One solution suggested is to have different profiles you can load, one set with a lower contrast ratio like 200:1 and turn that on when you are soft proofing prior to printing: Here is a guide that explains this for monitors with direct hardware calibration: It comes down to the fact the monitor is backlit and the paper is frontlt, the contrast range the monitor is capable of is much greater than the what any printed image is capable of. The issue with monitors not matching prints is an ongoing issue. I now have the new i1 display which has these new filters so should last longer. Newer and better quality devices use dichroic filters which are less susceptible to fading and should last longer. It is also possible the photodiode sensitivity may drift which would cause a similar problem. Older and cheaper devices use dye based filters which fade over time and if they have faded they are no longer accurate. It measures the apparent brightness through each filter to measure each colour patch. If you look at the device you'll see 4 small holes and in each of these is a colour filter placed over a photo diode.
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If you are printing you have a known standard to base it upon so that printer profiles will accurately match when you print.Īs I understand it color calibration devices do wear out, my i1 pro suddenly made my screen look too magenta (I had not calibrated for a year or two), the sudden change is what alerted me. It is about matching your screen to a standard so it looks as close as possible on your screen and any other calibrated screen. These were impressive monitors! CarolĬalibration is not about how it looks to you on your screen, though it can help with that. Thanks Chris! Good luck with your 30 Cinema. There is that LaCie display Aople got them to make but I dont want to sink $$$$ into another 4/5k monitor now until scaling and viewing options get more standard and easier to read and view across the board.
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I too dont like the glossy displays always but the iMacPro screen seems less overpowering to me? I suppose an Ezio monitor might be better but with newer Mac OSs getting so persnickety I feel more comfortable with Apple displays for now. So for the time being its working out, especially with the i1Studio calibration. Of course that surprised me but possibly my matte LCD Cinema was always a little defective despite Xrite calibration? With the glossy display I was able to judge editing better and my Epson prints and online prints were more accurate than with the matte Cinema Display. I was always just a bit too saturated with the matte Cinema. Surprisingly fior me, even though I didnt really like the glossy display, I found it was more accurate as far as judging brightness and saturation goes. I used it next to the Apple LED Cinema I use now as my 2nd monitor. That along with dead pixels relegated it to be only my 2nd monitor in 2012. Early in it developed a permanent pink cast which was a problem in many of those monitors. Yes, I too had (have) one of those Apple Cinema matte LCD screens. Thanks Chris! Ill look into the option of using more color patches, right now I think its sampling around 143? give or take.