--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 4/11/08 12:26:55 PM, swanseamale472003@...
writes:
>
>
> > Hi my name is Wayne and I'm living in Wales UK.
> > I'm having a problem callibrating my dell CRT monitor with the
spyder2.
> > I followed the instructions carefully my monitor needed lots of
red
> > added to match the other colour levels, but the before and after
> > results were staggering, the before was miles better, the after
was a
> > lot too magenta (and I mean a lot!) I did it in the dark to
avoid any
> > ambiant light affecting the results.
> > Anybody got any ideas where I might have gone wrong, or is this a
> > known issue, HELP!!
> >
>
> I assume you are checking the box for RGB Gains controls, and
setting your
> whitepoint by adjusting the individual Gain controls. Since this
step seems to
> be getting you in trouble, the first thing to do is to reset your
gains the
> default values, UNCHECK this box, choose an appropriate
whitepoint, and
> calibration WITHOUT gains adjustments. See if this produces a
reasonable result. If so,
> you have found the step that is causing your problems. If not,
then you can
> move on to looking elsewhere for the problem.
>
> C. David Tobie
> WW Product Technology Manager
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor
> CDTobie@...
> www.datacolor.com/Spyder3
>
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Thanks for the reply, I'll give it a go and see what happens.
Thanks mate. Wayne