Erin

[Damien Symonds]

Talk to me, @Erin Falkenham.  In what way does your screen differ from your prints?

What make and model of screen do you have, and which Spyder do you have?

[Erin Falkenham]

Hi Damien,

The colors of my prints match ok but the overall print appears drab or slightly underexposed when compared to the screen. 

I have the Spyder 5 Pro and my monitor is a Dell Ultrasharp model U2917W

Thank you

 

[Damien Symonds]

That means your screen is too bright.

Are you following my exact directions here? https://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration-instructions/

[Erin Falkenham]

No I didn't. I will review this and redo. I don't have current prints to compare to it. As per your instructions, should I get prints before I try your method or give it go and then order prints?

I have to go do barn chores right now but will be back in 30 minutes

[Damien Symonds]

Gotta get the prints first.

[Erin Falkenham]

Okey dokey. I will do that. Thank you

[Erin Falkenham]

Also, how do I pay you for upgrading this class?

[Damien Symonds]

You can't upgrade the class until you're calibrated.

[Damien Symonds]

On 11/26/2022 at 12:21 PM, Damien Symonds said:

Gotta get the prints first.

Have they arrived yet @Erin Falkenham?

[Erin Falkenham]

Hi Damien,

Thank you for checking in. They should arrive tomorrow  I will let you know once they do.

Would you like me to calibrate and then contact you or touch base with you before starting?

Thank you

[Damien Symonds]

I'll probably be asleep when they arrive, so don't wait for me   Go ahead and calibrate.  I look forward to hearing how it goes.

[Erin Falkenham]

Hi Damien,

You are most likely asleep I realize. I am about 14 hours behind you so it can be challenging to to connect. I received my prints and started the calibration last night. I ran into some difficulty with the very first step though that I will try to trouble shoot this evening. When I went into my computer system to ensure the screen wasn't automatically adjusting the brightness, I realized that my laptop was not recognizing my external monitor, even when pressing the detect button. I am doing some research today and will get back at it this evening after work.

Many thanks!

Erin

[Damien Symonds]

5 hours ago, Erin Falkenham said:

I realized that my laptop was not recognizing my external monitor, even when pressing the detect button.

Crikey, that's bad.  So the external screen is completely black?

[Erin Falkenham]

HI Damien! Happy to report that I figured things out and calibrated my monitor using your instructions. I compared with the prints from the lab and I am really happy with how it turned out. I can't thank you enough 

[Damien Symonds]

Yay!

Emailed you.

[Erin Falkenham]

Great! Going to go take a peek