Monitor Calibration with the Spyder X Elite for photographers

[@louamato6332]

Good day Paul. Great video. I m an amateur photographer and to be honest never even thought of calibrating my monitors, but I can certainly see why its important. Do you know if that software will work here in the US on the monitors available here? Also, just curious, I see your office walls are so very nondescript white. Does that have anything to do with color imaging and light reflecting? Or am I just thinking too much? In any case, thanks for the video on this!

[@MrBooojangles]

Although I've never done this to my monitor at all and I didn't even know calibration was a thing until a couple years ago when another photographer I'm subscribed to did a video on it. When I recently had to print out some photos for a couple friends, of their cats I did for them. I was surprised to see that the prints came out the same as what was on the monitor. I had not even adjusted any of the brightness or colour settings on the monitor since I bought it 10 years ago. It must have been set like that in the factory I guess. Anyway, I say I was surprised, because on my laptop, which I bought in 2006, the screen looks ok to me. I even use an internet photo of a TV programme as the desktop picture and the colours and brightness look the same as when we watch it on TV and I wouldn't want the screen any brighter then it is. But when I printed the odd few photos off it in the past, they've always come out much darker then on the screen. Though one thing I've just thought of, is that I should try printing the same photo off both laptop and computer and see if it all looks the same on screen and on the prints.

[@EmreKarabulutnl]

why did u not adjust the brightness ? thats very important to do u if u gonna use it for photography select 120 db

[@Neo-qm1dn]

I used the same product to calibrate for my LG HDR 4k monitor my colours looks so bad i do not know what went wrong

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

Weirdly enough I’ve just bought one of these! Thanks for sharing this buddy! 😊😉👍

[@pedromarquez114]

Do you have the monitor connected through usb? How is the software recognizing the monitor? I’m trying to calibrate my external monitor with my MacBook Pro and I’m having a hard time. I’m using the studio match but the instructions are way to simple that it becomes hard to know what to do sometimes 😂

[@PostExpert]

Thanks Paul for this tutorial. I have a few questions for you. 1- Most modern monitors are calibrated at D65 (6500K) from the factory. I noticed you calibrated your BenQ at 6500K also. But most cameras aim from 5200K to 6000K as a base; would it be better to calibrate the monitor for a lower color temp? 2- I would like to understand the correlation between the built-in display profiles of a monitor and the icc profile SpyderX build and save in the OS of the computer; which one takes priority? Which profile should be used on the monitor (I use the custom one). Apart from the manufacturer (LG in my case), is there a way to send the calibration to the monitor?

[@EssexCountyPhoto]

Hi there, greetings from the UK! Just ordered one. My 6 year old Alienware laptop really needs calibrating... 😂 Would i need 2 separate profiles if i do my photo editing half during the day and half at night time?... Cheers!

[@MarcoMoreno5757]

I do the same steps, and I have a very yellow screen at the end. Any advice?

[@etagrats1]

Same. Still looking for information

[@lynsmith1096]

Good tutorial Paul

[@richardr3178]

Very informative! Thank you so much!

[@heyone66]

I miss watching Paul….. love you man ❤

[@theBluPrintMedia]

I've been using SMPTE bars for years to calibrate monitors by eye. It's an absolute nightmare to do it that way. I don't know why I've never bought a Spyder. I think you've pushed me over the edge.

[@ChoicesHabitsAttitudeLuck]

How bright should be the monitor?

[@NikCan66]

Great video

[@photogenius]

Thanks!

[@xiaojinling5804]

Thank you for your video! I was just wondering.. is there a limit to how many computers you can activate the Spyer X program on?

[@angelawilson421]

What if you have a TV connected via HDMI?

[@RockyRomanchek]

Great video. However, I’m using the same setup with laptop and BenQ external monitor. I have set it up on the laptop and I’m attached to the BenQ but the outline I put the Spider X won’t stay on the external monitor. It keeps dropping down to the laptop (MacBook Pro M1) and I can’t get the external monitor to calibrate. Help!!!

[@johna.benigno4172]

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that e-mails from KZbin alerting us to new tutorials have not been coming through of late. I am subscribed, and the "bell" is set to all.

[@AdamGell]

informative!!! Thank you!! i recently started printing off a laptop macboook pro, i have an epson surecolor P800, i cant seem to get the prints to match anything near the picture displayed on laptop. i calibrated laptop , I have switched to photoshop managing colors , maybe the color profile? any suggestions or more info you may need to give some feedback,,would appreciate! Adam Gell

[@nicholsceramiccoating8284]

So what's the difference between the pro and the elite????

[@toothlessd1541]

Good day sir. I've been your subscriber for long, and last year I just bought my first dlsr camera which is nikon3400. Thank you for your recommendation sir it's good a camera really for beginners and lately I am interested in film camera and I dont know which one is suitable for me as a beginner in this field. Can you pls suggest a film camera for me (us) for beginners? Thank you in advance sir.

[@josewantland]

Do you need to run the calibration test in total darkness ?

[@bobbowring1702]

How do you calibrate the Imac

[@timothy790110]

Its like Shane Ritchie and Noel Gallagher had a baby. Thanks for the info!