TV’s are not my specialty but I found an interesting press release about this topic.

http://www.xrite.com/company_press_room.aspx?News=583

David

Thanks

I very much appreciate the video on calibrating the MacBook Pro display with the X-Rite colorimeter. It’s just what I needed and answers my questions. Thanks!

If you would like quality advice on this topic I strongly recommend reading Bruce Fraser’s Real World Color Management.

None of this though directly relates to your printing troubles. How you calibrate, or even if you calibrate, your monitor has nothing to do with the color that comes out of your printer. The screen and the printer are completely independent devices– one creates beams of light, the other dots of ink.

When you calibrate a monitor you are “truing it up” so that it accurately displays the colors in your image. When you use an accurate profile with an inkjet printer you are using the chemical formula that, in theory, will create the closest possible match to the colors in your image. But these two– the monitor calibration and the printer profile–are totally unrelated since each devices creates an entirely different type of output.

I am going to give you some links that might help with your printing troubles, but I must make it clear that I do not own an inkjet printer. I HATE INKJET PRINTING. Unlike many of esteemed my colleagues, I believe that inkjet printing is a wasteful, expensive process and that most photographers are better off sending their files out to a professional lab. (Again, this is just my opinion based on five frustrating years working with Epson and Canon printers and my totally lack of interest in the paper surface, matting, and framing as “part of my art” debate.)

If you really want top-quality inkjet prints I recommend taking a Digital Fine Printing Workshop like this from the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. If a workshop is beyond your budget then I recommend reading George DeWolfe’s Digital Photography Fine Print Workshop.

You might also find these tutorials helpful. Some were written for older versions of Photoshop, but they are all still relevant.

• Printing on an Epson with CS3 Video Tutorial from Russell Brown
• Inkjet Printing Advice from Andrew Rodney
• Printing with Colour Management from Ian Lyons

best of luck,

David Marx

I appreciate you taking the time to show how to “correct” for the lack of controls on Apple monitors. My question is, that I have heard that for graphic designers and photographers that the kelvin needs to be set to 5000K. I tried this and it really turned my screen yellow. In your video, you recommend 6500K which is much whiter. What are your thoughts on this? I am printing to a Epson 9880. I print through Photoshop CS3 and I make sure that I load the paper profiles from Epson before I print however, the color I am receiving is all over the place. I did calibrate my monitor with the “spyder” however, that product made things worse. I am considering buying the Xrite product after hearing so may people rave about it. I appreciate any help. Thanks again…

I countlessly find this website so helpful and I was so grateful for this video. Thank You!!

Best of luck,
David

p.s. If anyone else has 1st hand advice here please chime in.

Thanks in advance.

I was wondering about macbook pro’s and led back lights etc. I’d always set my screen to luminance of 90 as it was recommended… but it felt way too dark. You’re settings and guide have helped me out no end!

Thanks.