Calibration

[DonnaJames]

I am on my 4th time calibrating...this stinks! I think my monitor looked better before I calibrated. I noticed my pics with black in them had some other funky coloring. I thought it was facebook, so I looked at my images in fast stone and those with black in them had some funky coloring. I followed your directions to the letter, I knew that was important. LCD screen and CCFl, i called Dell to be sure. Also, windows 10 has color calibration. Am I able to calibrate that way? Hope this makes sense; I am tired. Will try more tomorrow.

[Damien Symonds]

Which calibrator?

[DonnaJames]

color munki display. windows 10 allows one to color calibrate. Can I do it that way? y images actually looked closer to screen before calibrating. Thank you for your help and prompt response.

 

[Christina Keddie]

No, software calibration is completely insufficient.  You need the hardware (i.e., your Colormunki Display).

How does your screen compare to your prints?

[DonnaJames]

My prints actually looked closer to the screen before I calibrated.....Can someone else looking at my prints online tell if my monitor has been calibrated?

 

 

[Christina Keddie]

1 minute ago, DonnaJames said:

My prints actually looked closer to the screen before I calibrated.....Can someone else looking at my prints online tell if my monitor has been calibrated?

 

 

What, by taking a picture of your prints and posting them online?  Nope.

So -- how do your prints differ from your screen?  Fill in these blanks: my screen is [warmer/cooler] and [brighter/darker] than my prints.

And what do you mean by "funky colors"?  

[DonnaJames]

My prints are just a bit brighter, which I like (am use to). Thank you for your help! In numerous pics , people are wearing black. After I calibrated, the blacks had splashes of a wine  (burgundy)color throughout them. I thought it was maybe Facebook, but it wasn't because I looked through some of my pics that weren't posted on FB and the same thing. So I re-calibrated using my software and got rid of the splotches. I'll try again to re-calibrate using the hardware.

[Damien Symonds]

Then yes, can you post a couple of those files with people wearing black?

[DonnaJames]

Edited March 23, 2016 by DonnaJames

[DonnaJames]

Can you see the awful discoloration ? I could not move my contrast bar or brightness bar. I have buttons for contrast and brightness and was able to follow the instructions, but I was never able to move that bar one way or the other. I probably do need a new monitor. I may not be explaining myself very well. I am going to factory reset and try one more time.

[DonnaJames]

Disregard the above msg....when I callibrate, it changes what I post as well. How do above pics look in terms of color? This is driving me nuts.

[Damien Symonds]

They look fine.  No discolouration.

May I have a link to your screen's specs?

[DonnaJames]

Not real tech savvy...where do I find that? I do know how to send the link.....thank goodness!

[Christina Keddie]

What model screen do you have?  (What company made it, and what are the numbers and letters in the monitor's name?)

Then do a search for that model on Amazon or Best Buy or something similar, and post a link to the monitor's listing there.

[DonnaJames]

                                   Here is the link.......http://www.pcworld.com/product/1414034/dell-e197fp-19-inch-flat-pa 

[Damien Symonds]

Yep, that's CCFL, all right.

Have you completely uninstalled and reinstalled the Munki software?

[DonnaJames]

Yes, I have unistalled and reinstalled. To be honest, my prints matched my monitor better before the external calibration. I'm sure I probably also need a new monitor.

[Damien Symonds]

Ok, I've removed you from the Raw Class Deluxe waiting list.  Once you have a new screen, and it's successfully calibrated, get your name back on the list.