Monitor Calibration Levels?

[Emulator]

What are your current display settings for a fixed target white point?

I am using D50 and a white luminance level of 110 cd/m2 for my LCD display.

It would be interesting to know what members favour.

 

[crenedecotret]

There are no best values.

I try to not keep it too far off from it's native white point. My old monitor was calibrated at D50 (native 5400). My new monitor is 6400K native white point, I calibrated it to D65. Truth is the eyes adapt really quickly as long as your profile is good and the display looks neutral. Brightness/contrast is probably more important.

I use 110 cdm but that's after trial and error. It's a good value for the room I'm in, during the evening. I get excellent screen-to-print matches. It's probably not a bad starting point for most.

Using a test print off a profiled printer, it the screen looks much brighter than the print, recalibrate with a lower cd/m value until it seems right. If the soft proof seems a bit warmer than the actual print and you are running D50, try D55, D60 or D65.

 

[3dogs]

I use D65 @ 90cd/m2 most of the time, but test print frequently and adjust.
I REALLY need to invest in a proper viewing light box, but have thus far relied on adjustment to suit ambient at viewing point.
Settings when I do get around to printing for a Club comp. differ from my own home wall display.

So, its a moving target !!!!!!!

Cheers,

Andrew

 

[CakeHole]

If you are serious about calibrating a monitor check out
http://www.spectracal.com/

 

[palombian]

I use D65 @ 90cd/m2 most of the time, but test print frequently and adjust.
I REALLY need to invest in a proper viewing light box, but have thus far relied on adjustment to suit ambient at viewing point.
Settings when I do get around to printing for a Club comp. differ from my own home wall display.

So, its a moving target !!!!!!!

Cheers,

Andrew

I calibrate on D65, can't get my screen under 110cd, but this is OK for the room.
Maybe I should replace my 10 years old DELL 1905FP P-MVA monitor.

Regarding test prints and readjusting - with or without special lights - I observed that some, mostly matte papers need to dry before showing the real result.
So the next morning my corrected print was too pale and I better didn't touch the settings.

IMO soft proofing is the only way to go.

 

[Emulator]

Paper drying time is very significant, most noticeable when creating profiles.

24 hours is, I reckon, the minimum, (despite the 10 minutes that the profiling tools suggest) changes are still occurring but the rate of change is slowing.

I tested an Argyll chart on microporous glossy, repeated the reading and profile generation 3 months later, from the original printed chart, which had been protected from light and atmosphere. The profiled results were visibly different.

It means that the target is always moving, take your pick.

 

[crenedecotret]

I hear dye ink takes more time to stabilize than pigment. Who knows maybe 10 minutes is enough with a pigment printer, but I always wait at least 24 hours. I haven't seen any difference with my printer and papers with more than that, but there is a minimum. The 10 minutes for the colormunki software was not enough... 3-4 hours was not enough. Now I just wait a full day and I'm happy with the results. Usually a 10-minutes wait will work, but you get a bit more detail in the prints after waiting 24 hours before you profile.

 

[palombian]

The Colormunki software allows to use a previously print 1st test chart, but how do you manage a longer dry time for the second ?

 

[Emulator]

I think with Colormunki charts you would have to use a single chart, but I did mine with Argyll, also a single chart.

 

[Emulator]

@palombian said - The Colormunki software allows to use a previously print 1st test chart, but how do you manage a longer dry time for the second ?

On second thoughts, with the Colormunki, at a later date, could you not print a second chart, but use an earlier second chart in the measurement process?