calibrating monitors

[themightyzog]

I think it is well worth calibrating your monitor, especially if it is a CRT one. It took me sometime to understand how to do it effectively- and I have devoted much of my web site to passing on this information. Just using my big gamma image makes adjustment so much easier.

Good luck!

[GerryNick2]

Until recently I have always had my monitor calibrated at regular intervals by a company specialising in Colour Management and Digital Imaging. I used them as at the time the hardware used was very expensive and it was a cheaper option to pay someone else than purchase the hardware myself.

I noticed over the last few weeks that prints were not comparing too well with the images displayed on the monitor, usually a good indication it is time to get the screen re-calibrated.

Given that the price of colorimeters has come down considerably in the last year or so I thought I would take the plunge and purchase one and do my own calibration. Having researched the subject I plumped for the Pantone Huey. It arrived this morning so thought I would set it up and give it a go, expecting to have a few headaches. I was pleasantly surprised the whole operation from setting up the hardware to completing the calibration took approx.10 minutes. The results are very impressive, printed off a few images and they are an extremely close match to the screen images.

If anyone is considering calibrating their monitor I can certainly recommend the Pantone Huey Pro.

Gerry