Hi there, I have an major issue with my system where I have recently not been able to create accurate profiles. I am on a mac pro with a lacie 319 running Leopard (up to date) with Eye-one Match 3.6.3. I have created four profiles over two days, the results from each day not only are not visually inaccurate, but slightly different, although most noticeably in contrast than colour. In photoshop a file filled with a solid grey (128,128,128) looks a warmish green. Interestingly when I hover the picker from the digital colour meter utility above this file it reads 127, 129, 119 which fits in exactly with how it is appearing visually to me. When I go into the display preferences in System preferences and choose the default monitor profile i get a reading of 110, 110, 110 which while wrong in terms of luminosity is at least neutral. If I go to an earlier profile I made at the end of the summer I get 128, 128,128. The monitor is set to 6500k with the factory defaults of 100% brightness, 50% contrast and 50% black level, which I have never altered. I have reinstalled the profiling software to eliminate that. In all cases the monitor has been left running for at least an hour before calibration.
If anyone help me figure out what the issue is I'd be really greatful! In my mind it could be a) the profiling device (over 4 years old) b) the monitor c) the OS /some preference somewhere that somehow corrupted.
Any one got any ideas?
Also If anyone has any advice on the colour picker utillity Id be really greatful as I'm not sure what it references for its readout.