Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

CALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for accurate editing
All the work you do in Photoshop is based on what you
see on the screen, so the color accuracy of your monitor
is very important. Because each monitor displays color
differently and because a monitor’s characteristics
change over time, you should calibrate and profile your
monitor regularly to make sure that you are viewing the
colors that are actually in your files.
Calibration is the process of setting your monitor to
an established color standard. Profiling is the process
of creating a data file describing how your monitor
reproduces color.
The software-only methods included with the operating
system are subjective and vary greatly with each user.
Using a hardware calibration device called a
colorimeter or spectrophotometer is the most accurate
way of adjusting your monitor. A colorimeter measures
and adjusts the colors as they are displayed on-screen
or projected. A spectrophotometer can also create
profiles for other peripherals such as your printer.
The following steps are those used with an X-Rite
ColorMunki Display. You can follow similar steps for
an X-Rite i1Display, the ColorMunki Photo, ColorMunki
Design, or another device. Various manufacturers
make devices with different options and in various
price ranges.
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1 Install the software for the device,
plug the device into a USB port,
and launch the application.
2 Click Profile My Display or click
the monitor image.
Note: Some calibration software
gives you a choice of Easy or
Advanced settings in the next
screen. Selecting Easy the first time
you use the tool generally gives you
good results. You can select the one
that you prefer.
3 Click Next when it appears.
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A
The Measure Ambient Lighting
screen appears.
4 Follow the instructions to set up
the ColorMunki Display.
5 Click Measure.
A The device measures the ambient
room light.
6 Click Next.
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