xpropc-19

[Damien Symonds]

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Brightness not right

Please never underestimate the impact your surrounding light has on this calibration/comparison process. If your light is too dim (which is a very common problem) it will always make your prints seem darker than they really are, and cause you to think that your screen is too bright.

If you think, or even suspect, that your light is the culprit, take steps to rectify it. Get brighter bulbs if you can, or at least try assessing your prints in daylight. I would hate to be wasting your time with all of these calibration adjustments if the calibration wasn’t actually the problem.

If you’re sure the light is ok, read on …

Let’s try again.

Even though you adjusted brightness before commencing, you might find that you’re not entirely happy with the brightness level you chose.  So go ahead and tweak your screen’s brightness setting until you’re happier with the print match.

Now we have to calibrate again.  You might be thinking “Really? I have to recalibrate after tweaking the brightness?” Yes. The calibration process creates a profile which is an exact description of the characteristics of your monitor at that point in time. If you adjust anything, the profile isn’t relevant any more.

Pull down the little menu in the bottom left corner of the screen, and choose “Calibration”:

That brings you to this screen:

Choose “FullCAL“, then press “Change Settings“:

… which brings you back to this familiar screen:

Enter these settings:

• Gamma: “Gamma 2.2” (as always)
• White Point: “Do Not Adjust” (again)
• Brightness: “Adjust” (again)
• Room Light: “Off” (as always)

Go ahead and recalibrate

Once you’ve chosen the new settings, press "Next" to continue with calibration.

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