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multimoog
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Hey guys, I have a couple questions on stuff (and things).
First of all, I got a new monitor, as the one I've been using since 2000 is tiny (15") and the connector point is going (I usually have to jiggle it in the back of the computer several times a day to get rid of streaking onscreen) But I want to calibrate it correctly. Someone mentioned there's a website (maybe more than one) where you can calibrate your monitor. Does anyone know where that is, or if there's a best one?
The other question is a little more detailed. I've been using my ancient CRT monitor for doing color and print stuff for ages and I'd gotten it set up just the way I wanted. But I've known for a while that I should be using a Pantone book for really accurate print. Flat LCD monitors always look a little washed out, except for the really expensive high-end ones.
But Pantone books are REALLY expensive. So I got something a little cheaper - a CMYK process color manual, specifically this one. It looks helpful - it contains 24,000 color swatches and how to achieve them using the color mixing palettes in various graphics programs. It looks pretty thorough, and any minute adjustments I might need to change from the book it looks like I can do manually without much change.
So my question is: does this seem adequate? Have any of you used anything like this, or do I really need to get the full Pantone book set to produce color accurately for print?
First of all, I got a new monitor, as the one I've been using since 2000 is tiny (15") and the connector point is going (I usually have to jiggle it in the back of the computer several times a day to get rid of streaking onscreen) But I want to calibrate it correctly. Someone mentioned there's a website (maybe more than one) where you can calibrate your monitor. Does anyone know where that is, or if there's a best one?
The other question is a little more detailed. I've been using my ancient CRT monitor for doing color and print stuff for ages and I'd gotten it set up just the way I wanted. But I've known for a while that I should be using a Pantone book for really accurate print. Flat LCD monitors always look a little washed out, except for the really expensive high-end ones.
But Pantone books are REALLY expensive. So I got something a little cheaper - a CMYK process color manual, specifically this one. It looks helpful - it contains 24,000 color swatches and how to achieve them using the color mixing palettes in various graphics programs. It looks pretty thorough, and any minute adjustments I might need to change from the book it looks like I can do manually without much change.
So my question is: does this seem adequate? Have any of you used anything like this, or do I really need to get the full Pantone book set to produce color accurately for print?
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