Photography.ca » printer calibration https://www.photography.ca Photography podcast blog and forum Sat, 31 Dec 2016 09:00:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Photography.ca blog and podcast discusses fine art photography, general photography and digital photography Marko Kulik no Marko Kulik photography.ca@gmail.com photography.ca@gmail.com (Marko Kulik) 2008 Photography podcast blog and forum photography podcast,photography,digital photography,fine art photography, learning photography Photography.ca » printer calibration http://www.photography.ca/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/itunes_photo.jpg https://www.photography.ca 63 — Review of the Colormunki and the i1XTreme https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/03/20/63-review-of-the-colormunki-and-the-i1xtreme/ https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/03/20/63-review-of-the-colormunki-and-the-i1xtreme/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:54:27 +0000 Marko Kulik http://www.photography.ca/blog/?p=263 Photography podcast #63 features a review of the Colormunki and the i1XTreme monitor/printer/projector profiling systems. These are hardware systems that use a spectrophotometer to measure the color from hardware devices like monitors, printers, projectors (and in the case of the i1XTreme, scanners and cameras as well). So many of us are printing from our homes, offices or home-offices and we want accurate colours from our RGB or CMYK printers. These hardware devices absolutely simplify this extremely confusing process and both products come highly recommended. After the review, we ask Joe Brady of MACgroupUS in a telephone interview, to clarify what we need to do in Photoshop’s printing dialogue boxes to assure us of a good monitor to printer print. This is a common area of confusion for many photographers trying to print on their own printers.

UPDATE — In the podcast I say that the ColorMunki is restricted to use on 3 monitors. This restriction has been lifted.

The ColorMunki

The ColorMunki

i1Xtreme

i1Xtreme

Photoshops dialogue boxes

Photoshop’s dialogue boxes

Links mentioned in this podcast:
colormunki
i1XTREME

ColorMunki summary tutorial on Youtube
X-rite Eye One ( i1 ) 1 of 2 — Monitor Setup from colorHQ.com
X-rite Eye One ( i1 ) 2 of 2 — Monitor Adjustments from colorHQ.com
Podcast #62 — Monitor — printer calibration (an introduction) — Interview with Joe Brady
Purchase the colorMunki at B&H — Purchase the i1XTreme at B&H (what I reviewed) Purchase the i1 Photo at B&H (a good alternative if you don’t need the extra bells and whistles).
Joe Brady Photography

Link I forgot to mention — Just like there are better monitors for photography, there are better printers with good print drivers that work well with the 2 systems reviewed in this podcast. 2 recommended printers Epson R1900 and Epson R2880 at B&H

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Thanks as always to Steven K, benny, Lovin and SuzieQ who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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]]> https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/03/20/63-review-of-the-colormunki-and-the-i1xtreme/feed/ 7 colormunki,i1,i1 extreme,monitor calibration,photography,printer calibration Photography podcast #63 features a review of the Colormunki and the i1XTreme monitor/printer/projector profiling systems. These are hardware systems that use a spectrophotometer to measure the color from hardware devices like monitors, printers, Photography podcast #63 features a review of the Colormunki and the i1XTreme monitor/printer/projector profiling systems. These are hardware systems that use a spectrophotometer to measure the color from hardware devices like monitors, printers, projectors (and in the case of the i1XTreme, scanners and cameras as well). So many of us are printing from our homes, offices or home-offices and we want accurate colours from our RGB or CMYK printers. These hardware devices absolutely simplify this extremely confusing process and both products come highly recommended. After the review, we ask Joe Brady of MACgroupUS in a telephone interview, to clarify what we need to do in Photoshop's printing dialogue boxes to assure us of a good monitor to printer print. This is a common area of confusion for many photographers trying to print on their own printers. UPDATE - In the podcast I say that the ColorMunki is restricted to use on 3 monitors. This restriction has been lifted. Links mentioned in this podcast: colormunki i1XTREME ColorMunki summary tutorial on Youtube X-rite Eye One ( i1 ) 1 of 2 - Monitor Setup from colorHQ.com X-rite Eye One ( i1 ) 2 of 2 - Monitor Adjustments from colorHQ.com Podcast #62 - Monitor - printer calibration (an introduction) - Interview with Joe Brady Purchase the colorMunki at B&H - Purchase the i1XTreme at B&H (what I reviewed) Purchase the i1 Photo at B&H (a good alternative if you don't need the extra bells and whistles). Joe Brady Photography Link I forgot to mention - Just like there are better monitors for photography, there are better printers with good print drivers that work well with the 2 systems reviewed in this podcast. 2 recommended printers Epson R1900 and Epson R2880 at B&H If you are still lurking, feel free to join our friendly :) Photography forum Thanks as always to Steven K, benny, Lovin and SuzieQ who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and to all the new members of the bulletin board. If you are looking at this material on any other site except Photography.ca - Please hop on over to the Photography.ca blog and podcast and get this and other photography info directly from the source. I Subscribe with iTunes I Subscribe via RSS feed I Subscribe with Google Reader I Subscribe for free to the Photography podcast - Photography.ca and get all the posts/podcasts by Email You can download this photography podcast directly by clicking the preceding link or listen to it almost immediately with the embedded player below. Marko Kulik no 62 — Monitor — printer calibration — Interview with Joe Brady https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/03/03/62-monitor-printer-calibration-interview-with-joe-brady/ https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/03/03/62-monitor-printer-calibration-interview-with-joe-brady/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:04:13 +0000 Marko Kulik http://www.photography.ca/blog/?p=223 Photography podcast #62 features an introduction into monitor calibration and profiling and printer calibration and profiling by way of an interview with Joe Brady of MACgroupUS. Joe clears up many common questions that we have when it comes to monitor profiling and tells us straight up why hardware devices that profile your monitor are vastly superior to the profiling software that comes with monitors. We talk about colour space, ICC profiles and how (unfortunately) the average photographer is using a bad monitor and a flawed workflow to proof their work. The next podcast will feature a full review of the colormunki and i1XTreme hardware profiling devices graciously loaned to me by MACgroupUS.

This image is just to illustrate a point. On the left is an image off of an UNcalibrated Eizo Monitor. On the right is that same image on a mid-range monitor that I thought was somewhat calibrated. Side by side you can see how the Eizo has a greater tonal range and less of a cast. The results are WAY more dramatic when you see the resulting prints with your eyes. When you actually calibrate and profile the monitor using quality calibration hardware, you get the best (or close to the best) result that the particular monitor can deliver. This usually translates to a wider tonal range with whites being whiter and blacks cast free as well, compared to the pre-calibrated monitor.

Links mentioned in this podcast:

colormunki
i1XTREME
colormunki training — Videos on using color munki along with color theory
Guess what it is thread

Assignments on our photography bulletin board:
March 2009 Photo Assignment — Wind
March 2009 — Assignment — photographing words — Wind

Thanks as always to Susan, Steven K, Jlabel, Kent Wilson and Tony who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and to all the new members of the bulletin board.

If you are looking at this material on any other site except Photography.ca — Please hop on over to the Photography.ca blog and podcast and get this and other photography info directly from the source. I Subscribe with iTunes I Subscribe via RSS feed I Subscribe with Google Reader I Subscribe for free to the Photography podcast — Photography.ca and get all the posts/podcasts by Email
You can download this photography podcast directly by clicking the preceding link or listen to it almost immediately with the embedded player below.

]]> https://www.photography.ca/blog/2009/03/03/62-monitor-printer-calibration-interview-with-joe-brady/feed/ 8 inkjet printers,monitor calibration,photography,printer calibration Photography podcast #62 features an introduction into monitor calibration and profiling and printer calibration and profiling by way of an interview with Joe Brady of MACgroupUS. Joe clears up many common questions that we have when it comes to monitor... Photography podcast #62 features an introduction into monitor calibration and profiling and printer calibration and profiling by way of an interview with Joe Brady of MACgroupUS. Joe clears up many common questions that we have when it comes to monitor profiling and tells us straight up why hardware devices that profile your monitor are vastly superior to the profiling software that comes with monitors. We talk about colour space, ICC profiles and how (unfortunately) the average photographer is using a bad monitor and a flawed workflow to proof their work. The next podcast will feature a full review of the colormunki and i1XTreme hardware profiling devices graciously loaned to me by MACgroupUS. This image is just to illustrate a point. On the left is an image off of an UNcalibrated Eizo Monitor. On the right is that same image on a mid-range monitor that I thought was somewhat calibrated. Side by side you can see how the Eizo has a greater tonal range and less of a cast. The results are WAY more dramatic when you see the resulting prints with your eyes. When you actually calibrate and profile the monitor using quality calibration hardware, you get the best (or close to the best) result that the particular monitor can deliver. This usually translates to a wider tonal range with whites being whiter and blacks cast free as well, compared to the pre-calibrated monitor. Links mentioned in this podcast: colormunki i1XTREME colormunki training - Videos on using color munki along with color theory Guess what it is thread Assignments on our photography bulletin board: March 2009 Photo Assignment - Wind March 2009 - Assignment - photographing words - Wind Thanks as always to Susan, Steven K, Jlabel, Kent Wilson and Tony who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and to all the new members of the bulletin board. If you are looking at this material on any other site except Photography.ca - Please hop on over to the Photography.ca blog and podcast and get this and other photography info directly from the source. I Subscribe with iTunes I Subscribe via RSS feed I Subscribe with Google Reader I Subscribe for free to the Photography podcast - Photography.ca and get all the posts/podcasts by Email You can download this photography podcast directly by clicking the preceding link or listen to it almost immediately with the embedded player below. Marko Kulik no