How to Calibrate Your Monitor
A Step-by-step Tutorial on Monitor Calibration
1. Check the screen resolution of your monitor. Select the highest available resolution that is available. (If you are using an LCD monitor, you will need to check the manual for its default resolution) Set your monitor to this resolution.
2. Verify that your computer monitor is either in high color or 24-bit mode.
For Windows: Right-click on your desktop and select Graphic Properties.
For a Mac: Go to Preferences and then click on Displays. Select Colors:Millions.
3. Allow your monitor to warm up for 20 to 30 minutes before you begin calibrating. In the meantime, ensure that no reflections, glare, or direct light reaches your screen.
4. Print out a test photo on glossy photo paper using a professional or high-quality printer. Choose a daylight photo to ensure that as many colors as possible are included. Allow the printer to dry away from direct sunlight for a few hours, so that the colors can set.
5. Adjust your contrast and brightness controls. They can be found either on the front of your monitor or in an on-screen menu. You can use an online calibration test; a free one is available at PhotoFriday. http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php.
6. Open the image file you just printed out, and place the printed photo right next to the original image on the screen. Compare the two pictures.
7. Adjust the brightness, contrast, and color levels on your monitor until the image on the screen resembles the printed photo as closely as possible. This process will take time, a number of tries and a good eye for color.
8. Make sure you calibrate your monitor every two to four weeks for optimum performance.
TIPS
If you prefer not to use this manual method, you may use a program like Adobe Gamma, QuickGamma, Apple ColorSync, or Monica for Linux to calibrate your monitor. Once you download the program, simply follow the on-screen instructions to perform the calibration.
If your display is in 16-bit color, there won't be enough color depth for calibration.
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1 Comments
Post a CommentYOU'RE AN IDIOT!!! YOU CAN'T CALIBRATE YOUR MONITOR TO YOUR PRINTER!!! FIRST OFF YOU ARE RELYING ON THAT THE PRINTER IS REPRESENTATIONAL TO YOUR FILE. SPEND THE $200 AND GET A SPECTROPHOTOMETER LIKE AN i1 DISPLAY AND CALIBRATE YOUR MONITOR PROPERLY. THEN EITHER CALIBRATE YOUR PRINTER OR ADJUST YOUR PRINTER TO MATCH YOUR MONITOR. THE WAY YOU DESCRIBE WILL ONLY HAVING MATCHING OUTPUTS FROM ONE MONITOR AND ONE PRINTER.