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Anonymous
Gearfag question:
what monitor do you have and how do you calibrate it so your prints come out right (local or sent to a print house)
i wouldnt reccomend ViewSonic LCD's.
>> Anonymous
The problem with calibration is that print shops invariably have different hardware calibrations with different output qualities, which is something I ran into pretty extensively working in graphic prepress/post press. No matter how well you calibrate things so they look (and are) perfect, someone in the chain invariably finds a way to fuck it up.

That being said, I've definitely found CRTs to give a truer gamut for printed work than the majority of LCDs on the market, only differing in some of the representations of the higher wavelengths (oranges and reds). I use Philips and Cornerstone monitors calibrated using both software and physical calibration devices, and they both seem to do representation very close.
>> Anonymous
All LCDs need to be calibrated. Use something like a Spyder.
>> Anonymous
You have to calibrate your monitor (no matter what monitor it is) for the exact printer, ink, paper type, and even the light your print will be viewed under (though assuming sunlight is a safe standard). It does nothing for you to buy a calibration tool, perfectly calibrate your monitor just for viewing, and then send a file off to be printed.

Any worthwhile print shop can give you a profile to work from.
>> Anonymous
>>194608

Why do you lie? Ken Rockwell said all LCDs need to be done and he's a professional in that industry.
>> Anonymous
>>194608Any worthwhile print shop can give you a profile to work from.

Exactly. And if they don't, they suck balls.
>> Anonymous
>>194578
Currently out of job cause I suck too much.
>> Anonymous
>>194565
autofail
if you want truer colors go with a CRT.