TeriRyerson Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Fighting with my monitor recalibration. I promise I don't usually compare with my monitor right beside my print but I'm frustrated and hoping you can help. I'm following recalibration instructions for a PC for the Spyder X Elite. The places I notice the color is way off are the blue on her shirt and in her lipstick. The white point for this cell phone snap was 6500, but I also tried 5000. The screen was too warm at 5000 but the lipstick & the shirt were still way off. The lipstick on my screen looks pink, but in the print it's a deep red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 How many photos are you comparing? Where were they printed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeriRyerson Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 I have 5 prints I compare, printed at American Color (ACI). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, TeriRyerson said: I have 5 prints I compare, printed at American Color (ACI). Great. Do you mind posting all five files here for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeriRyerson Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Sure. I mostly shoot boudoir so that is what my calibration prints are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Thanks. And out of those five, how many of them are you happy with? Comparing screen to print, I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeriRyerson Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 I tried again with white point at 5800, then used Spyder Tune, and I am pretty content with all but the one in the blue shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Good! The blue shirt is probably a soft-proofing issue. https://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/03/bit-about-soft-proofing.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeriRyerson Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 OK! I do feel much better about the one in the blue shirt after doing the calibration again. Spyder Tune is my favorite feature of this calibrator, and your instructions really are fantastic. Thanks for your help! I'll start a new thread with the session I'll be working on this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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