Windows 10 Color Monitor Calibration Tool

[mklw1954]

Has anyone used this? Would like to make first digital prints after decades of making analog wet prints. Using a Dell Latitude E6440 laptop and low end Canon printer.

Found this and note last comment that says it doesn't work:
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/calibrate-monitor-color-display-windows-10/

 

[nmp]

Has anyone used this? Would like to make first digital prints after decades of making analog wet prints. Using a Dell Latitude E6440 laptop and low end Canon printer.

Found this and note last comment that says it doesn't work:
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/calibrate-monitor-color-display-windows-10/

You can get the monitor somewhat better than how it came (if it is completely out of whack) but to do a proper color-managed workflow, you would need one of those display profiling gizmos (colorimeters, spectrophotometers.) Then you would need to get an icc profile for the paper/printer combo so you can match what you see on the monitor to the print.

 

[shutterfinger]

If your using your laptop's display then Windows calibration is your only option as all you can adjust on the laptop is brightness, contrast, and gamma. I have a Dell Precision M3800 with a 3840 x 2160 ultra sharp LED display. The default gamma was way off and after running the Windows calibration things are much closer but I haven't done any prints on my Canon TS9020 but will later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[shutterfinger]

I made up 5 business card photos using Photoshop CS5. Last night I printed them, 10 to a 8.5 x 11 page using CS5, Canon TS9020 printer, and HP Premium Plus Soft Gloss photo paper. Canon Pro Luster 3 paper profile gave the best results.
The colors are accurate but the contrast is higher in the print than viewed on screen. For gallery quality prints I would connect a high end monitor, use a color calibration tool, and print on a photo dedicated printer.

 

[shutterfinger]

And when i looked at those business card size photos that appeared dark/higher contrast than the laptop's display in full sun they were spot on as was the 5x7 I had printed at the local Costco which uses Fuji Crystal Archive paper.