Maybe calibration isn't as important as it used to be. I don't buy printed books any longer, nor read printed magazines, or newspapers, so I don't expect anyone else to as well. I buy ebooks, mobi, online news, online catalogues at Amazon and Walmart. And realize that most customers of these view on unmatched color iPads, Kindles, PCs, and Macs. So if on my screen it looks good enough with detail in shadows and whites aren't blown out, then I have no control on how anyone views what I provide. Or maybe I'm wrong. JohnR Sent from JRs iPad Air
On Jun 6, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Andrew Rodney <andrew@digitaldog.net> wrote:
On Jun 6, 2014, at 1:29 PM, John Robinson <jrswebhome@yahoo.com> wrote:
So if I understand correctly, on my iMac, I am to calibrate by "looking" at a color proof and using calibration gizmo to match on a screen, but I am not to "look" at a proof and match to my personal "taste"?
The idea is to calibrate (alter the characteristics) of the display to produce an idealized behavior. That is usually a behavior whereby one see's a visual match to the print. IOW, WYSIWYG. Could be a proof, another print, another similar display, etc. The better systems allow multiple calibration targets for differing output. They switch on the fly to these calibration targets and load the associated ICC profile.
See: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/why_are_my_prints_too_dark.shtml
Andrew Rodney http://www.digitaldog.net/