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I did the prints when I had my monitor brighter.

If I reduce the levels brightness, I can get them a little more similar....

Would that make sense?  I ordered when my monitor was brighter....

I am lost b/c adjusting the photo edit is the only way I can get it to look like it.

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Ugh I am so frustrated.  So I adjusted my monitor down and the photo edit in levels to try and match it.

But should I do that?  The pic was edited with the screen a little brighter.  The colors still aren't exact either.  

Does it matter that the brightness doesn't read between the 70 and 120?  I was lower.....but no way I can go to 70 or 90 for the test b/c it's super bright.

 

I had to do this to levels to get it to look similar.

Should I calibrate again?  If so, do I just leave it at the current brightness and go with it regardless?  I have it as normal gamut and LED white.

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okay... I was just seeing if there was any way they would look similar.

SO what now?  I had my monitor on 4 notches before... now I am on two.  The pics still don't look the same and I don't think I can edit on a monitor any darker.

Do I calibrate again and just leave it on 2 notches (or maybe even 1 which seems so dark to me) and see what happens (even though it isn't in the range)?

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Yes - I have 5 white light bulbs in there.

What is interesting now is I also printed a pic that someone else edited.  If I put the monitor back on 3 notches, it matches her work pretty decently.

adding photos from my phone next

 

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It's a house.... I don't have additional lights in here.  Most houses don't have as much light as indirect sunlight.
I can look in the daylight tomorrow and open windows.  However, it is odd that the other girls pics match.

My pics seem to print super saturated and faces look red.

 

 

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Well should I calibrate once more with my monitor on the 2 notch brightness and just leave it when it tells me to adjust it?

Any reason that her pics would match better than mine?  Her editing is a more muted/film look.

I am in the right thin in ACR too I believe.image.thumb.png.f2cc2bfb5f911ad8470912a2fc61bbb5.png

If we are sure PS can't mess it up after the ACR step

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UGHHH... I just calibrated it at the lower brightness and as a wide gamut and now the computer looks horrible.  Everything turned super red/pink.

It says wide gamut but either the wide setting or the brightness of 30 messed something up.

Suggestions?

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Is there a chance my Spyder is too old?  It is a Spyder 4 and it says it isn't fully optimized for my computer....

I have calibrated 3 times tonight and they are all vastly different.  I have no clue what is correct.

 

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