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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 295387" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Last year when I first calibrated this LCD monitor with my Spyder 4 Pro, the calibration was perfect. Everything I printed looked as it did on my monitor plus when I used Nations for printing, everything printed just as it did with my own printer. </p><p></p><p>The problem started when I didn't recalibrate on time which made me do a full calibration again. Unfortunately I haven't been able to come close to what it used to be. I've followed the directions to the letter starting with an Ambient reading then selecting the recommended settings. Everything looks too dark, and even when I raise my brightness to its lightest settings, it is still too dark. My photos now print out too light when the images look good on my monitor.</p><p></p><p>I have brightness and contrast controls but nothing to set the color temperature. That is determined by the software. The calibrated reading sets the brightness at 71, but it is still too dark. Again...after the calibration, I reset my brightness to the lightest setting, but it is STILL too dark. Is there any way to override the brightness? I can't figure out what I did differently last year the very first time I calibrated this monitor. Everything was perfect. </p><p></p><p>The software has a recommended setting of Gamma 2.2 although I can change it to either 1.8, 2.0, or 2.4. The white point is set at the recommended level of 6500k although I can change it to either 5000k, 5800k, or native. And the brightness is set to LCD which is the recommended setting (and it's an LCD monitor) although I can change it to CTR or native. And the Ambient light is set to On after taking an Ambient reading.</p><p></p><p>I am stumped as to what else to do. Please help! Thank you! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><u>EDIT</u>: I used this on my laptop over the weekend without any problem so I don't think there is anything wrong with the Spyder 4 Pro. This monitor I am using is a larger LCD monitor attached to my desktop computer, and the calibration problem has existed since December.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 295387, member: 13196"] Last year when I first calibrated this LCD monitor with my Spyder 4 Pro, the calibration was perfect. Everything I printed looked as it did on my monitor plus when I used Nations for printing, everything printed just as it did with my own printer. The problem started when I didn't recalibrate on time which made me do a full calibration again. Unfortunately I haven't been able to come close to what it used to be. I've followed the directions to the letter starting with an Ambient reading then selecting the recommended settings. Everything looks too dark, and even when I raise my brightness to its lightest settings, it is still too dark. My photos now print out too light when the images look good on my monitor. I have brightness and contrast controls but nothing to set the color temperature. That is determined by the software. The calibrated reading sets the brightness at 71, but it is still too dark. Again...after the calibration, I reset my brightness to the lightest setting, but it is STILL too dark. Is there any way to override the brightness? I can't figure out what I did differently last year the very first time I calibrated this monitor. Everything was perfect. The software has a recommended setting of Gamma 2.2 although I can change it to either 1.8, 2.0, or 2.4. The white point is set at the recommended level of 6500k although I can change it to either 5000k, 5800k, or native. And the brightness is set to LCD which is the recommended setting (and it's an LCD monitor) although I can change it to CTR or native. And the Ambient light is set to On after taking an Ambient reading. I am stumped as to what else to do. Please help! Thank you! :) [U]EDIT[/U]: I used this on my laptop over the weekend without any problem so I don't think there is anything wrong with the Spyder 4 Pro. This monitor I am using is a larger LCD monitor attached to my desktop computer, and the calibration problem has existed since December. [/QUOTE]
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