Calibrate monitor with printer.

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Ello,

My usual work monitor is away getting fixed under warranty, and I'm stuck with some dodgy replacement for a short while.

Problem is, the colours aren't matching the printer (I had my old monitor near dead on). I'd normally play around with the OSD to fix it, but on this monitor its crap.

Is there some desktop tool that lets you fiddle with your monitors colour calibration? I think I've used it before, it installs as a service, and loads your preset when Windows boots. I just can't remember what the damn thing is called.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

 

[growse]

You need to calibrate your monitor. Adobe do a thing which lets you do it by sight (Adobe Gamma?), but it's not really very accurate. To do it properly, you need a calibration device - I've got an X-Rite Monaco Optix which set me back £80 in the US, but I think they've been bought out now.

What sort of stuff are you printing? Is it images that need to be dead on?

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Doesn't need to be dead on at the minute...but currently everything on the screen has a wild blue cast.