i1 pro - this okay or redo ?

[SueR]

Finally going to calibrate my "new" (bought last spring) iMac monitor Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017.

 

I was reading thru previous posts and Damiens files.  So I got on xrite's site and found this article https://www.xrite.com/service-support/poor_results_with_i1display_pro_on_mac

I followed their recommendations for my monitor and got this:  

[Damien Symonds]

No, 120 will be MUCH too bright, surely?  Unless your room is lit by football stadium floodlighting.  Have you compared prints?

[SueR]

yes and it seemed too bring.  What number should I aim for?

 

[Damien Symonds]

Between 80 and 100 is most common.  You'll likely need to calibrate a couple more times, while you're searching for the perfect target.

[SueR]

oh I am going to pull my hair out.  I changed it to 100 as my target, lowered my screen lighting so it was 98 and got this as my final: Is it still too bright since it is saying 119 as actual?  If I'm still off any suggestions on what to put.

 

 

my old Monitor was 2012 and I had this as my settings:

Edited November 10, 2018 by SueR

[SueR]

okay I think I finally got it!  Had to change it to white led :

[SueR]

but I could be totally wrong.  I will say they are spot on to the prints I have but close.  Closer if I put my brightness down one more and a tad less red on my monitor then in my photos - suggestions?  I hate calibrating.  I found 2 other prices I used to use with my old computer - wonder if I should try those profiles?

[Damien Symonds]

50 minutes ago, SueR said:

Closer if I put my brightness down one more and a tad less red on my monitor then in my photos - suggestions?

It's always better to be slightly darker than slightly brighter. So maybe calibrate to 90?

[SueR]

should I leave my setting the same tho - the monitor type and the luminance ?  or change them 

 

back in 2013 I have this : 

and 2015: (same)

 

[Damien Symonds]

I'm confused.  Are you following my instructions or not?

[SueR]

okay I did a custom.  I don't feel there's a huge difference but I'm just at the point I will deal with it.  I got my luminance down to 89 when I tried for custom 90.

[Damien Symonds]

And how's the print match now?

[SueR]

2 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

I'm confused.  Are you following my instructions or not?

no because X-Rite put out something about using the new iMac retina screens and their profile so I was tweeting off theirs.  I'll try yours instead.  They wanted the monitor to be GB-LED - do you have an option on that

 

[SueR]

Okay I did it your way.  One thing I was doing wrong was on page 2 the 2nd dropdown I was using the default and not what you recommend -version 2 so I corrected that.  I'm stick with this for now.  

[Damien Symonds]

7 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

And how's the print match now?

 

[SueR]

well if I am honest I don't see much of a difference with the new profile.  I feel the screen is still brighter and the photos have more red then the screen.... Here's what I have right now.   

 

Should I change my screen to the GB-LED like this article mentions?  https://www.xrite.com/service-support/poor_results_with_i1display_pro_on_mac

[Damien Symonds]

Yes, of course, if your screen is GB-LED then that's what you should use.

Otherwise, PLEASE use my instructions.  Why are you calibrating to D65K?

[SueR]

because I read your instruction wrong - will adjust once it gets dark this evening.

 

[SueR]

I did some research and read about this monitor - grrrr.  Anyways one of the posts mentioned doing 80 Luminance so I did that with all the other corrections.  I think we're closer.  but I forgot to screen shot the target/achieved when it was done...oops.  

[Damien Symonds]

Great!  Close enough to live with?