rswannabe Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 HI D, I've had my calibration go completey sidways on me. I ordered a prinit and it was way darker than my screen. SO, I started over with my original eval prints and got it pretty close. Ordered new eval prints and they are still darker, not a lot, but still darker. I have my brightness turned all the way down to zero. You'll probably refer me over to the calibration section, but I wanted to mention it here while posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 When you got new prints, were they of the same photos as your old prints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 Unfortunately not. I had trouble finding some of the old ones. I used the same criteria you describe though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Ah, bummer. Everything you describe suggests that the lab has changed their printing between your old prints and your new ones. Unless it's a different lab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 I think they may have. Thought crossed my mind at least. I’m still with Bay Photo. When I first started with you, they were spot on. I guesss I’ll have to try others as there’s nowhere to go with brightness, since it’s at zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 https://www.damiensymonds.net/desktop-monitor-brightness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 How your calibration going, @rswannabe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Not great D. I adjusted the RGB sliders equally and it turned pink. I ran the calibration and it had be adjust those more, which helped the color, but also wanted me to bring the brightness way up, which obviously didn't help. After, I turned brightness back down to zero. I may be slightly better off than before, but still too bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 And are you SURE your room light is bright enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 I’m not actually. I always thought it was, but now I’m not sure if anything. I’m not really sure, given my layout, how to add more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Are you near any windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 There are a couple about 7ft away kind of behind and to the right of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Ok ... that should be useful. How do your prints compare by their light during the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 @rswannabe? Are you still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Hi D. Yes, I’m still here. It’s been so dark, dreary and rainy, I haven’t had a chance to try this. I’m hoping to be able to tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 What can you report, @rswannabe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Hi D, I’ve been a little depressed about this whole thing. Open windows didn’t help. I tried another lab and had almost identical results. I guess I can try a couple more labs, but I’m just not sure what else to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Is there another screen in the house you can try calibrating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 I believe I kept my old Samsung that I was using when I first joined all your classes, which led to me buying this Dell. I can dig it up and give it a shot if you think I should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 That'd be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Ok. I'll dig it out and give that a shot, hopefully by tomorrow. Thank you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Hi D, Well, the old monitor is not an option. The wife thought it was trashed and got rid of it at the last electronic recylcle event. I've just tried yet another calibration and have a couple questions. I'd rather find out I'm an idiot and doing something wrong, than not be able to fix this. So, when I choose "Standard Gamut" it always tells me halfway through that it appears to be "Wide Gamut" and do I can't to continue. When I start with "Wide Gamut" it tells me it appears to be normal gamut. WTF?? The monitor, a Dell U2412M is supposed to be normal gamut. anyway.... When I choos normal, the white point target is 120, but I'm only at 29.9. When I choose wide, the target is 180 and I'm at 30.1. As discussed before, my brightness is all the way to zero. So, during the calibration process when it wants me to bring brightness up to target, I don't. Does this help us at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, rswannabe said: So, when I choose "Standard Gamut" it always tells me halfway through that it appears to be "Wide Gamut" and do I can't to continue. When I start with "Wide Gamut" it tells me it appears to be normal gamut. WTF?? The monitor, a Dell U2412M is supposed to be normal gamut. anyway.... This is rather common with some screens, and it's very annoying, isn't it???? Yes, I think you've done the right thing choosing "normal". 10 minutes ago, rswannabe said: So, during the calibration process when it wants me to bring brightness up to target, I don't. Does this help us at all? Yes, this also seems like the right thing to do. On 10/22/2018 at 1:24 AM, rswannabe said: Open windows didn’t help. Can you elaborate on this? What did you try, exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rswannabe Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Of course. I turned all the lights on that are available to me and opened the curtains to all the windows including the ones closest to computer. The window blinds being open didn't make a noticable difference in the appearance of prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, rswannabe said: Of course. I turned all the lights on that are available to me and opened the curtains to all the windows including the ones closest to computer. Was the net result of this a brighter room than how it's usually lit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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