Two Monitors using Adobe RGB color space end product goes to printer as CMYK!

[Asher Kelman]

I have always profiled my Eizo monitor with the Eye One and never used this for my Apple LCD monitor on the same Intel machine. When I set up the session, I only have the Eizo connected.

So how smart is the software to be able to handle a second monitor?

Asher

 

[Winston Mitchell]

I have an old Eye One too. (Michael Tapes sold it to me so he could upgrade.)

I'm not sure what you are asking. Each time you do a calibration on any monitor, a new profile is generated. The Eye One doesn't need any unusual "smarts" to do that.

If your video card has two ports and two LUTs, you're good to go. You just have to assign each profile to it's matching monitor. Otherwise, you may have to manually switch profiles.

 

[Andrew Rodney]

You can (at least on a Mac) profile two displays by dragging the UI for the EyeOne software to the display you wish to profile. Don’t expect the two to match and, if you’re using the 2nd display just for palettes and such, kind of pointless to do.

 

[Asher Kelman]

You can (at least on a Mac) profile two displays by dragging the UI for the EyeOne software to the display you wish to profile. Don’t expect the two to match and, if you’re using the 2nd display just for palettes and such, kind of pointless to do.

Thanks Rodney,

But which one would you use, the Eizo 21" CG CG120 or the (last year's) Apple displays?

The Graphic's Card is ATY,RadeonX1600

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Asher

 

[Andrew Rodney]

I’d sure hope the Eizo considering what you paid for it. The Apple displays; nothing special.

 

[Asher Kelman]

I haven't bothered to profile the Apple. I just use the center of the Eizo and yes, they are different. I just was wondering if it's worth the effort.

I wonder where there is the strong experience that updating my monitor to an adobe RGB modern version would be of practical benefit. My work has to end up on 15x25 ft canvas panels or in brochures and posters all printed in CMYK.

At the moment the graphic designer, simply converts my pictures to CMYK to send the work to the printer! How do I control that end better?

Asher

 

[Andrew Rodney]

A wide gamut display can be useful to see colors that fall outside an sRGB display of course. And depending on the CMYK color space, there are colors that fall outside sRGB.

 

[Winston Mitchell]

I would profile both, examine the correction curves and pick the one needing the least correction.

 

[Andrew Rodney]

I would profile both, examine the correction curves and pick the one needing the least correction.

I’d expect the Eizo to apply the corrections in the panel (the point of spending bucks on a high bit display). At least that’s the case with my two NEC SpectraView’s.

 

[Asher Kelman]

I would profile both, examine the correction curves and pick the one needing the least correction.

Which software do you use to get the deltas?

Asher

 

[Winston Mitchell]

Which software do you use to get the deltas?

Asher

Eyeballs. The correction curve is displayed at the end of the process. Save a copy for comparison...you can't get it back.