Re-Cal Screen is Cooler and Lighter than Prints

[DyerMtnHoney]

I just went in to re-caliberate my screen, it hasn't been done since January, and my prints are much warmer with blacker blacks than what appears on my screen. There was a notice that the target was being adjusted from 30 to 32 (for brightness?). I've recaliberated it twice now and it hasn't gotten any better. Any suggestions?

I've read the article and followed the instructions when I first bought the calibrator. The lighting in my editing error is extremely poor for the time being. I spoke with Damien previously about this issue. 

*area not error

 

[Damien Symonds]

Did you have a good screen-to-print match after calibration in January?

[DyerMtnHoney]

42 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said:

Did you have a good screen-to-print match after calibration in January?

Yes. They were comparable in January.

[Damien Symonds]

Great.  And are you comparing those same prints now?

[DyerMtnHoney]

Yes. They are my test prints from Miller's.

[Damien Symonds]

Ok, great.

I'm sorry to say you might need to completely uninstall then reinstall the Spyder  software, then run the calibration as if you're doing it for the first time.  Spyders can be a bit temperamental like this.

[DyerMtnHoney]

I uninstalled and reinstalled following the instructions, but maybe something has changed because now when I run the calibration the module that comes up with the light metering that is suppose to read around 80 does not come up as an option. Yikes! Any thoughts on that? 

 

 

[Damien Symonds]

Remind me which Spyder you have?

[DyerMtnHoney]

Snyder Pro 5

[Damien Symonds]

Ok.  Never mind, the brightness part isn't critical, as long as you have adjusted it beforehand to match your prints.  Did you do so?

[DyerMtnHoney]

Yes. I adjusted the brightness. I'm just concerned about the cool coloring of the screen versus the warmer prints. 

[Damien Symonds]

Have you calibrated since reinstalling the software?

[DyerMtnHoney]

Yes. Same exact results.

[Damien Symonds]

On 4/19/2018 at 2:40 PM, DyerMtnHoney said:

my prints are much warmer with blacker blacks than what appears on my screen.

 

7 hours ago, DyerMtnHoney said:

Yes. I adjusted the brightness. I'm just concerned about the cool coloring of the screen versus the warmer prints. 

So is the "blacker blacks" problem fixed now?  Just the colour problem remains?

[DyerMtnHoney]

The blacks are better. But yes, the prints are still warmer than my screen. 

 

[Damien Symonds]

That's great news.  And have you followed the troubleshooting part of my instructions?