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LG Panel owners - calibrate your screens
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BTW - I've been using an I7 unit with the Samsung screen for about 10 days. It was having issues, so I swapped it today with a new I5. LG screen. I think it looks great - I really don't understand what all the fuss is about.
Not at all - seriously. I just don't see any difference that I can see. If I saw a difference, I wouldn't for a sec hesitate to exchange.
Of all the profiles provided on this thread, the MBA139CDF.icc file works the best on my 11" MBA! Thanks!!! When I go back to the default profile, I wonder why Apple shipped it that way.
I agree that this is the best profile so far. The default profile does suck real bad.
Almost made me return this mba for a new one.
Guys that MBA139CDF profile seems dark, it loses all shadow detail to black on my air.
Just look at this scale you should see steps from at least 8-16 up?
http://www.pbase.com/jackcnd/image/75285378
I agree it makes the dock icons etc., look better but that is only because it's crushing the blacks on a low contrast display.
The default profile shows all gradients and is close to gamma 2.2, it's a good profile it just shows the weakness of the Air display.
Just look at this scale you should see steps from at least 8-16 up?
http://www.pbase.com/jackcnd/image/75285378
I agree it makes the dock icons etc., look better but that is only because it's crushing the blacks on a low contrast display.
The default profile shows all gradients and is close to gamma 2.2, it's a good profile it just shows the weakness of the Air display.
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With MBA139CDF I can see 16 and up. But 8 and 16 are indistinguishable. Is that normal?
That's fine, those working with photos would want to see 8 as well,
But i'd be happy with 16 if it improved the mid range contrast.
For some reason on my Air that profile blends all up to almost 32!
Under the image is a link to the original full size image you may want to see if that changes anything.
But i'd be happy with 16 if it improved the mid range contrast.
For some reason on my Air that profile blends all up to almost 32!
Under the image is a link to the original full size image you may want to see if that changes anything.
Maybe you got a dud... Or maybe your eyes are different then mine... or maybe you are sitting in a different position then I am.
I've tried all these profiles. I've tried doing my own calibration, but it always turns out that the default looks the best. I can see all the gradients of grey perfectly. Red is the worst offender with 4 bars melded together. Green is 2, and blue is fine.
The color test you are attempting is a Safari based problem. Save the image locally and view it directly on your MBA and youl'll see that all colors are visible. Alternatively use a different browser.
It didnt make any difference when I did that. The results are the same, that one profile still crushes the very low end blacks.
For whats it worth I did 3 diff type of calibrations. I did one using the apple calibration, then used the supercal and then used my Spyder 3 Pro.
I ended up using the apple calibration profile. It looks the best and does not blow out any of the colors. The two others ended up blowing out the high end greens and reds.
I might do another one with the Spider 3 using a diff brightness starting point.
New on Mac. How do I get to that folder?
The path to that folder is listed there:
/Library/Scripts/ColorSync/Rename.app
1) Go into Finder
2) Choose Columns view (this will help you see your path)
3) Go into Macintosh HD
4) Choose Library
5) From the drop down choose Scripts Folder
6) Choose ColorSync
The rename app is in there
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In Lion it's slightly different since the OS isolates the Library to prevent accidental deletion. Click on the Finder icon in the Dock, hold down the option key, and click on the Go menu. Select Library and it will open up.
Since starting this thread i have tried each profile posted and still find some have a yellow/sepia cast to them.
Our screens could differ but here is my profile which was created under 50% brightness.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23758534/Expert Calibrated 5.icc
All things were altered, contrast, luminosity and colour temperature. It should give accurate contrast and colour which is very important for my digital photography and it removes the yellow cast.
Some profiles posted are boosting contrast and colour more than natural, this should give a neutral response when the screen is roughly at 50% brightness.
Our screens could differ but here is my profile which was created under 50% brightness.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23758534/Expert Calibrated 5.icc
All things were altered, contrast, luminosity and colour temperature. It should give accurate contrast and colour which is very important for my digital photography and it removes the yellow cast.
Some profiles posted are boosting contrast and colour more than natural, this should give a neutral response when the screen is roughly at 50% brightness.