Damien Symonds Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 @Aubrey, how did the recalibration go?
Aubrey Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 not sure yet. i ordered some prints that will be here hopefully before Thanksgiving 1
Aubrey Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 Ok D, i got the prints. they do not match. :( i just went thru the whole process on your website twice i got the brightness now but the prints are much more dull than the screen. the groom's tie on my screen is red but in my print it's nearly brown. what do i do to fix that? i can't figure it out. i print at millers at 5000k. i bumped it up to 5800k with slight change.
Damien Symonds Posted November 28, 2019 Author Posted November 28, 2019 Yes, Millers. Gotta get some test prints from a good lab.
Aubrey Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 Sigh. Is there no way to change my calibration's vibrancy ? i don't have a lot of time to wait for more prints to arrive. I need to get these pics done! i don't mind shopping around for future shots. Im just in a hurry for now....
Damien Symonds Posted November 28, 2019 Author Posted November 28, 2019 Remind me what screen you have, and which calibrator?
Damien Symonds Posted November 28, 2019 Author Posted November 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, Aubrey said: the groom's tie on my screen is red but in my print it's nearly brown. Yes, I would describe it as "nearly brown" on my screen. So even though I stand by my distaste for Millers and Mpix labs, your screen is certainly the problem here.
Aubrey Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 Dell XPS 15-9560, spyder 5 elite. both are brand new
Damien Symonds Posted November 28, 2019 Author Posted November 28, 2019 https://www.damiensymonds.net/premiercolor
Aubrey Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 yes i've followed that in the past. i just double checked and it's disabled
Damien Symonds Posted November 28, 2019 Author Posted November 28, 2019 In that case you need to plug an external monitor into your laptop and calibrate that.
Damien Symonds Posted November 28, 2019 Author Posted November 28, 2019 Of course use the laptop. With a screen plugged into it. And see if you get a better calibration result.
Damien Symonds Posted November 28, 2019 Author Posted November 28, 2019 Do you understand what I'm getting at? If you plug in a screen and get a good calibration, then you know your calibrator is ok, and you can get on with your editing. If you plug in a screen and calibrate it and you get the same problems, then it might mean that your laptop screen is ok after all, and it's the Spyder that's faulty.
Damien Symonds Posted November 29, 2019 Author Posted November 29, 2019 @Aubrey, did you find a screen to plug in to your laptop?
Aubrey Posted November 29, 2019 Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) I have an older PC monitor I can try it on tonight but nothing fancy and nothing that's in my workspace. So am I hooking the calibrator up to monitor and trying to calibrate that screen? Sorry I'm confused. Edited November 29, 2019 by Aubrey
Damien Symonds Posted November 30, 2019 Author Posted November 30, 2019 You plug the screen into your laptop, so that it's operating as a second screen. Then you go to the Display Settings control panel and make sure it's on "Extend". This is vitally important. Then calibrate it. Make sure you follow the "Desktop" instructions: https://www.damiensymonds.net/cal_s5elite_pc1.html
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