shirly526 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirly526 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirly526 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 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... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirly526 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 So that's the opposite of the problem you reported yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirly526 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 What I mean is, originally the screen was warmer than the prints, and now it's cooler than the prints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirly526 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Your light worries me most of all. I fear you'll never get a consistent match without consistent, and good, room lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirly526 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 http://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/light-around-your-computer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirly526 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Table lamps are tough. So directional, you know? Hopefully the ceiling light will be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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