EIZO ColorEdge screens --> general calibration tips

[Cornelius]

Beside my other topic about the calibration issues with my CG318, I also wanted to ask the experts here for some general things and tips about display calibration. Especially for EIZO screens and ColorNavigator software.

We use since years a calibration target to 5500K as white point. This works very good for printing (my studio office illuminated with Philipps Graphica neon tubes with 5450K and CRI 95%+). Therefore it's pretty easy to check prints and correlate to the results to the screens.

Now I'm thinking about, getting even closer results on the screens then by just using a standard 5500K target within the ColorNavigator software. What would you suggest as optimal calibration target:

• Standard 5500K white point?
• ColorMunki Photo measured ambient light color and use this as white point (x,y coordinates) target?
• Measuring the paper white with the ColorMunki Photo and use this as general target / or only for softproofing prints?
• Take the x,y coordinates Philipps communicates for the neon tubes in they technical data sheet?
• Manual white point target --> Holding a print next to the screen and play around with the white point until it visually matches?

Thanks for your thoughts and feedbacks.

[digitaldog]

The numbers per se are meaningless. YMMV based on lots and lots of factors. So sure, you can start at CCT 5000K but don't expect it's close to the final value you'll need for a match. Trial and error:



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