Mac Monitor Calibration

[Mike Dale]

Can someone point me at the correct procedure to calibrate my Macs for Capture One Pro please.

[digitaldog]

Can someone point me at the correct procedure to calibrate my Macs for Capture One Pro please.

I don't believe it's any different than calibrating for any product like Photoshop, all ICC aware app's need this. What's your goal for the calibration, to match a print?


Why are my prints too dark?
A video update to a written piece on subject from 2013


In this 24 minute video, I'll cover:


Are your prints really too dark?
Display calibration and WYSIWYG
Proper print viewing conditions
Trouble shooting to get a match
Avoiding kludges that don't solve the problem


High resolution: http://digitaldog.net/files/Why_are_my_prints_too_dark.mp4
Low resolution: https://youtu.be/iS6sjZmxjY4

[Mike Dale]

I rarely print anything so that's not necessary. I just thought it would be a good thing to do. Capture One has an old Knowledge Base article but it's referring to a Solid Gray screen background on the Mac. My El Capitan OS does not have a Solid Gray background. I'm looking for a more recent procedure.

[digitaldog]

Capture One has an old Knowledge Base article but it's referring to a Solid Gray screen background on the Mac. My El Capitan OS does not have a Solid Gray background. I'm looking for a more recent procedure.

Ignore that idea. You need hardware to measure the display and software to define what you wish for calibration, then, assuming your calibration targets (aim points) produce the desired visual results, all ICC aware app's will use this calibration and profile for previews. Has nothing to do with viewing or setting anything with a gray bkgnd.


http://tinyurl.com/kdgutmz

[BobShaw]

.... but it's referring to a Solid Gray screen background on the Mac. My El Capitan OS does not have a Solid Gray background. I'm looking for a more recent procedure.

I don't think any Mac since 1984 has come with a solid gray background.
Go System Preference / Desktop and screen saver / Solid Colour / Pick your grey

[mediumcool]

A neutral background (‘grey’ as spelled in Australia) is a very good idea as it does not cause colour fatigue—try looking at a screenful of 100% red (no G or B) for a while then look at a ‘normal’ picture. Its colours will appear to be cold and green (cyan) for a while until your eyes adapt.