KimMoore

Have you had another chance to calibrate Kathy?

I'm keen to order this screen, but also keen to know how it went.

Hi Damien,

I want to check that this colour space stuff is cemented in my head!

If I edit in sRGB & convert to Adobe 1998 at the end of my workflow, the colours won't change.  But if I edit in Adobe 1998 & convert to sRGB they will?

Thank you, my brain is a bit mush with this & I got my print to match the best they have been.  BUT, I edited the whole process from taking them in my camera to sending the files in Adobe 1998, as Queensberry suggested I give this a try.  🙈

Thank you Brian, great information.  I have my prints back, re-calibrated my screen 6250k & they match much better.

I do think my lights are a little yellow in my office, but until I can change them this works.  I took my prints outside & there were still on the warm side.

Santa has ok'd a new monitor for xmas & wanting to check this looks like a good option.

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-S2721QS-Ultra-Thin-DisplayPort-Certified/dp/B08DQWG3JG/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_2_t_1?pd_rd_w=vj1KU&content-id=amzn1.sym.9cb932c3-e29e-44db-929c-bdc1460b3774&pf_rd_p=9cb932c3-e29e-44db-929c-bdc1460b3774&pf_rd_r=QW1X5CKEEN0T80WYS0BT&pd_rd_wg=oZxPt&pd_rd_r=7f1caa45-8511-49d1-a39b-478a2d487b3e&pd_rd_i=B08DQWG3JG&th=1

I really only want to do it once    Thank you for all your help.

On 11/13/2024 at 1:27 PM, Damien Symonds said:

Yep, for sure.

I'm going to re-calibrate tomorrow morning.  If my prints are to warm, should I keep the colour temp as 6500k or change this?

Can I ask what the difference between is between DP & HDMI for input source?

Thank you this is great info & have had a read.  I currently have the calibrite display pro HL, which I see is one of the two top tier he suggest.

However, it doesn't have the ambient light feature the Spyder X2 Elite has.

I'm wondering if I give this a shot being my prints are warmer.

Thanks Brian this is great information.

I had a chat with Queensberry today to talk about the problems I'm having.

They said they use this calibrator, it monitors the room ambient light etc. 

https://www.datacolor.com/spyder/products/spyder-x-elite/

Before I go out & buy this, what are your thoughts on this one?  As I'm having a problem with my prints being warmer than my screen I would consider the swap, but would love a penny for your thoughts on this calibrator.

One last question before I order some prints.

Is there any magic in selecting different colour profiles in ACR?  Or is it purely everyone's different style.

ok, I'll order them now & let you know when they arrive.

Ok, thank you that helps.

I'm determined to get my prints to match better & trying to download Queensberry soft proofing profile.  Although I cant seem to add this to my computer.

Would you be able to help with this?

I can't seem to add the QB folder in that colour space drop down menu, there is my calibration.  Or maybe I am in the complete wrong place.

Installing Queensberry’s Soft Proofing Profile

In colour management, an ICC profile is a set of data that characterizes a colour input or output device.

Before you can begin soft-proofing you must ensure your screen is calibrated, your photoshop working (colour) space is set up correctly and your other colour settings. Then you must download Queensberry Soft Proofing ICC profile.

You need this profile installed in order to "preview/soft-proof" your image files (ie view them on your monitor as they will appear after we've printed them).

Download the profile from this page and copy it into the Colour Profile folder on your computer.

To do this, in the main finder menu select GO. Hold down option until Library shows up. Open that folder. Find ColorSync and then add the ICC profile to profiles, by dragging it into the folder.

Now that you’ve installed our ICC profile, it’s time to link this profile to your Photoshop soft-proofing settings.

Ok, thank you.  I feel like I am going round & round with this colourspace stuff.

When I convert the file to Adobe 1998, will the photo change?  Or will it still look the same to my eye.

Hi Damien,

I'm going to send a few test prints to Queensberry in their correct colour space, Adobe 1998.  And see if this helps my prints match, I've always sent them in sRGB.

Going forward, if this works, will I need to convert the files I upload onto the web & fb to sRGB, or can I leave them in Adobe 1998?

And my last question, should there be a difference to the eye between the Adobe 1998 & sRGB photo?

I'm having a few issues getting my prints to match my screen.  My screen is cooler than my prints.

If I'm using Adobe 1998 for the lab, I should convert to sRGB before uploading?  I tried this yesterday & the two files are very different.

I find all this colour space stuff very confusing. 

The U2723QE is an upgrade from my current screen?

DELL U2419H

Thanks Brian.  Off hand do you know if my current screen is IPS?

95% or better sRGB coverage - the lab I use here in New Zealand works in Adobe 1998 colourspace.

I prefer the price of the second screen & your happy this checks the boxes?

Hi Brian,

I have a DELL U2419H monitor, which is a few years old.  I was wondering what is your recommendations for an updated monitor?

I have always used DELL & I have Calibrite DISPLAY PRO HL calibrator.

Thank you.

Do you think I should re-calibrate & try again?

I've turned it off & moved the slider left & right on the brightness tab & nothing seems to happen.

Yes, they are.  I was just looking around in my computer & found this screen with these settings.

If I re-set my screen & have calibrated, they don't look like things that should be turned on to me.

Not great!  My prints are quite yellow.  When my husband gets home I will get him to pop our downlights out, to see if they can change settings.  I feel we put in daylight bulbs.

What is the next step?  Is it new screen time

Hi Damien, I have just calibrated.  Would you be happy with this line?  Looks a bit wonky to me....

I have a DELL U2419H

A long time ago you pointed me in the direction of instructions for glary utilities, I can't remember how to find them.  This time I will write them down 🙈

Thank you.

Does this look too distorted?

Hi Damien,

We can use Queensberry templates for our advertising, but I can't work out how to get my image in this matted print?

There doesn't seem to be any instructions on their website & no one is there until Monday.  Is this something you could point me in the right direction?

It is a PSD file with one layer.  I have used place embedded file.

I'm a Canon R5.

So when they say high resolution & web, just resize to 2048px on longest side?