Hey guys,
Am a relative beginner when it comes to this, but I want to calibrate my monitor for digital photography. My current set-up is a 13" Macbook with Photoshop. Problems arise when viewing my photos on different monitors. I have been through the whole color management / save for web research online. I understand that the sRGB IEC619 color space is the way to go. I therefor convert all my photos to this, and save accordingly. This eliminated most of the problems I encountered initially, such as gamma shifts, color inconsistencies etc. However, my photos are still usually too dark on other machines, and a lot of detail in my shadows turn to black.
The only calibration I've done is the basic one found in Mac System Preferences (I didn't get good results with the expert mode). I'm set to 2.2 gamma and D65 target white space. I realize the problem is most likely monitor calibration. For starters, my brightness/backlight has always been up near the top. I strongly assume this has been contributing to the aforementioned issue.
Is it worth buying the Spyder 3 Pro for a 13" Macbook monitor? Will it help much? I've read that contrast, for example, will be unchangeable on my monitor. I'm only really interested in photos for the web at this point, not so much printing. Will a monitor calibrator give my photos the best chance of consistency across other monitors?
Thanks for any help, much appreciated.
JC
Am a relative beginner when it comes to this, but I want to calibrate my monitor for digital photography. My current set-up is a 13" Macbook with Photoshop. Problems arise when viewing my photos on different monitors. I have been through the whole color management / save for web research online. I understand that the sRGB IEC619 color space is the way to go. I therefor convert all my photos to this, and save accordingly. This eliminated most of the problems I encountered initially, such as gamma shifts, color inconsistencies etc. However, my photos are still usually too dark on other machines, and a lot of detail in my shadows turn to black.
The only calibration I've done is the basic one found in Mac System Preferences (I didn't get good results with the expert mode). I'm set to 2.2 gamma and D65 target white space. I realize the problem is most likely monitor calibration. For starters, my brightness/backlight has always been up near the top. I strongly assume this has been contributing to the aforementioned issue.
Is it worth buying the Spyder 3 Pro for a 13" Macbook monitor? Will it help much? I've read that contrast, for example, will be unchangeable on my monitor. I'm only really interested in photos for the web at this point, not so much printing. Will a monitor calibrator give my photos the best chance of consistency across other monitors?
Thanks for any help, much appreciated.
JC