ashmavay Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hi Damien. I’m buying a new laptop today ( an asus vivo book, 16gb, 512gb, IPS display ) How do I go about calibration? Do I order some more test prints with the new laptop before I calibrate ( without changing any brightness settings, or should I change them? ) or use the test prints I ordered that I used from my old laptop a couple of years ago. Thank you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 You don't need new test prints. Just use the prints you already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Ok thanks! I was also thinking of switching labs ( the one I used, I seen him add a curves layer to brighten the image before he printed it ? he said his printer prints darker so he needs to brighten them ) would I need new test prints if I was to switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Yes, you would. And yes, that guy doesn't sound good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Yes! I thought the same. Ok so I order some test prints from the new lab with my new laptop before I calibrate? Should I adjust the brightness at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Don't wait until you have the new laptop. Order those prints NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Ok will do. Sorry if this is a silly question, my current laptop is calibrated monthly, I order the prints off that laptop & calibrate the new laptop to match the prints? Is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Legend. Thanks for your help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 Hi Damien. I ordered the same set of prints from 2 different labs. One set are a close match to my current laptop & the other set are very saturated. Which has made me think I need to offer my clients prints instead of just digitals. Anyway, what is the best way to transfer those images from my current laptop to my new one so I can calibrate the screen? Would a USB transfer, email or pixieset upload either of those be ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Yep, I'd say any of those will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hey Damien. Can I please ask, does the brightness look ok? I’ve redone my old laptop because it was due for calibration & I noticed my prints were a bit darker. I can’t work out if my prints are just more contrasted/more blacks or if it’s a brightness issue? I lowered my brightness right down to like 10-15 but when I calibrated it was saying 40 so I kept upping the brightness until it hit 88. I have decent light around my computer. Is there a contrast setting I need to adjust? I won’t be using this laptop soon but I have some work I need to finish on here before using my new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Damien Symonds Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I'm so sorry, I can't tell from this. These are the set of prints that weren't too saturated, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Yep. I’m using the prints from the left. You can probably see how saturated the right side is. Am I just being picky because it’s paper vs a screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 You have every right to expect a good match between paper and screen. But with a crappy old laptop, that might be a bridge too far. Do you have a desktop screen you can plug in and try calibrating that instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 No I don’t ☹️ I will calibrate my new laptop & see how they compare. This one is 5 years old & I don’t know if it’s an iPs screen. Colours look the same, I think it’s just the contrast which I don’t think I can adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmavay Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 The contrast issue must of just been my old screen. New laptop is pretty much bang on ( I had to adjust the white point to 6500 ) but I wish the entire population would calibrate their screen. So much better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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