Calibrating the monitor

[hmcfly]

I have Spyder2 and have ran their calibration program and saved it. Is there anyway I can get Elements 5 to use that for screen and printing?

[chas3stix]

You sure can.
The profile that you saved should be in the profile list. Just highlight it and that's the profile PSE5 will use. I hope this helps.
Chas

[TonyW]

I have Spyder2 and have ran their calibration program and saved it. Is there anyway I can get Elements 5 to use that for screen and printing?

You also might want to check out this thread.

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17713

The Spyder will generate a monitor profile which you use for viewing. You don't want to use that one for printing. For that you would use the profile for the specific printer and paper.

Tony

[hmcfly]

I give up where do I find the list of profiles? I checked the preference box and colr management and can't find it ...thanks

[TonyW]

You can probably get to it through Windows - Display>Settings>Advanced>Color Management or better still load the Windows Color Management Applet.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/colorcontrol.mspx

Tony

[Inspeqtor]

You can probably get to it through Windows - Display>Settings>Advanced>Color Management or better still load the Windows Color Management Applet.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/colorcontrol.mspx

Tony


Tony, does the Windows Color Management Applet work with an LCD monitor? I did not see anything on the Windows web site saying it did or did not work with LCD's.
I have read that Adobe Gamma does not work with LCD monitors.

[TonyW]

Charles: I'm sure it will work but it's NOT a display calibrator like Adobe Gamma, Spyders or Hueys. It just gives you an easier way to see the profiles that are associated with the display, printer, scanner. Also handy for switching profiles (for example if you have a laptop that you also connect to a monitor or projector). And it's free :)

Tony

[hmcfly]

Ok you are saying what ever color management windows uses
Elements picks up on it. The only reason I ask is cause in CS2 you open a preference box and tell it inside CS2. I thought it might have been there.

[TonyW]

I'm no expert but I do have CS2 and I think it works much the same as Elements except there are more options for color settings but they don't change the monitor profile. Whatever monitor profile you select in Windows is the one that both CS2 and Elements use.

Tony

[Cobalt Blue]

If you have the Spyder2Express, it should automatically load the profile into your video card - that's the way mine has worked. When I start up the computer, a blurb from the Spyder2Express software comes up and tells me it successfully loaded it. It will also alert you to re-calibrate in a couple of weeks as well. I used it on my LCD with great success. I print to an outside lab.

[sundial1999]

how can i get the spyder2 to calibrate my monitor and get what i see to print the same way...there's a big difference in what i'm seeing and what i'm printing.

[Georgette Grossman]

How often should you calibrate an LCD monitor with the Spyder 2? I calibrated in August when I bought it but have not calibrated since.

TIA,
gg

[hmcfly]

I also have the spyder2 and mine only worked for 1 month until I changed it to 6 months. The program should tell you when its time is up but in case you want to change how long you need to run the spyder2.exe and then click up top on small spyder2 and go to preference and tell it how long before you recalibrate.

[Georgette Grossman]

I understand that the program will remind you to calibrate for whatever time period you set. But how often SHOULD you do it... do you get color drift on the LCD screen??? Is there a reason to calibrate every once in awhile? What is a reasonable once in awhile?? :confused:

TIA,
gg

[chas3stix]

gg,
Every six months should be fine for normal home use.
Professional photographers I know recalibrate monthly and some even weekly.
When you're printing for a living, you have to keep everything the same.
Chas