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matching monitor to print

2008-12-04 by Stephen Kobrin

Thanks to everyone who provided advice on matching the monitor and
print.  Two adjustments got me reasonably close.  First, I used the
advanced rather than the easy mode for the Xrite oneeye2 software and
second, I reduced the luminance of the monitor substantially.  While
the controls on my Dell 24" monitor would not allow me reduce the
brightness sufficiently to get to the target luminance of 90 cd/m(2),
I got most of the way there. I still need a slight brightness
adjustment curve to align the print and monitor, but that is easy
enough. Furthermore, since I use monitor's DVI connection to my Mac
for photography and the VGA connection to a PC for work, the dimmer
setting does not pose a problem.

Steve

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