CALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for better editing
CALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for better editing You adjust colors in Photoshop based on what you see on the screen. Because each monitor displays color differently and because those characteristics change over time, you should calibrate and profile your monitor regularly to make sure that you are viewing the colors that are actually in your files. Calibration is the process of setting your monitor to an established color standard. Profiling is the process of creating an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile, a description of how your monitor reproduces color. Although the Macintosh System Preferences includes a display-calibration tool and Photoshop CS3 installs the Adobe Gamma utility on Windows, these software-only methods are very subjective. Using a hardware-calibration device is an easier and more accurate method of adjusting your monitor. Both X-Rite and ColorVision make affordable devices. A colorimeter corrects the color on your screen. A spectrophotometer measures and adjusts color for both your monitor and printer. You can easily make your monitor display accurate color using the X-Rite i1 Display LT colorimeter or the X-Rite i1 Photo LT spectrophotometer. 22 33 44 55 66 20 Note: The following steps are those used for either the X-Rite i1 Display LT or the X-Rite i1 Photo LT. 1 Install the X-Rite i1 Match software included with the device, launch it, and plug the device into a USB port. Note: Macintosh users should be logged in as the Admin account. 2 Click the monitor image. 3 Click Easy. 4 Click the Forward button. The Monitor Type screen appears. 5 Click to select your monitor type. 6 Click the Forward button. 7 Place your i1 Display on a black surface or place the i1 Pro in its cradle and click Calibrate. 8 Click the Forward button to continue.
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