SarahS76 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Hi Damien, Just finished a long-overdue calibration of my monitor. There was very little change, other than it is dimmer now (found out my husband had changed the brightness setting, and he has since been scolded). Anyway, some of my prints are a gorgeous match, particularly the color photos. Where I'm finding that things are not matching are in my black and whites and in photos with a dark gray background. For these, the prints are consistently warmer than the monitor. How is this happening? What can I do about it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahS76 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 I should add some more information, sorry. I am following your instructions for the X Rite i1 Display Pro on a NEC MultiSync EA232WMi monitor. I am comparing prints from two different labs and having the same issue (Pro DPI and Bay Photo). My color prints from Bay are a perfect match. The black and white is very warm compared to my monitor. My prints on a gray background from ProDPI, the skin looks pretty close, but the gray is warmer in print. The color prints from ProDPI are slightly more saturated looking than my monitor, however, I have some older prints that match perfectly, so I suspect something has changed slightly on their end, though they deny it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Alas, I've never found a way to fix this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahS76 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 So it's not just me who has this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 No, it's very common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahS76 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 OK, thank you. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong with calibration yet again. I guess I'll take "good enough". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha LaRue Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Some labs offer a "true black & white" that might help you out here. Worth looking into! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahS76 Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 OK, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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