iMac Monitor calibration
Greetings to all, I am a commercial photographer who has run out of time (and patience) waiting for the "new" MacPro to be announced. I have given up trying to wrestle my Nikon D800 files out of my outdated MacPro so I have ordered an iMac. Hopefully this will at least move me in a positive direction. Not perfect but better. My question to all of you is what is the best way to calibrate the display? I am currently using a SpectraView setup on my NEC which works well. But I sense the iMac is a different animal. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Regards and thanks in advance David Ramsey
Hello David: No problem with your NEC and SpectraView. You probably will have issues with connecting the NEC (you did not mention which model NEC). I assume you currently have the dual link DVI cable you are using with your current MacPro. Does it work on the iMac? Even though I had my NEC PA 271w before NEC was giving out the appropriate cables to connect with the Thunderbolt outlet, NEC sent me one mini display port to NEC display port, at no charge. What display port(s) are available on your new iMac? You don't mention what display you want to calibrate? For your NEC, keep using the software and hardware you have. You did not mention the hardware you use. Now, for the iMac display, it will never match your NEC display. Get used to that. What I use to profile my MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display is my i1 Pro version "D" spectrophotometer, and the i1Profiler software. You definitely can use this combination to profile your NEC display. It's just that the innards of the NEC will not be profiled, as does the NEC SpectraView II software. My MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display will never ever be any good for digital imaging. I use it for the tools, and have the image file on the NEC PA 271w. Apple and others offer, at a high cost, a dual link cable to go to thunderbolt to the usual (if there is a usual) Dual link DVI cable on the NEC display. Forget that! ! ! I tried three different ones, two apple, and one from Macsales.com. Again. Forget that cable at $99.00. Never worked for me! Should NEC not be able to supply you with the mini display to display port cable, it is available from Video Cables - DisplayPort - Monoprice.com www.monoprice.com › Cables Jump to Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cables (6): See more information for 3ft 32AWG Mini DisplayPort Cable - White, In Stock ... Very very reasonable in price. I did purchase one from them before I understood I could get one at no cost from NEC. So, I have two. That's okay. Did I answer your questions? Cheers Millers' Photography L.L.C. David Miller, member Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center spinnakerphotoimagingcenter@dnmillerphoto.com 360 739 2826 On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:42 PM, David Ramsey <david@davidramseyphotography.com> wrote:
Greetings to all,
I am a commercial photographer who has run out of time (and patience) waiting for the "new" MacPro to be announced. I have given up trying to wrestle my Nikon D800 files out of my outdated MacPro so I have ordered an iMac. Hopefully this will at least move me in a positive direction. Not perfect but better. My question to all of you is what is the best way to calibrate the display? I am currently using a SpectraView setup on my NEC which works well. But I sense the iMac is a different animal. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Regards and thanks in advance David Ramsey
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David…….. I see I went sideways on your question. I just got so caught up on the profiling stuff. Profile your iMac with whatever software and hardware you have available. I wrote you what I use. You may already have what is needed. Like my MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display, you will never get the trusted density and color you have with your NEC! Millers' Photography L.L.C. David Miller, member Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center spinnakerphotoimagingcenter@dnmillerphoto.com 360 739 2826 On Apr 23, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center <spinnakerphotoimagingcenter@dnmillerphoto.com> wrote:
Hello David:
No problem with your NEC and SpectraView. You probably will have issues with connecting the NEC (you did not mention which model NEC).
I assume you currently have the dual link DVI cable you are using with your current MacPro. Does it work on the iMac?
Even though I had my NEC PA 271w before NEC was giving out the appropriate cables to connect with the Thunderbolt outlet, NEC sent me one mini display port to NEC display port, at no charge. What display port(s) are available on your new iMac?
You don't mention what display you want to calibrate? For your NEC, keep using the software and hardware you have. You did not mention the hardware you use.
Now, for the iMac display, it will never match your NEC display. Get used to that. What I use to profile my MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display is my i1 Pro version "D" spectrophotometer, and the i1Profiler software. You definitely can use this combination to profile your NEC display. It's just that the innards of the NEC will not be profiled, as does the NEC SpectraView II software. My MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display will never ever be any good for digital imaging. I use it for the tools, and have the image file on the NEC PA 271w.
Apple and others offer, at a high cost, a dual link cable to go to thunderbolt to the usual (if there is a usual) Dual link DVI cable on the NEC display. Forget that! ! ! I tried three different ones, two apple, and one from Macsales.com. Again. Forget that cable at $99.00. Never worked for me!
Should NEC not be able to supply you with the mini display to display port cable, it is available from
Video Cables - DisplayPort - Monoprice.com www.monoprice.com › Cables Jump to Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cables (6): See more information for 3ft 32AWG Mini DisplayPort Cable - White, In Stock ...
Very very reasonable in price. I did purchase one from them before I understood I could get one at no cost from NEC. So, I have two. That's okay.
Did I answer your questions?
Cheers
Millers' Photography L.L.C. David Miller, member Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center spinnakerphotoimagingcenter@dnmillerphoto.com
360 739 2826
On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:42 PM, David Ramsey <david@davidramseyphotography.com> wrote:
Greetings to all,
I am a commercial photographer who has run out of time (and patience) waiting for the "new" MacPro to be announced. I have given up trying to wrestle my Nikon D800 files out of my outdated MacPro so I have ordered an iMac. Hopefully this will at least move me in a positive direction. Not perfect but better. My question to all of you is what is the best way to calibrate the display? I am currently using a SpectraView setup on my NEC which works well. But I sense the iMac is a different animal. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Regards and thanks in advance David Ramsey
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Apologies if I wasn't clear. I am wanting to calibrate best as possible my iMac screen. Is this realistic? I will still be using the NEC along side as the bellwether but having both in somewhat sync would be great. Since the iMac has it's brightness control as part of the keyboard, like notebooks, is there any way to override this so those of us who type badly do not constantly change the brightness not on purpose? David Ramsey On Apr 23, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center wrote:
Hello David:
No problem with your NEC and SpectraView. You probably will have issues with connecting the NEC (you did not mention which model NEC).
I assume you currently have the dual link DVI cable you are using with your current MacPro. Does it work on the iMac?
Even though I had my NEC PA 271w before NEC was giving out the appropriate cables to connect with the Thunderbolt outlet, NEC sent me one mini display port to NEC display port, at no charge. What display port(s) are available on your new iMac?
You don't mention what display you want to calibrate? For your NEC, keep using the software and hardware you have. You did not mention the hardware you use.
Now, for the iMac display, it will never match your NEC display. Get used to that. What I use to profile my MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display is my i1 Pro version "D" spectrophotometer, and the i1Profiler software. You definitely can use this combination to profile your NEC display. It's just that the innards of the NEC will not be profiled, as does the NEC SpectraView II software. My MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display will never ever be any good for digital imaging. I use it for the tools, and have the image file on the NEC PA 271w.
Apple and others offer, at a high cost, a dual link cable to go to thunderbolt to the usual (if there is a usual) Dual link DVI cable on the NEC display. Forget that! ! ! I tried three different ones, two apple, and one from Macsales.com. Again. Forget that cable at $99.00. Never worked for me!
Should NEC not be able to supply you with the mini display to display port cable, it is available from
Video Cables - DisplayPort - Monoprice.com www.monoprice.com › Cables Jump to Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cables (6): See more information for 3ft 32AWG Mini DisplayPort Cable - White, In Stock ...
Very very reasonable in price. I did purchase one from them before I understood I could get one at no cost from NEC. So, I have two. That's okay.
Did I answer your questions?
Cheers
Millers' Photography L.L.C. David Miller, member Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center spinnakerphotoimagingcenter@dnmillerphoto.com
360 739 2826
On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:42 PM, David Ramsey <david@davidramseyphotography.com> wrote:
Greetings to all,
I am a commercial photographer who has run out of time (and patience) waiting for the "new" MacPro to be announced. I have given up trying to wrestle my Nikon D800 files out of my outdated MacPro so I have ordered an iMac. Hopefully this will at least move me in a positive direction. Not perfect but better. My question to all of you is what is the best way to calibrate the display? I am currently using a SpectraView setup on my NEC which works well. But I sense the iMac is a different animal. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Regards and thanks in advance David Ramsey
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Set the system prefs so, that you need to press the Fn key as well as the F key that changes the display brightness... Works for me. Also: not entirely sure on the nec, but maybe colorEyes display pro is able to adjust the monitors internal LUT. On the iPhone right now, but you might be able to find that info on colorwiki or the manufacturers website. René Damkot www.damkot.com www.getcolormanaged.com On 23 apr. 2013, at 22:19, David Ramsey <david@davidramseyphotography.com> wrote:
Apologies if I wasn't clear. I am wanting to calibrate best as possible my iMac screen. Is this realistic? I will still be using the NEC along side as the bellwether but having both in somewhat sync would be great. Since the iMac has it's brightness control as part of the keyboard, like notebooks, is there any way to override this so those of us who type badly do not constantly change the brightness not on purpose?
David Ramsey
On Apr 23, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center wrote:
Hello David:
No problem with your NEC and SpectraView. You probably will have issues with connecting the NEC (you did not mention which model NEC).
I assume you currently have the dual link DVI cable you are using with your current MacPro. Does it work on the iMac?
Even though I had my NEC PA 271w before NEC was giving out the appropriate cables to connect with the Thunderbolt outlet, NEC sent me one mini display port to NEC display port, at no charge. What display port(s) are available on your new iMac?
You don't mention what display you want to calibrate? For your NEC, keep using the software and hardware you have. You did not mention the hardware you use.
Now, for the iMac display, it will never match your NEC display. Get used to that. What I use to profile my MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display is my i1 Pro version "D" spectrophotometer, and the i1Profiler software. You definitely can use this combination to profile your NEC display. It's just that the innards of the NEC will not be profiled, as does the NEC SpectraView II software. My MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display will never ever be any good for digital imaging. I use it for the tools, and have the image file on the NEC PA 271w.
Apple and others offer, at a high cost, a dual link cable to go to thunderbolt to the usual (if there is a usual) Dual link DVI cable on the NEC display. Forget that! ! ! I tried three different ones, two apple, and one from Macsales.com. Again. Forget that cable at $99.00. Never worked for me!
Should NEC not be able to supply you with the mini display to display port cable, it is available from
Video Cables - DisplayPort - Monoprice.com www.monoprice.com › Cables Jump to Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cables (6): See more information for 3ft 32AWG Mini DisplayPort Cable - White, In Stock ...
Very very reasonable in price. I did purchase one from them before I understood I could get one at no cost from NEC. So, I have two. That's okay.
Did I answer your questions?
Cheers
Millers' Photography L.L.C. David Miller, member Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center spinnakerphotoimagingcenter@dnmillerphoto.com
360 739 2826
On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:42 PM, David Ramsey <david@davidramseyphotography.com> wrote:
Greetings to all,
I am a commercial photographer who has run out of time (and patience) waiting for the "new" MacPro to be announced. I have given up trying to wrestle my Nikon D800 files out of my outdated MacPro so I have ordered an iMac. Hopefully this will at least move me in a positive direction. Not perfect but better. My question to all of you is what is the best way to calibrate the display? I am currently using a SpectraView setup on my NEC which works well. But I sense the iMac is a different animal. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Regards and thanks in advance David Ramsey
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To deactivate the keyboard brightness control go to Preferences > Keyboard and mouse. Can't tell you the secuence because I'm with my old 1,83 GHz MacBook and OSX 10.8.5 Why don't a Mac mini and Nec display? 2013/4/23 David Ramsey <david@davidramseyphotography.com>
Apologies if I wasn't clear. I am wanting to calibrate best as possible my iMac screen. Is this realistic? I will still be using the NEC along side as the bellwether but having both in somewhat sync would be great. Since the iMac has it's brightness control as part of the keyboard, like notebooks, is there any way to override this so those of us who type badly do not constantly change the brightness not on purpose?
David Ramsey
On Apr 23, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center wrote:
Hello David:
No problem with your NEC and SpectraView. You probably will have issues with connecting the NEC (you did not mention which model NEC).
I assume you currently have the dual link DVI cable you are using with your current MacPro. Does it work on the iMac?
Even though I had my NEC PA 271w before NEC was giving out the appropriate cables to connect with the Thunderbolt outlet, NEC sent me one mini display port to NEC display port, at no charge. What display port(s) are available on your new iMac?
You don't mention what display you want to calibrate? For your NEC, keep using the software and hardware you have. You did not mention the hardware you use.
Now, for the iMac display, it will never match your NEC display. Get used to that. What I use to profile my MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display is my i1 Pro version "D" spectrophotometer, and the i1Profiler software. You definitely can use this combination to profile your NEC display. It's just that the innards of the NEC will not be profiled, as does the NEC SpectraView II software. My MacBook Pro 17 inch non-glare display will never ever be any good for digital imaging. I use it for the tools, and have the image file on the NEC PA 271w.
Apple and others offer, at a high cost, a dual link cable to go to thunderbolt to the usual (if there is a usual) Dual link DVI cable on the NEC display. Forget that! ! ! I tried three different ones, two apple, and one from Macsales.com. Again. Forget that cable at $99.00. Never worked for me!
Should NEC not be able to supply you with the mini display to display port cable, it is available from
Video Cables - DisplayPort - Monoprice.com www.monoprice.com › Cables Jump to Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cables (6): See more information for 3ft 32AWG Mini DisplayPort Cable - White, In Stock ...
Very very reasonable in price. I did purchase one from them before I understood I could get one at no cost from NEC. So, I have two. That's okay.
Did I answer your questions?
Cheers
Millers' Photography L.L.C. David Miller, member Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center spinnakerphotoimagingcenter@dnmillerphoto.com
360 739 2826
On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:42 PM, David Ramsey < david@davidramseyphotography.com> wrote:
Greetings to all,
I am a commercial photographer who has run out of time (and patience) waiting for the "new" MacPro to be announced. I have given up trying to wrestle my Nikon D800 files out of my outdated MacPro so I have ordered an iMac. Hopefully this will at least move me in a positive direction. Not perfect but better. My question to all of you is what is the best way to calibrate the display? I am currently using a SpectraView setup on my NEC which works well. But I sense the iMac is a different animal. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Regards and thanks in advance David Ramsey
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