On a PC: go to specific Display Calibration on a PC
On a MAC:
Create a display color calibration profile for a specific printer:
(For example > if you are going to be printing on ICARUS, print the Print Safe Colors Image on ICARUS > then follow the guidelines and title your calibration on your monitor ICARUS (with the Date)
• Print the Print Safe Colors Image
on your specific printer (ICARUS, LEONARDO, your inkjet printer, Epson 9600 on 3rd floor, or an outsource printer)
• Print with the specific substrate you will be using (color copy paper, regular paper, canvas, Epson watercolor paper
*All calibrations will be different, for each printer and substrate or any combination.
• Keep the file image on your screen and compare it to your print
• Go to System Preferences > Displays > Color >
• Choose the display mode that is standard for your display (Start with Color LCD for laptops, IMAC for Imac, Dell_____ for the Dell Monitors, etc)
• Click Calibrate
• Check Expert Mode.
• Follow the steps in the calibration menu paying specific attention to white tempurature to Match the display to the printed image.
• As you continue through each toned apple - the dark apple will help you color match the dark tones- so move the gray slider up or down to match the tone move the color slider around to match the colors.
• The light apples will help you color match for the light colors, so move the gray slider up or down to match the tone move the color slider around to match the colors.
• Target Gamma - Mac Standard is generally lighter in the white point and PC Standard is darker in the white point - Uncheck Use native gamma -try moving the toggle to in between Mac and PC or all the way to PC- this might be a closer match to a non reflective substrate.
• Select Target White Point - If your whites and lights are more red in your print move the white point towards the red, if more blue towards the blue etc.
• Save the color profile with the specific printer name that you are matching ie: Icarus 10/12/09
• In system preferences keep Automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes unchecked
* Understand that the brightness toggle on your display or computer keyboard will effect the brightness and contrast expeceted in your print as well. Do not adjust them once you have set up your calbibration.
* If you are using extended monitors there are two approaches:
• keep the extended monitor (Dell) profiled for web. (This will enable you to look at your image in both web and print settings by moving the image from monitor to monitor)
OR
• make the extended monitor (Dell) profiled for print. (This will enable you to look at your image in both monitors set for print by moving the image from monitor to monitor)
Now you should be working with a darker looking screen, when you toggle between your printer named calibration and your native web calibration the print one should look darker.
You will probably still have to make adjustments to your file after you print your first proof but this will get ou
Change a display color calibration profile to web:
• Go to System Preferences > Displays > Color >
Apple Studio Display (for the Mac Desktops)
or
Dell 1780FP(for the schools extended monitors and a better PC color proof)
or
Color LCD (for Mac Laptops)
*You should choose the standard setting that came with your display, this is however a moving target and is not perfect, displays will all be different. The goal is for your image to look good on all of these display settings. This is one of the reasons why extended monitors work well because it give you a PC and a Mac web preview.
