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The contrast issue must of just been my old screen. New laptop is pretty much bang on ( I had to adjust the white point to 6500 ) but I wish the entire population would calibrate their screen. So much better!

No I don’t ☹️ I will calibrate my new laptop & see how they compare. This one is 5 years old & I don’t know if it’s an iPs screen. Colours look the same, I think it’s just the contrast which I don’t think I can adjust.

Yep. I’m using the prints from the left. You can probably see how saturated the right side is. Am I just being picky because it’s paper vs a screen?

Hey Damien. Can I please ask, does the brightness look ok? I’ve redone my old laptop because it was due for calibration & I noticed my prints were a bit darker. I can’t work out if my prints are just more contrasted/more blacks or if it’s a brightness issue? I lowered my brightness right down to like 10-15 but when I calibrated it was saying 40 so I kept upping the brightness until it hit 88. I have decent light around my computer. Is there a contrast setting I need to adjust? I won’t be using this laptop soon but I have some work I need to finish on here before using my new one.

Hi Damien. I ordered the same set of prints from 2 different labs. One set are a close match to my current laptop & the other set are very saturated. Which has made me think I need to offer my clients prints instead of just digitals. Anyway, what is the best way to transfer those images from my current laptop to my new one so I can calibrate the screen? Would a USB transfer, email or pixieset upload either of those be ok?

Legend. Thanks for your help ?

Ok will do. Sorry if this is a silly question, my current laptop is calibrated monthly, I order the prints off that laptop & calibrate the new laptop to match the prints? Is that correct?

Yes! I thought the same. Ok so I order some test prints from the new lab with my new laptop before I calibrate? Should I adjust the brightness at all?

Ok thanks! I was also thinking of switching labs ( the one I used, I seen him add a curves layer to brighten the image before he printed it ? he said his printer prints darker so he needs to brighten them ) would I need new test prints if I was to switch?

Hi Damien. I’m buying a new laptop today ( an asus vivo book, 16gb, 512gb, IPS display ) How do I go about calibration? Do I order some more test prints with the new laptop before I calibrate ( without changing any brightness settings, or should I change them? ) or use the test prints I ordered that I used from my old laptop a couple of years ago. Thank you ?

Thank you ?

Hi Brian. will the asus Vivo book be ok? I don’t know how long it’s on sale for ?

Hope that helps. I don’t do gaming at all but pretty sure those 3 have all the specs needed. It will just be used purely for editing & emails ?

https://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-tuf-15-6-inch-r7-4800h-16gb-512gb-gtx1650ti-4gb-gaming-laptop.html?CAWELAID=720013240000535997&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3bHIrbuB7wIVx30rCh3M_A3SEAQYASABEgKszPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/hp-omen-15-en0012ax-15-6-full-hd-gaming-laptop-512gb-gtx-1650-ti

https://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-vivobook-s533-15-6-inch-i7-1165g7-16gb-512gb-ssd-laptop.html

Hi thanks for your reply! Yes I will grab the links. I’m sure all 3 have a IPS display.

Hi there! I read your article about what laptop to buy & about all the specs. It was so helpful, thank you! I was wondering if you can help me decide what one to get with the specs you have specified? I have narrowed it down to 3 but I’m open to more options as well. I also have a Spyder X pro calibration device if that info is relevant.

So my choice is to convert them to DNG files or upgrade photoshop. Thanks heaps for your help ?

it Says photoshop elements can not open this file. if you are attempting to open a raw file from a digital camera, make sure you have the latest camera raw update via help, updates.

I will verify though tonight what it exactly says.

Thanks for your quick reply! I’m not with my computer at the moment, but I think it says cannot open this file and something about updates? Which I clicked on it, the only update it says is for Lightroom which I don’t use?

Hi Damien. Hope you can help. I have just bought myself the canon 6d mark ii, I have photoshop elements 13 and it wont open my images in adobe RAW even though I've downloaded the latest plug in. ( I ended downloading and trying all of them ) still not working! I can see my images in bridge but how can I open them into Raw so I can edit them? Thank you!

I went and compared a few photographers Facebook pages. They look amazing on my phone... a little bit dull on my PC. Maybe it's just me