Posted by Lance Warley on December 18, 2011 at 10:40 AM
On my Lenovo X201 laptop, a calibrated Lenovo Thinkvision 1920x1200 L220 X looks great.
On my new Puget Genesis system, the same monitor, in UNcalibrated mode, looks very similar, almost identical, to the same monitor when it's in calibrated mode on the laptop.
On the Genesis, when I put the same monitor in calibrated mode, it loses vibrancy and brightness, especially in the reds and magentas.
I didn't notice it at first on the Genesis because I was working with photos of white birds on green bg's. When I looked at sunrises/sunsets with reds and magentas on the Puget, the difference was startling: Calibrated looks really bad compared to uncalibrated on the Genesis.
I used Spyder with its latest sw version to calibrate the monitor on the laptop and on the Genesis. Both systems are Win 7 64 bit. The laptop doesn't have a separate graphics card. The Genesis has an Nvidia card, with the Nvidia control panel set to "other applications control color settings." I ran the Win 7 Display Color Calibration module on both systems, and I didn't need to change anything to have the gamut/brightness/etc. appear the way they're supposed to appear, per the images in the Win 7 module.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I thought calibration was supposed to be the equalizer by creating profiles for each system.
Posted by Greg Lessard on December 18, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Hi Lance,
I have had similar troubles with my spyder. When I use it there is a slight green tint left on my screen and subsequently my prints. I had a friend who is well versed in color management try to solve the issue. After many hours through multiple sessions and lots of research, he decided to give up and suggest getting a new spyder. I wish I had a better solution for you.
Good luck!
Greg
Posted by Lance Warley on December 18, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Thanks, Greg. Did the new spyder device fix the problem?
Discussion
2 repliesOn my new Puget Genesis system, the same monitor, in UNcalibrated mode, looks very similar, almost identical, to the same monitor when it's in calibrated mode on the laptop.
On the Genesis, when I put the same monitor in calibrated mode, it loses vibrancy and brightness, especially in the reds and magentas.
I didn't notice it at first on the Genesis because I was working with photos of white birds on green bg's. When I looked at sunrises/sunsets with reds and magentas on the Puget, the difference was startling: Calibrated looks really bad compared to uncalibrated on the Genesis.
I used Spyder with its latest sw version to calibrate the monitor on the laptop and on the Genesis. Both systems are Win 7 64 bit. The laptop doesn't have a separate graphics card. The Genesis has an Nvidia card, with the Nvidia control panel set to "other applications control color settings." I ran the Win 7 Display Color Calibration module on both systems, and I didn't need to change anything to have the gamut/brightness/etc. appear the way they're supposed to appear, per the images in the Win 7 module.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I thought calibration was supposed to be the equalizer by creating profiles for each system.
I have had similar troubles with my spyder. When I use it there is a slight green tint left on my screen and subsequently my prints. I had a friend who is well versed in color management try to solve the issue. After many hours through multiple sessions and lots of research, he decided to give up and suggest getting a new spyder. I wish I had a better solution for you.
Good luck!
Greg