 Forest |
Monitor calibration (default RGB settings?) Before calibrating, should you set your Red Green and Blue channels on the monitor back to their default setting? Or does it not matter if you leave them in their current tweaked positions? Also, when I set my monitor back to its defaults, it doesn’t change the RGB settings back. Should I just put them at 50 50 50, or 70 70 70 so they are equal? Also, is calibrating in total darkness a bad idea?
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Ariel Lepor |
With the spider calibrator?
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If you are using Spyder it will give you directions each time you set it up. If I remember correctly you start with the default monitor setting then it will direct you through several steps. I calibrate with the light on in the room, but it is not directly on the monitor screen. My prints come out looking like what I see on the monitor
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Forest |
Thanks. The reason that I ask is that I am surprised that the software for the Monaco spider doesn't ask me to reset the monitor back to its defaults. And, I am also surprised that the Lacie Monitors don't set the RGB setting in the monitor back to their default locations when I use its (go back to defaults) option in the menu. I would think that leaving the RGB setting in the monitor tweaked would change how the spider sees its color patches when it reads them. But, it doesn't say to set them back. Maybe it doesn't really matter to the spider. Also, I would set them back anyway. But, I don't remember what the monitor’s original RGB numbers where. Which I would assume matters, somewhat.
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Ariel Lepor |
Probably 50 by default. But I think spider ignores it and resets it.
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Forest |
That seems very likely. I hope it ignores the color settings. I wonder if those options are accessable by the computer? Seems like the Spider should ask me to change such a common setting if I needed to.
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Ariel Lepor |
It should ask you when you go through the wizard what settings are available through monitor buttons, and I think that's all that counts. The white balance and contrast of the screen is generally changed to the spider's liking.
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