-
Why we should calibrate our screens…
Below is a photo of a sign design split across 2 of my screens. I was quite shocked at the difference. This design was supplied by the customer and I have no idea if he wants dark blue or light blue. Really need to get a calibration tool
-
2 Replies
-
Ewan,
You should of course calibrate all your screens if possible.
You can also look at pantone swatches in Photoshop then you can match it using a set of actual pantone swatches to give you a good ideas of what shade of blue in this case the customer is looking for.Get them to sign off and away you go.
-
Oh yes definitely!
One of the harder things for me to wrap my head around earlier in my graphics career was to match colors for the printer and not for onscreen. We have a different print out book using a CMYK array for each printer on site. Usually we are given a paint swatch specification and then will match the paint swatch from a fan book or chip to the CMYK book for whichever printer the file will be output on.
I have a 5k iMac that has super saturated colors and then also a cheaper HP monitor as a secondary that is a lot muddier. I don’t use a calibrator, but I do know they can be really useful to try and maintain accurate colors. Especially if you’re trying to match onscreen for printing bitmap images.
Log in to reply.