Jaimie.taylor10 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I read the instructions about buying lights that were around 4000k, so I did. Now I am working to calibrate my computer, but the directions on your site say to "turn off the lights or pull the blinds, or whatever." Am I misunderstanding? Should I be calibrating in the dark? Soooo... I did turn off all the lights, and now when I adjust the brightness to get the yellow line into the green area, my screen has to be at maximum brightness to get the yellow line close to the green area. What am I misunderstanding here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Just now, Jaimie.taylor10 said: I read the instructions about buying lights that were around 4000k, so I did. Now I am working to calibrate my computer, but the directions on your site say to "turn off the lights or pull the blinds, or whatever." Am I misunderstanding? Should I be calibrating in the dark? Yes. Or at least dim light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, Jaimie.taylor10 said: Soooo... I did turn off all the lights, and now when I adjust the brightness to get the yellow line into the green area, my screen has to be at maximum brightness to get the yellow line close to the green area. Lights on or lights off should make absolutely no difference to this. And yes, this is very unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimie.taylor10 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Well... I turned all the lights on and calibrated the brightness, then I turned them all back off and calibrated the brightness, and it didn't seem to matter... I had to put my screen up to its maximum brightness in order to have the yellow line close (and it is actually a tiny bit below the green line). Could it be because I have an old/ancient iMac? It's 8 years old at this point... Maybe the display is failing or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Well, how does it "feel"? Does it seem crazy bright to your eyes when you turn it all the way up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimie.taylor10 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Nope! But that's how I have always edited... With the brightness up all the way. ? I'm sure you said this somewhere... But I can't find it. When I edit now, after I have compared my prints and they match (hopefully) and everything, can I edit in dim light, or do I need to edit in the same light I used to check my prints to the screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 No, editing in dim light is extremely foolish. You must edit (and yes, compare prints) in good bright light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimie.taylor10 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Perfect! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha LaRue Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 How did the print comparison go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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