's brightest, and the print is coming back dark from the lab.

I received a 16x20 e-surface print today and it came back dark. And I'm not sure I understand why.

I think I've read myself to insanity on the topic of calibration. Maybe I'm just being thick-headed and way over-thinking the subject, but, I am confused to the point of frustration. I desperately want to have a level of confidence that my prints will match my screen perfectly, because I am in the business of offering print products. and they need to be right! So, I have an early-2011 MBP that I do all of my editing on, and a ColorMunki Display calibrator. I've followed your instructions to a tee.. several times. But, I still feel like I'm doing something wrong. So, I want to start over. (Note: I will be purchasing an external monitor because editing on a laptop sucks ass!) I'm planning to reset the calibration on my MBP, edit some images to my liking, and order a handful of prints (half dozen 5x7s, and 8x10s, of varying color - including b&w). I have a couple of questions. 1) I have the .icc profile from Millers (which is who I use the most). What is the purpose of the profile, and what is the best way to make use if it? 2) If I edit images on a non-calibrated monitor (my MBP), and send them to the lab for printing, and then calibrate my monitor to match the prints I get back, won't they not match again?? In other words (because I'm pretty sure I sound crazy right now..), if I edit on a non-calibrated monitor, print, calibrate to match the print, edit another image on a now calibrated monitor, and print again.. won't they still no match? I hope this makes sense.