iMac 27 5k calibration not matching

[shirly526]

Hi Damien. I had to wipe out my Imac and restart it from zero due to a crash. I am calibrating and now my screen seems so much more warm than before the crash. The prints are not matching either wo or with calibration. They were pretty close to the monitor with my calibration before the crash.

 

Any advice? I am following your mac instructions for a spuder4pro

[Damien Symonds]

Hi Shirly, can you update your profile details?  Your sidebar still says "PC desktop".  Ta.

Do you have any other computers in the house you can try calibrating, just to see that the Spyder itself still works ok?

[shirly526]

I just uodated my sidebar. 

As far as other computers i dont have any at the moment.

The spyder is about 2.5yrs old. is there anything better in the market now worth uograding to?

[shirly526]

ok, I just recalibrated for like the 5th time and I think its better... Ill have to wait until the morning to check prints bc...winter...4pm sunset and no good bulbs here...

[shirly526]

ok, so back with daylight here and after the last calibration the prints look more yellow that the screen... its not really more warm, its more yellowish.

[Damien Symonds]

So that's the opposite of the problem you reported yesterday?

[shirly526]

kind of... the first couple of calibrations made everything extremely warm, even the example before and after calibration from spyder was a HUGE change when switched back and forth. The last calibration made the change not as drastic but the prints have a slight yellow wash on them, not orange as in warmth, but more yellow tinge.

[Damien Symonds]

What I mean is, originally the screen was warmer than the prints, and now it's cooler than the prints?

[shirly526]

I guess you can call it cooler, although the prints are not orange, they are more yellow. even adding warmth to the file in PS does not match the print as it makes it more orange and the print has a yellow tinge.

[Damien Symonds]

Your light worries me most of all.  I fear you'll never get a consistent match without consistent, and good, room lighting.

[Damien Symonds]

Because you foolishly downgraded to a Mac, you have very little control over its screen.  You might need to buy a good desktop screen to run off it.

[shirly526]

lol yea not happening after dishing out 3k... but I do have the PC screen you recommended and the color was never spot on with it either. I actually used it this week while my mac was being fixed and I have no idea how i was working on that PC screen before...5k retina is just so clear! Could you link me to which bulbs to use in the room to look at prints?

[Damien Symonds]

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/light-around-your-computer.html

[shirly526]

ok ill get some... does it matter HOW much light of the correct light is in the room? I mean I have one ceiling lamp.... should I also change the table lamps and view prints under that?

[Damien Symonds]

Table lamps are tough.  So directional, you know?  Hopefully the ceiling light will be enough.