since we have the same camera.... can anyone share how you calibrate your monitor..

im using monitor caibration wizard 1.0

and http://www.easyrgb.com/calibrate.php

for our future references....

wow jim, let me try this. ;)

First Bridgebolt will need to give us his name before he can continue on this forum. We gather that Jim is his first name. We will make the change from our side.

Regarding this monitor calibrations, its better than not calibrating at all but will not give you the same results if you were to use a colorimeter such as Monaco Optix. This is probably good for people who don't have Photoshop. If you do have Photoshop, Adobe Gamma is the same thing. For Mac users, under System Preferences>Display>Color the monitor calibration interface is also good for those without a colorimeter.

First Bridgebolt will need to give us his name before he can continue on this forum. We gather that Jim is his first name. We will make the change from our side.

Regarding this monitor calibrations, its better than not calibrating at all but will not give you the same results if you were to use a colorimeter such as Monaco Optix. This is probably good for people who don't have Photoshop. If you do have Photoshop, Adobe Gamma is the same thing. For Mac users, under System Preferences>Display>Color the monitor calibration interface is also good for those without a colorimeter.

thanks for changing my user name..

my intension for this new thread is to be able to standardized how we calibrate our monitor. using various software na available sa net than buying those pricey monitor calibrating hardware such as huey or spider.. yup we can calibrate the color in the system itself but in actual aperance or the color from the monitor might be different specially if your using a 5 yr old monitor...

our primary target is to have same apperance or color from the monitor to the printed pictures as much as posible..

nick, do you know how much are the hardware color calibration systems featured in DPP's second issue? Im looking for one that is not that expensive (hopefully one that can calibrate both LCD/CRT monitors and printers)

scanned through the issue again and meron palang prices dun. sypder2pro na pala pinakamura :(

For Jimmy,
Any monitor calibration is better than no calibration at all. So yes, the site that you pointed us to is important for those that do not have the calibrating gear. The only bad part is that it trusts our eyes, and many times our eyes can be fooled into seeing something. That is why for critical color correction and editing, you are best served with a dedicated colorimeter such as Spyder 2 or even better Monaco Optix.

For Aly,
I recall there being prices for the Monaco Optix on the article. I don't have the issue in front of me. I would suggest first trying the website that Jimmy mentions above and see how that works for you. But if it doesn't work out, you don't have much alternatives other than buying a colorimeter or ask someone who has one go to your place and calibrate it for you. Monitor calbration is the critical first step in digital photography post production. If you decide to purchase, maybe yoiu have a friend or two that want to buy at the same time. I can contact Globis and see if they are willing to extend a discount to our members here. I'm certain they will so please let me know.

@aly -- I also read in other photography forums na there's this guy/company from cebu (might be something like the same in manila) that offers calibration services for a price (i forgot).

Yeah if they charge you P200 it would be okay if you own an LCD since it doesn't need calibrating as oftern as a CRT. However, from my experience, you are better off owning your own piece of equipment because there are many standards you may try calibrating to get the best print to screen match. I had my monitor calibrated twice from outsiders and both times I was not completely satisfied. I got the best results when I bit the bullet and purchased calibrating gear. Now I wonder why I never did it in the start. I agree with Nick Tuason's post above. Its probably the first and most critical part of post production.