Hi,
I'm trying to calibrate my screen for some prints and need "professional quality", not something for a Christmas card. I tried using Supercal and the profile came out too dark and "contrasty" - maybe I did it wrong.
Has anyone had experience of this or am I just going to have to accept that I need to pay for hardware like Spyder to do it properly.
I'm using Aperture - hence my post here.
Jon
iPad Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
The only way to accurately profile a screen is with a hardware calibrator. I like the ones from Xrite.
Hi William,
thanks for for the reply, which of their calibrators do you use - and are you using an iMac?
jon
I have an older product from them; actually it's old enough the drivers don't work any more, but I had calibrated my monitor and use the profile for like 7 years.
I just upgraded to an iMac so I really need to get a new calibrator. I'd probably go with the ColorMunki or the i1Display Pro; I'd just get the one that calibrated the screen; usually the "photo" models can calibrate paper too, ensuring that if you're printing photos from your Mac, that you can get an exact match. I gave up on printing photos and send them out to a lab so that's a waste of money for me.
Hi William,
Yes I'm using a lab too. I just need to make sure I'm not laying out over £100 for ColorMunki for hardly any difference. It depends on the reviews you read, some people say the iMac standard profile is poor and others say it's good. I guess there's only one way to find out and that's buy it and see!
Supercal vs Spyder screen calibration
