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Did you Know? Colour Calibration

Did you Know? Colour Calibration

#Colour #Calibration. To ensure that the colours in the prints you receive from us match the colours on your monitor, it is very important to have a properly calibrated and profiled monitor. The most accurate and efficient way to calibrate and profile your monitor is with a hardware monitor calibration device. We use, recommend, retail and support the i1Display PRO by Xrite.…

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[chrisleh]

Long Story Short: You should ALWAYS calibrate your monitors.

A while back I did a photo shoot for a band.  The photos turned out great and the band wanted to get some of the photos printed poster-sized, (always a good sign!)  They picked a black and white image we all liked and sent it off to the printers.  It arrived a couple of days later and the band was ecstatic.  It was cool to see a photo of mine printed, (doesn't seem to happen all that much in the digital age,) but one thing stood out: The photo was darker than I processed it.  Not a crazy amount, but just enough for me to notice.

Why did this happen? I didn't calibrate my monitor.  I bought my Apple laptop, opened it up and went to work.  Think about it: The monitor settings are designed for the majority.  People who use their computer for checking mail, Facebook, and writing a Word document here and there.  All things where color isn't all that important.

I solved this by buying a display calibrator.  I bought the X-rite colormunki because Zack Arias at the time recommended it.  (I think nowadays he recommends the slightly more expensive X-rite i1Display Pro.) But for around $200 you can avoid a lot of printing headaches.