Re: LCD Monitor setup for production
I was told the following by a GretagMacbeth tech support for the Eye-One Display, concerning the Eye-One Match software (BTW make sure you have the latest version of the Match software):
"Okay, best thing for Old CRT's is to Not set a luminance target. Leave it As is, No Change"
"often, targeting a luminance higher than what the monitor will do will actually get you a color shift"
"Use No Change, see what your monitors native luminance is, it will be listed as Current in the summary screen"
"to fine your monitors' Native, you must leave it at No Change, then the software will make the profile and video card calibration, and only after all of that, will it be able to calculate the current luminance"
Note: Support discussion was about using Monitor Validator, which I can give the whole discussion if need be:
Don: So to reiterate, I will re-calibrate and choose 5300K (close to my paper, which is the closest I can get since I can't scan it since I don't have an Eye-One Pro, but only an Eye-One Display 2), Gamma 2.2 - Recommended, Luminance No change, go through the process, make the profile, run validator, and re-calibrate use the same profile name as the original, using this same workflow after I'm above Delta E of 1 on any colors.
Don: Above Delta E of 1 from my baseline (Note: The baseline is as close as that monitor will get to the target)
TS: Sounds good, though we usually make the profile name show the date when you made it to keep track of which profile is which. I also put the software version in the profile name, like M361 for Match 3.6.1 and put the white point and gamma in there as well
Don: So if a color on my baseline is Delta E of 2 (closest it's gonna get), then I would re-calibrate when the Delta E for that color goes over 3, right?
TS: Correct
Don: OK. So I use the same reference.txt, and I will validate the old profile until I make a new one, and then use that new profile as monitor profile in Validator, but Validator will keep track of the info from all times I used Validator, no matter what profile was used at the time.
TS: yes"
Hope this helps, although this discussion was about a CRT monitor, and out current thread is about LCD monitor.
Don