Tcgural Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I have calibrated both of the screens I use to edit on with the Spyder 5 Elite, one screen is a MAC OS X Version 10.9.5 laptop with retina screen and the other is an Acer desktop monitor (Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB graphics). However when I move the image I am working on from screen to screen the colors look different. The Acer is more how I want my images to look (warm) and the MAC screen is slightly more appearing more cyan and when I print the result is a cross between the two. What should I do at this point, I calibrated about 2 weeks ago, should I try to recalibrate? Should both screens look the same after calibration? Thank you in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Which screen matches your prints? What you want the screen to look like is irrelevant. And were you following Damien's instructions for calibrating? The laptop ones for your laptop screen, and the desktop ones for your external monitor. http://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcgural Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Hi Christina, thanks for your reply! Neither screen matches my prints 100%. I did follow Damien's instructions for calibration on both screens. Should the screens both appear the same in terms of color and brightness or is it normal that the images look different based on the display type/model? Should I try recalibrating at this point? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 It's very normal for there to be variation between the two screens -- in fact, it's rare to get a perfect match. So I'd choose the screen you want to make your editing screen, and work on troubleshooting to get it to match your prints perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcgural Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Ok great! Based on the screens I am using would you suggest one over the other as my main editing screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 25 minutes ago, Tcgural said: Ok great! Based on the screens I am using would you suggest one over the other as my main editing screen? Generally speaking, external monitors are better for editing than laptop screens, and are easier to calibrate. I'd wait for Damien if you want input on these specific screens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcgural Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Perfect! I'll wait for Damien's input on the two screens. Thank you so much for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Well, heck, troubleshoot both of them, and see which one gets closer. Then, as Christina said, edit on that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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