Kellie W Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 HI Brian I just bought a new iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5 inch, 3.2 Ghz Intel Core i7, 32 GB DDR4, Radeon Pro 560X 4 Gb, HD 1TB Fusion Drive). What I am wondering, I have a Color Munki Display calibrator and the pictures from my printer are a bit darker and warmer than what my screen shows. I have followed all Damien's steps for calibration, light in the room etc. but was hoping to be a little more accurate. Is there a different calibrator that maybe works better with Apple than the one that I have purchased?
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Kellie W said: What I am wondering, I have a Color Munki Display calibrator and the pictures from my printer are a bit darker Are you saying that your screen's brightness is at 0?
Kellie W Posted August 6, 2019 Author Posted August 6, 2019 No its at 4 stars, which is the closest number. I can't make the brightness bar match that part of the calibration process. So I pick the lower option as per your instruction. 5 stars is too bright and 3 starts way too dark.
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by "stars". Is there no brightness slider in Display Preferences on your OS?
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_56b919c530f71.png.pagespeed.ce.RD14gxqGT6.png (Of course make sure the "Automatically adjust brightness" box is turned off.)
Kellie W Posted August 6, 2019 Author Posted August 6, 2019 Ok found it. Its the darkness is good now. I was using the F1 button.
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 So the screen now matches the prints in terms of brightness?
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Is the screen still too cold compared to the prints?
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 And can you put your hand on your heart and SWEAR that your room light isn't too yellow?
Kellie W Posted August 6, 2019 Author Posted August 6, 2019 Well I spent a lot of money and bought new ceiling lights that were 5000K, so they aren't very yellow when I look up. I really hate going somewhere and all the light is yellow. But someone might say I am being really picky.
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Ok, great! In that case, have you tried calibrating to different temperature targets, per the troubleshooting part of my instructions?
Kellie W Posted August 6, 2019 Author Posted August 6, 2019 I am using Native 80. Native 100 didn't work. But I think I figured it out. When I lay the picture down on the table, its much closer to the monitor than holding it sideways. Would that make sense and be ok?
Damien Symonds Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 No, that's not what I meant. I'm talking about the "White Point Targets" section of the troubleshooting.
Brian Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 For the record. I’m always at a target of “80” with the ColorMunki and my iMac. 100 is just too bright. The other number I can get to around 82 or 80. After calibration, I make sure my brightness is 2 or 3 ticks from the left, depending on which printer I use; regardless what what the calibration software says. “82” is even too bright, I just use the ColorMunki for color accuracy and experience has shown me that 2 ticks from the left is a safe number. Sometimes I push things to 3 ticks, and which works well for web photos.
Kellie W Posted August 7, 2019 Author Posted August 7, 2019 Thank you. I think that I have it right finally. I would have never guessed that 2 ticks was the monitor working right.
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