[argyllcms] Re: monitor calibration using Colormunki
- From: adam k <aak1946@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:47:10 -0400
Thank you for you insightful answer.
Can I calibrate my printer using Argyll and Colormunki? How?
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On Oct 13, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Ben Goren <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2010 Oct 13, at 3:11 PM, adam k wrote:
>
>> I meant to measure ambient light next to my monitor.
>
> That's what Graeme was referring to.
>
> In order for a print and a display to match, both must be using the same
> illuminant.
>
> In practice, this means setting up a viewing booth with controlled, known,
> measured properties (D50, 120 Lux, for example) and profiling the display to
> those exact same parameters.
>
> May I suggest?
>
> Preserve your sanity and don't obsess quite so much over screen-to-print
> matches. Instead, get the best you can out of both and let the chips fall
> where they may.
>
> If at all possible, ensure that you have good lighting at your workstation.
> Indirect daylight is superb. SoLux makes the best bulbs (for certain
> definitions of ``best'').
>
> Profile your display to your personal preference of D50 or D65; this may well
> depend on how well your display tolerates being profiled to something other
> than its native white point. (You may, in fact, be best off going with the
> native white point. It's a judgement call unless you've spent thousands on
> your display and at least as much on the rest of your work area.)
>
> Get the best profile you can for your printer.
>
> Unless your workstation is set up with excellent viewing conditions, only
> evaluate your prints by daylight. Don't even try to compare them to the
> display.
>
> One caveat: if your prints will be displayed in particular lighting
> conditions, evaluate the prints in those conditions. Also consider getting a
> spectral reading of those conditions and using Argyll to create a custom
> printer profile optimized for that lighting.
>
> Cheers,
>
> b&
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