Computer Monitor Colour Calibration

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How can you judge the colour of your prints if the computer monitor you are using isn't accurate? Simple.... You can't!

If you are serious about accurate colour reproduction for your final output then calibrating your monitor is essential.

The good thing is that the basics are easy. You just need an entry level densitometer and software to do the trick.

In this video I'll give you a brief run through on the tools and process to get more accurate colour.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Calibration
• Colour Calibration
• Monitor Calibration

[dgncadiz]

Just one note: It's not a densitometer, it's a colorimeter. Thanks for the video!

[GreatPhotographyTips]

@dgncadiz Yes actually you are right, an old habit of mine calling them the same thing from measuring colour test strips on prints with a densitometer and using transmission densitometers to measure light through film. The principle is similar so I call them the same thing.

[mattbuk1975]

Hi Karl, you say in the video you know your new screen has a white balance of 6500K, where can you find out the white balance of your screen?

Thanks

Matt

[GreatPhotographyTips]

@mattbuk1975 Most monitors will have a default Kelvin colour temperature that they were designed to function at but this can usually be changed in the settings - most Macs allow you to adjust from within the system preferences

[AlphaCygni]

Is that the Eizo FlexScan S2431W?...

[HelloHello563]

You are the best!

[MrSuperFly86]

@Makeaff Amazon. But im not sure if they work for LCD TV Monitors

[GreatPhotographyTips]

@Dragon4eva I use the same Xrite Eye Display calibrator and software on my laptop, but it's not ideal. Although it makes an improvement, laptop screens are not really suitable for colour critical work. Unfortunately if you are really serious about accurate colour then a specialist monitor is needed, in saying that the standard Mac and Imac screens are pretty good once calibrated. You can also calibrate them manually by eye using the system preferences on a Mac, not sure about on a PC though

[Dragon4eva]

@aaronleven1 you have no idea what a mac screen looks like? Why are you even suggesting it =/

@Karl, would this work for a laptop as well though? How would one go about doing it - especially if you don't have access to a densitometer - bit hard to obtain it where I live.

[GreatPhotographyTips]

@aaronleven1 It is a Mac