Monitor Calibration

[england1965]

Does anyone use any tools/techniques for calibrating their monitor to the printed output they receive.

My flatscreens always appear too light (that is the prints sometimes tend come out too dark). I have tried setting them down at their lowest darkness settings but they are generally too light (compared with the prints). if you see what I mean.

Is this a feature of flatscreens - maybe I was lucky with my old IBM P70 CRT?

I have seen reviews of (I think) a "Spider" for calibrating screens but it seems overkill (and expensive) if it's an issue with the screen.

Cheers

Mark

[otooleg]

Just purchased Spyder software for that very reason - seems to make my screen look a bit green but the finished article as printed appears okay - early days!

A great deal depends on your printer, what kind of ink you use as well as the quality of your monitor.

Regards

George :)

[Stemmy]

Always CRT for me. Flat screens colour seems to shift as you move your head.

Tried a spider and after all the processing couldnt see any difference from what I had set it at using Rack of Eye.

We had a little discussion about it here if you are interested CLICK HERE (http://www.wedding-photography.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34&highlight=calibration)

[Alan Schofield]

After reading the thread regarding setting up your moniter I could not find the download for the test page

Please help

Alan