This has been on my to-do list for awhile. While we're on the topic...
My Eye-one Display 2 arrived this week & I could use some help.
Normally I'd jump in and just try to figure things out. Being new to Mac, LR, PS etc, I'm a little overloaded with the directions and the vid tutorials, and therefore also being somewhat cautious and haven't installed anything. Feeling in over my head, hoping I can catch up with some advice.
The Eye-One Match 3 software (according to the vid tutorial) offers Easy or Advanced calibration options. Gotta say I'm tempted to use the Easy, but then I'm thinking I may not get luminance set properly...? Can anyone confirm that?
I hesitated when considering using Advanced mode since the tutorial talks about setting white point, gamma, luminance etc. I've got an iMac, so I only have controls for brightness on the monitor... so does that mean I won't be able to calibrate white point (via Advanced mode) given I don't have on screen display (OSD) controls for the RGB channels (nor any temp color presets, that I'm aware of)? Does this mean I should be using "Easy" mode? Also, which white point -- given most of my work is for the web I'd think I'd need a temp of 65'' K??
Gamma -- the tutorials suggest 1.8 for Mac and 2.2 for Windows machines. I've read in several places that I should be using 2.2 on the Mac to match work for the web, so why the advice of 1.8 from X-Rite? Also, the software says to disable Adobe Gamma before calibration. I knew where that was on my PC, but on the Mac? Not sure, I've got LR and PS CS3 installed. I'm currently using the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile on my monitor, as installed by both LR and PS CS3. Should I be starting the calibration with the out-of-the-box iMac profile?
Luminance - I should be able to calibrate that given the iMac does have brightness controls, but apparently that calibration is at least partly dependent on the white point adjustment being done properly earlier in Advanced mode.
Lots of questions, that's b/c I'm confused - and I'm praying I'm not just missing something basic. Any and all help much appreciated, as always!
Cheers, Sean
My Eye-one Display 2 arrived this week & I could use some help.
Normally I'd jump in and just try to figure things out. Being new to Mac, LR, PS etc, I'm a little overloaded with the directions and the vid tutorials, and therefore also being somewhat cautious and haven't installed anything. Feeling in over my head, hoping I can catch up with some advice.
The Eye-One Match 3 software (according to the vid tutorial) offers Easy or Advanced calibration options. Gotta say I'm tempted to use the Easy, but then I'm thinking I may not get luminance set properly...? Can anyone confirm that?
I hesitated when considering using Advanced mode since the tutorial talks about setting white point, gamma, luminance etc. I've got an iMac, so I only have controls for brightness on the monitor... so does that mean I won't be able to calibrate white point (via Advanced mode) given I don't have on screen display (OSD) controls for the RGB channels (nor any temp color presets, that I'm aware of)? Does this mean I should be using "Easy" mode? Also, which white point -- given most of my work is for the web I'd think I'd need a temp of 65'' K??
Gamma -- the tutorials suggest 1.8 for Mac and 2.2 for Windows machines. I've read in several places that I should be using 2.2 on the Mac to match work for the web, so why the advice of 1.8 from X-Rite? Also, the software says to disable Adobe Gamma before calibration. I knew where that was on my PC, but on the Mac? Not sure, I've got LR and PS CS3 installed. I'm currently using the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile on my monitor, as installed by both LR and PS CS3. Should I be starting the calibration with the out-of-the-box iMac profile?
Luminance - I should be able to calibrate that given the iMac does have brightness controls, but apparently that calibration is at least partly dependent on the white point adjustment being done properly earlier in Advanced mode.
Lots of questions, that's b/c I'm confused - and I'm praying I'm not just missing something basic. Any and all help much appreciated, as always!
Cheers, Sean