p.1 #1 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
We use the Eye One monitory calibration tool on our monitors. I use both a Macbook Pro non-glossy screen (it's a model from Feb 2008) and a Gateway monitor (rated the best for photo editing at the time) to edit - but I do most of my color correction on the monitor (I only use the laptop for editing while I'm away).
I have THE hardest time getting the large monitor to calibrate consistently. I try to calibrate once a month - or whenever I feel like things aren't quite as they should be. I will calibrate literally twice in a row with no change in ambient light and I'll get two very drastically different profiles. Then I'm stuck trying to figure out which one is actually correct. Which usually brings me to calibrating a third time and having another completely different calibration. What gives? I'm 99% sure I'm using the calibration too correctly - I'm leaving ambient light the way it is when I edit, and I don't change the light in between calibrations. My monitor appears to be in very good working order - I dont' see any light changes in the screen (unlike my husband, who has a constant band of noise running down his screen).
I am SO frustrated because I'm not sure if my monitor is correct!
On another note - the laptop screen usually calibrates *fairly* consistently. It always seems a tad warm, but it at least looks the same from one calibration to the next.
p.1 #2 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
I use the Eye One Display 2, get results that are extremely consistent everytime. What monitor are you using? The non-glossy Macbooks will perform pretty well, so it sounds like your external monitor isn't up to snuff.
p.1 #3 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
I'm not at that computer, so I'll have to get the specs later. It's an LCD screen made by Gateway. At the time it was rated the top in graphics for editing. It wasn't cheap - about $500 or so. There's no noticeable change in the brightness of the screen, but maybe there's something going on that isn't noticeable to our eyes. The main difference between the calibrations seems to be the contrast. It will go from bright and low contrast to darker and higher contrast. This makes a HUGE difference on skin tones, so it can be frustrating.
[EDIT ---> I got the screen specs from Matt<------]
It's the 24" FHD2400. New reviews aren't as positive as they were when we bought it, which makes me wonder if I should give my screen to him, sell his, then buy a new screen.
Or we have considered is buying an iMac, then letting him use my Macbook Pro and my screen. Then we could use his screen (Which is worse than cruddy) as our movie-watching screen. Hmmm...
p.1 #5 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
TTLKurtis wrote:
The iMac glossy screen is not going to help you with your photo editing and calibration, FYI..
ooh - forgot about the glossiness. I'm NOT a fan.
Actually, when our monitor first came out it was better rated than the Dell. Not sure about it anymore. But I will say that it looks nice and movies are out of this world on the screen.
p.1 #6 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
old school here - still using a LaCie 21" tube (CRT) - only need to recalibrate 3x per year. However, it's starting to go. Anybody out there w/same and wants to sell... or any suggrestions for new CRT? thanks...
p.1 #7 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
DB wrote:
ooh - forgot about the glossiness. I'm NOT a fan.
Actually, when our monitor first came out it was better rated than the Dell. Not sure about it anymore. But I will say that it looks nice and movies are out of this world on the screen.
Specifications are one thing. Real-world results are another.
We reviewed some Gateway monitors (the high-end ones) on TheTechLounge, and they were crap.
p.1 #10 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
How old is the Eye One? It could be that it's not suitable for wide gamut displays (the MacBookdisplay is not wide gamut). Also make sure you're using the latest software. A lot of older calibrators (eg: Spyder 2) are not able to calibrate wide gamut displays.
p.1 #12 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
Try LG they make some sweet monitors too, I had an LG next to a Dell and ended up going with the LG because it looked nicer and was cheaper. I have two LG's and they are always consistent all the time even between different models. I was hesitant when I went to a two monitor setup but after calibration I was like amazed that my eye one got them exactly the same.
Doug
p.1 #13 · How consistent is your monitor calibration?
I have the EyeOne Display 2 also and my calibrations to my Dell monitor are very consistent. I just ordered the NEC 2490WUXi, it comes in just under a $1k. It's one of the top-rated professional monitors.
