Calibrate monitor for printing
I run Windows 10 and a Dell monitor though I've never calibrated it.
Having recently bought a Canon Pro 10S printer, I think it's time I did but am confused by the reviews.
What do others use and are you happy with what you have ?
Thanks
Having recently bought a Canon Pro 10S printer, I think it's time I did but am confused by the reviews.
What do others use and are you happy with what you have ?
Thanks
Spyder 4 and very pleased with it.
As you have bought a Canon Pro 10s, you are obviously intent on doing some serious printing. Bearing in mind the cost of inks and A3/A3+ paper, anything that reduces the cost of waste will help. Hence a calibrated monitor is the least you should consider. I have the same printer and I use X-Rite products to calibrate my camera sensor, monitor and produce bespoke printer profiles (a colour managed workflow).
I use an old ColorMunki Photo for calibrating my monitor and producing printer profiles. The current equivalent of the ColorMunki Photo is the X-Rite i1 Studio. It is rather expensive though (currently £349 at WEX).
The X-Rite i1 Display Studio is much cheaper (currently £135 at WEX) but it only does the monitor calibration. This is the minimun that you should get. Datacolor also produce similar items.
If you only calibrate your monitor, you should download the printer profiles from the paper manufacturer's website for the paper you are using and for the Pro 10s.
If you have any other questions, just ask.
Good luck
Keith
I use an old ColorMunki Photo for calibrating my monitor and producing printer profiles. The current equivalent of the ColorMunki Photo is the X-Rite i1 Studio. It is rather expensive though (currently £349 at WEX).
The X-Rite i1 Display Studio is much cheaper (currently £135 at WEX) but it only does the monitor calibration. This is the minimun that you should get. Datacolor also produce similar items.
If you only calibrate your monitor, you should download the printer profiles from the paper manufacturer's website for the paper you are using and for the Pro 10s.
If you have any other questions, just ask.
Good luck
Keith
Another vote for X-Rite products and another recommendation for the i1 Studio which produces excellent results both for your monitor calibration and profiling and for creating printer/paper/ink profiles (really like mine)
Agree with Keith above in that if you go down the route of monitor only then download the paper manufacturers profiles for the 10s, also many manufacturers will create bespoke profiles for you.
You will also need to determine the optimum luminance value for your monitor in order to match viewing conditions for your prints, X-Rite defaults to 120cdm^2 which I find to high for the ambient illumination in my office so calibrate to 80cdm^2, it is important to remember there is no correct value.
Agree with Keith above in that if you go down the route of monitor only then download the paper manufacturers profiles for the 10s, also many manufacturers will create bespoke profiles for you.
You will also need to determine the optimum luminance value for your monitor in order to match viewing conditions for your prints, X-Rite defaults to 120cdm^2 which I find to high for the ambient illumination in my office so calibrate to 80cdm^2, it is important to remember there is no correct value.
Might be useful to note that not all monitors can be natively set as low as 80cd/m2, and if you resort to a software adjustment to hit that figure there's a potential negative impact on display performance (reduced gamut, calibration artifacts). One line of thought says it's not necessary - you match the monitor luminance to a print viewing area and wherever the print ends up after that you rely on viewers' eyes to adapt and/or adequate display lights to be used.
Quote:Might be useful to note that not all monitors can be natively set as low as 80cd/m2, and if you resort to a software adjustment to hit that figure there's a potential negative impact on display performance (reduced gamut, calibration artifacts). One line of thought says it's not necessary - you match the monitor luminance to a print viewing area and wherever the print ends up after that you rely on viewers' eyes to adapt and/or adequate display lights to be used.
Agree, I did say 'to match viewing conditions' also that there is 'no correct value'.
Quote:Agree, I did say 'to match viewing conditions' also that there is 'no correct value'.
I was thinking more of the Eizo luminance, for which it's probably okay. Dell monitors don't usually have high-bit internal LUTs, so the more native/minimalistic the calibration is, generally the better. Ironically, sometimes you need higher-end calibration software to do less.
Glyn Dewis covers this topic in his Perfect Prints Guide,everything you need to now.and he uses a 10s.
https://glyndewis.com/printing-your-pictures-everything-you-need-to-know/?v=79cba1185463
https://glyndewis.com/printing-your-pictures-everything-you-need-to-know/?v=79cba1185463
