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I am trying to get my head around monitor calibration and colour profiles. I am not a newbie to Photoshop and most things in Photoshop I can read, play with and understand, but calibration/profiles for some reason go straight over my head. Therefore, I have decided that it’s time to grab the bull by the horns and really try to understand it once and for all.
What I want to do is ensure that when I am adjusting photos in Photoshop they are as accurate as possible. My whole workflow is in sRGB. The images will be used mainly for web/email use and also sending to a high street lab for photo printing. I rarely print from my inkjet, so am not so interested in printer profiles.
I used to use Adobe Gamma, but I have found this has been discontinued now. I bought a Colorvision Spyder Express2, but I could see that the colors were not right (just using everyday apps like Internet Explorer, etc) and so uninstalled it.
If I look at a photo on-screen in Photoshop, which is in sRGB working space, it looks OK. But, if I assign a profile using the Dell monitor profile, or the Spyder Express 2 profile, the colours become more saturated and the shadows become darker. In saturation/shadow order they go, sRGB, Spyder, Dell. The Dell profile having the darkest shadows and the most colour saturation. The difference between the Spyder and the Dell profile is mainly that the Dell profile has darker shadows, the saturation looks about the same, but looks more saturated because of the shadows.
So, anyone have any good links or advise on the best way to get the best results?
FWIW, I am using the following:
Windows Vista
PS CS3
Dell 1707FPV LCD monitor
Also, when I look at sites such as http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ my monitor is fine with highlights, but struggles to see some shadows. For example, I can only distinguish from 4/5 onwards here:
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php.
What I want to do is ensure that when I am adjusting photos in Photoshop they are as accurate as possible. My whole workflow is in sRGB. The images will be used mainly for web/email use and also sending to a high street lab for photo printing. I rarely print from my inkjet, so am not so interested in printer profiles.
I used to use Adobe Gamma, but I have found this has been discontinued now. I bought a Colorvision Spyder Express2, but I could see that the colors were not right (just using everyday apps like Internet Explorer, etc) and so uninstalled it.
If I look at a photo on-screen in Photoshop, which is in sRGB working space, it looks OK. But, if I assign a profile using the Dell monitor profile, or the Spyder Express 2 profile, the colours become more saturated and the shadows become darker. In saturation/shadow order they go, sRGB, Spyder, Dell. The Dell profile having the darkest shadows and the most colour saturation. The difference between the Spyder and the Dell profile is mainly that the Dell profile has darker shadows, the saturation looks about the same, but looks more saturated because of the shadows.
So, anyone have any good links or advise on the best way to get the best results?
FWIW, I am using the following:
Windows Vista
PS CS3
Dell 1707FPV LCD monitor
Also, when I look at sites such as http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ my monitor is fine with highlights, but struggles to see some shadows. For example, I can only distinguish from 4/5 onwards here:
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php.
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