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MacBook Pro display calibrating question
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I have a 17" hi-res MacBook Pro and would like to get calibrating software/hardware for it's display.
I have never done that before, therefore I know absolutely nothing about it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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Calibrating the display is BUILT INTO OS X. Go to System Preferences -> Displays, click on "Color" and you'll see a number of selections for basic calibration of the screen. Going through the process without using the Expert settings is quick and easy and you'll see some amazing improvements-I use the 2.2 gamma and D65 target white point. It makes the display really "pop".
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I don't have a MBP but I do have a PowerBook laptop. The process is pretty similar for any laptop. The product I use is from ColorVision. There are several other brands to choose from but that's the brand I have now. You have to make sure the one you get works for LCD monitors because there is a different tool that is required for LCD vs CRT monitors.
Also another thing to keep in mind is that every time the light changes where your laptop is then you will have to recalibrate if you want accurate results. That's not usually a big problem if you use your laptop in your room most of the time but if you need color accuracy somewhere else then you will have to recalibrate. It doesn't take that long to do so it's not the biggest problem.
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Originally Posted by ghporter 
Calibrating the display is BUILT INTO OS X.
Yes it is but it just depends on how accurate a person wants their colors. I find that a third party software and hardware does a better job.
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Originally Posted by EndlessMac
Yes it is but it just depends on how accurate a person wants their colors. I find that a third party software and hardware does a better job.
I'd say you're 100% right-after the person has tried the built-in calibration. Going through the expert process is pretty exacting! If the built-in calibration is enough, why spend extra money? If it isn't, then the user knows he's found the boundaries of what OS X will do for him.
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Originally Posted by ghporter
I'd say you're 100% right-after the person has tried the built-in calibration. Going through the expert process is pretty exacting! If the built-in calibration is enough, why spend extra money? If it isn't, then the user knows he's found the boundaries of what OS X will do for him.
Yes I agree with you. Dmcnickle didn't really say why he needed calibration so OS X's calibration might be good enough. For my work I need the most accurate calibration I can afford but then again I need it for professional reasons so the average home user will probably get by with OS X's calibration.
IMO any calibration is better than nothing even when you are doing simple things like shopping online because a person might buy a blue shirt that doesn't look like the blue they saw on their screens.
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