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Does anyone have a good method for calibrating monitors for correct colour display? I've tried adjusting my Iiyama monitor to use a gamma of 2.2 as recommended in the reviews, but this doesn't seem right. Any suggestions?

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Graham
 
I calibrated my ViewSonic PS790 moitor with WisiWYG freeware and use a 1.8 gamma. I know 1.8 is recommended for MAC and 2.2 for Windows, but the 1.8 seems to work better for me IMHO.

Regards,
Trent
epgs1 said:
Does anyone have a good method for calibrating monitors for correct
colour display? I've tried adjusting my Iiyama monitor to use a
gamma of 2.2 as recommended in the reviews, but this doesn't seem
right. Any suggestions?

Thanks
Graham
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The closest I could come was by downloading, and printing, a CMYK target I found at http://www.inkjetmall.com ;, I adjusted my monitor to come as close as I could.

The right way to do it is to use the specific ICM profile for your monitor. This profile is loaded into your editor along with the profile for your printer. There are profiles on the net, you can plug "ICM" into a search engine like yahoo and see what pops out. Making what is on the screen the same as what pops out of the printer has spawned an entire business. You can spend a fortune on ICM proifiles and the programs that support them.

There are programs out there that allow you to create the profile yourself, but that is still subjective and falls short of the mark.

You could hook up a device to the monitor screen that reads the color and creates a profile for you. (colorimeter??) again, we're talking $$$...

One suggestion, in addition to the controls in the monitor driver, you may also adjust the brightness and contrast controls on the monitor itself. Maybe your editor allows for fine tuning of the monitor. You can also tweak the printer driver, if it has provision for doing so.

This kind of stuff makes me crazy, I would love to get it right. I simply dont have the bucks.

regards - - rich
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Trent,
I have same monitor as yours. Where do I can get WisiWYG freeware?

Thanks, Steven
Trent Mulkern said:
Regards,
Trent
epgs1 said:
Does anyone have a good method for calibrating monitors for correct
colour display? I've tried adjusting my Iiyama monitor to use a
gamma of 2.2 as recommended in the reviews, but this doesn't seem
right. Any suggestions?

Thanks
Graham
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