Colour calibration
An intrepid reader from The North writes with three links for colour calibration of monitors and printers. My thanks to him…
- Technical information to explain colour calibration;
- Information on calibration that’s less technical;
- A utility to aid calibration (which I’ve not tried so cannot vouch for).
The commentary (which is in a newsletter, not on the Web, so I can’t link to it) says:
you should really calibrate both your monitor and printer as these go hand in hand. Many monitors come with a calibration set and this should be your starting point. If you don’t have it, go the manufacturer’s web site to see if you can download it. They may also have custom calibration software available. In addition to your monitor controls, it’s possible to alter color settings using your graphics card or software applications like Adobe Gamma that comes with Photoshop. That sounds great but it often causes users to fall into the trap of calibrating several times using all available options. This is a mistake; calibrate only once otherwise you will be over compensating. The most important thing though, is to understand what you are doing.
