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Apple Cinema Display and Spyder2 Pro

Apple Cinema Display and Spyder2 Pro

2006-07-06 by alepeina

Last week I switched from CRT to a new 20" Apple Cinema Display and I'm having a tough 
time getting a good calibration. (yes, I know it's not the best LCD but I'm in Costa Rica, that's 
all there was available).

I'm trying to calibrate to 2.2, 6500K and 120cd/m2 cause most of my work is photo 
retouching.

I've tried calibrating to Native but it gets me to around 6700K. Then when I try with 6500 it 
gives me a redish tone on the blacks, but just the blacks.

¿Has anyone profiled a Cinema Display and with what settings?

Thanks,

Re: [colorvision_group] Apple Cinema Display and Spyder2 Pro

2006-07-07 by CDTobie@aol.com


In a message dated 7/6/06 6:18:43 PM, alepeina@... writes:


Last week I switched from CRT to a new 20" Apple Cinema Display and I'm having a tough
time getting a good calibration. (yes, I know it's not the best LCD but I'm in Costa Rica, that's
all there was available).

I'm trying to calibrate to 2.2, 6500K and 120cd/m2 cause most of my work is photo
retouching.

I've tried calibrating to Native but it gets me to around 6700K. Then when I try with 6500 it
gives me a redish tone on the blacks, but just the blacks.

¿Has anyone profiled a Cinema Display and with what settings?

Those are very reasonable settings for a Cinema. I calibrate that and other Cinema models to a forced 6500k whitepoint regularly. Should have no particular effect near black to force the white end... experiment a bit more, and if it continues, then send me a copy of the resulting profile, along with a screenshot of the curves window, after having run a validation so that there are uncalibrated and calibrated curves showing. Occasionally Cinemas are misadjusted internally, making them unprofilable externally. Send to , not to the list.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com

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