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Post Your Screen Calibrations!
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You need to uncheck the box to the right "Show profiles..." It should show up after that.
ptsube, thanks for your profile. I think I'm liking yours the most so far. I'm looking forward to the posting from the use of the calibration equipment as well though!
This is the second attempt at making a profile using Spyder2 pro.
With my Macbook set to not change the brightness with ambient light, screen saver, screen dim etc. ... all turned off I came up with a horridly weird profile. Tried it again, same dark room only the second time I just walked away. I didn't let that colorimeter move at all. I came up with the attached profile.
Comparing to the Supercal one I am not quite sure which one I like best. Again, in the end this is seeing right? For me it is usually easier. I can (and do) calibrate my ACD to my printer and then request test images from outside print vendors to ensure I'm going to be "close". This glossy screen may have added some additional headache to my process.
Who knows. I'd like people's thoughts though, probably those who care to compare Supercal to mine. It's not meant to be a contest, just that I cannot decide which I like best but I can see a difference.
Edit:
I am adding the test image from Spyder's CD. If this is wrong then please just let me know. But it's the image they give to show you the comparison. I'm also thinking I may try to snap a couple of pics of before and after This is also what is on screen when I jump from supercal profile to mine.
Edit # 2.
I think Supercal still wins here. If anyone cares.
Check the test image, look specifically at the second baby photo from the left, the yellow alarm clock and the sunflower. There is a slight yellow tint to mine (this was pointed out but now it seems more evident as my eyes adjust to the screen). I wish I could just slightly tweak a profile from within colorsync.
May also try spyder again but with a different white point.
With my Macbook set to not change the brightness with ambient light, screen saver, screen dim etc. ... all turned off I came up with a horridly weird profile. Tried it again, same dark room only the second time I just walked away. I didn't let that colorimeter move at all. I came up with the attached profile.
Comparing to the Supercal one I am not quite sure which one I like best. Again, in the end this is seeing right? For me it is usually easier. I can (and do) calibrate my ACD to my printer and then request test images from outside print vendors to ensure I'm going to be "close". This glossy screen may have added some additional headache to my process.
Who knows. I'd like people's thoughts though, probably those who care to compare Supercal to mine. It's not meant to be a contest, just that I cannot decide which I like best but I can see a difference.
Edit:
I am adding the test image from Spyder's CD. If this is wrong then please just let me know. But it's the image they give to show you the comparison. I'm also thinking I may try to snap a couple of pics of before and after This is also what is on screen when I jump from supercal profile to mine.
Edit # 2.
I think Supercal still wins here. If anyone cares.
Check the test image, look specifically at the second baby photo from the left, the yellow alarm clock and the sunflower. There is a slight yellow tint to mine (this was pointed out but now it seems more evident as my eyes adjust to the screen). I wish I could just slightly tweak a profile from within colorsync. May also try spyder again but with a different white point.
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This is the second attempt at making a profile using Spyder2 pro.
With my Macbook set to not change the brightness with ambient light, screen saver, screen dim etc. ... all turned off I came up with a horridly weird profile. Tried it again, same dark room only the second time I just walked away. I didn't let that colorimeter move at all. I came up with the attached profile.
Comparing to the Supercal one I am not quite sure which one I like best. Again, in the end this is seeing right? For me it is usually easier. I can (and do) calibrate my ACD to my printer and then request test images from outside print vendors to ensure I'm going to be "close". This glossy screen may have added some additional headache to my process.
Who knows. I'd like people's thoughts though, probably those who care to compare Supercal to mine. It's not meant to be a contest, just that I cannot decide which I like best but I can see a difference.
Edit:
I am adding the test image from Spyder's CD. If this is wrong then please just let me know. But it's the image they give to show you the comparison. I'm also thinking I may try to snap a couple of pics of before and after This is also what is on screen when I jump from supercal profile to mine.
Edit # 2.
I think Supercal still wins here. If anyone cares.
May also try spyder again but with a different white point.
I'm kind of torn. Yours looks quite good. I guess I will have to go back and forth between the two and see which I like better. It's weird, both mine and yours look good, but both are somewhat different. Hmm.
This is the second attempt at making a profile using Spyder2 pro.
With my Macbook set to not change the brightness with ambient light, screen saver, screen dim etc. ... all turned off I came up with a horridly weird profile. Tried it again, same dark room only the second time I just walked away. I didn't let that colorimeter move at all. I came up with the attached profile.
Comparing to the Supercal one I am not quite sure which one I like best. Again, in the end this is seeing right? For me it is usually easier. I can (and do) calibrate my ACD to my printer and then request test images from outside print vendors to ensure I'm going to be "close". This glossy screen may have added some additional headache to my process.
Who knows. I'd like people's thoughts though, probably those who care to compare Supercal to mine. It's not meant to be a contest, just that I cannot decide which I like best but I can see a difference.
Edit:
I am adding the test image from Spyder's CD. If this is wrong then please just let me know. But it's the image they give to show you the comparison. I'm also thinking I may try to snap a couple of pics of before and after This is also what is on screen when I jump from supercal profile to mine.
Edit # 2.
I think Supercal still wins here. If anyone cares.
May also try spyder again but with a different white point.
You profile has about the same contrast level as ptsube's profile. But yours is slightly brighter for the same screen brightness. I'll try to run yours for a while. Yours may end up a bit more favourable cos I can now turn down the screen brightness on the display? Will this help save battery power?
I'm in the same boat as jzwelch, no idea how to install profile? I am new to Mac, actuall will be getting it Tuesday but want to be ready when it gets here. Do I need to download anything before using the profile? Do I need to get a subscription to SuperCal like ptsube used for his profile? Please, for us new to Mac, post a Step-by-step on what and how to do.
Thanks,
Rick
Thanks,
Rick
NVM, it works now
Wow jessica has a nice profile. I like it the most. Thanks for sharing
You should enable them/it going under Apple Menu in far left, System Preferences/Displays/Color - then uncheck the "show profiles for this display model only" box. To the left, you should see your standard few Apple defaults and a line, underneath that line should be the added profiles. Click on the one you added. Sometimes the one you added may not have the same name as you think so you may have to try them out to find out which one works. Hope this is some help.
This assumes you've unzipped a downloaded file and it's in .icc format. Put that file here:
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Even with mine I detect more yellow than necessary.
I just posted over in the other thread (if you're here then you've been there and if not then you should be) about the screen's blacks. This doesn't have to do so much with the profile as it does with the screen in general.
I'm back to using SuperCal Glassbook's profile, whatever we're calling it these days. Another attempt at Spyder's with a different whitepoint set may be tried later. At this point I am pretty happy with the Supercal profile, now I'm onto the blacks. While I wish people wouldn't create such hype around it, it did force me to watch a movie right away and learn that it's not exactly up to snuff with even my old PB screen. Definitely brighter, but the blacks ... bad blacks.
Try HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays/
Also, the Supercal one is actually called JC Display.
Thanks. it works now. I like this Supercal profile too.
I did verify on it. It said "/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays/Supercal Glassbook Profile" and "Tag 'desc': Tag size is not correct." 1 bad profile.
This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.
Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
If the folder does not exist you need to create one by following these steps:
Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color>Calibrate
The system will walk you through a custom calibration. Accept the defaults. All you are doing is creating a folder. You don't care about any of the settings for this calibration bacause you aren't going to use this for very long.
Name it "Custom Calibration(Delete)"
Close the calibration window.
Now remember the unzipped profile you downloaded? Place it in the folder that was just created.
Step 4: Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color
Step 5: Uncheck the box that says "Show profiles for this display only."
Step 6: Select the profile you downloaded from the left hand pane window. You should notice a difference in the color/contrast/brightness on your screen. You can go from profile to profile and select the one that best suits your needs.
A good way to do this is select a photo you like, and know what it should look like. Open it and cycle through the profiles on your display preferences pane. The profile named "Color LCD"(above the line) is the original profile.
Now, if you had to create the new custom calibration in order to create the missing folder, you can delete that now. Select "Custom Calibaration(delete)" from the left pane. Make sure it is highlighted and select "Delete" from the right side of the window.
If you would like to try your hands at a custom calibration you can use the Apple calibration tool by selecting "Calibrate" and checking the box "Expert mode" on the next window. Or you can download and try your hands at SuperCal. You don't have to buy superCal. But if you find it useful, dontate. Which means you buy it for $19. For SuperCal you follow the steps given by the program.
Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
If the folder does not exist you need to create one by following these steps:
Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color>Calibrate
The system will walk you through a custom calibration. Accept the defaults. All you are doing is creating a folder. You don't care about any of the settings for this calibration bacause you aren't going to use this for very long.
Name it "Custom Calibration(Delete)"
Close the calibration window.
Now remember the unzipped profile you downloaded? Place it in the folder that was just created.
Step 4: Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color
Step 5: Uncheck the box that says "Show profiles for this display only."
Step 6: Select the profile you downloaded from the left hand pane window. You should notice a difference in the color/contrast/brightness on your screen. You can go from profile to profile and select the one that best suits your needs.
A good way to do this is select a photo you like, and know what it should look like. Open it and cycle through the profiles on your display preferences pane. The profile named "Color LCD"(above the line) is the original profile.
Now, if you had to create the new custom calibration in order to create the missing folder, you can delete that now. Select "Custom Calibaration(delete)" from the left pane. Make sure it is highlighted and select "Delete" from the right side of the window.
If you would like to try your hands at a custom calibration you can use the Apple calibration tool by selecting "Calibrate" and checking the box "Expert mode" on the next window. Or you can download and try your hands at SuperCal. You don't have to buy superCal. But if you find it useful, dontate. Which means you buy it for $19. For SuperCal you follow the steps given by the program.
calibration file wont show in options
Im new to this mac stuff so Icould be going somthing wrong, but when i add your file to the profile folder it wont show as an option in the display options. Does anyone know what im doing wrong as from what i hear this is a good cal file.
Any help would be great, thanks.
Im new to this mac stuff so Icould be going somthing wrong, but when i add your file to the profile folder it wont show as an option in the display options. Does anyone know what im doing wrong as from what i hear this is a good cal file.
Any help would be great, thanks.
Open the finder, under devices select "Macintosh HD", go to the System Folder, then Library > Color Sync > Profiles
Put the file there.
Have followed the steps you said, but it still wont show up. I've also unchecked
"only show profiles for this display only" but still no look.