Where can I check to see if my monitor/pc colors are fine?
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 by teddybearcholla | Discussion: Personal Computing
How do I know if the colors I see on my monitor are as they should be? A friend of mine said the colors are too shocking, bright. To me they look fine, the same as when I bought this monitor/pc, about a year ago. Is there a standard for this type of thing? Thanks so much for any help!!! tbc 
Reply #2 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:05 PM
Control Panel > Colour Management
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/color/default.mspx
Readme's and Help files in Adobe applications search for "colour profiles" and "colour gamut" if you have any installed, they can set weird colour profiles if installed: normally cutting reds towards orange. Adobe also used to put a gamma correction control in control panel but it seems to be absent now with Photoshop CS4.
but as yrag said if it looks OK to you it is OK
Reply #3 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:12 PM
I believe it is the frontal part of the brain that handles color responce.
(I thought Adobe used American English, i.e. "color" not "colour". I'd believe, if windows changed based on region 
But am a little surprised that Adobe might.)
Reply #4 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:37 PM
Yup, Adobe's finally cottoned on to the huge travesty of omitting the U... I hear the next round of updates will include replacing Z's with S's so that colourised is back to how it should be.
Reply #6 Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:17 AM
send me a print screen & I'll tell you..... 
Reply #7 Thursday, July 9, 2009 7:33 AM
Well for the regular user you can try calibration tests, me myself im putting my trust to the manufacutrers sRGB calibration, because you need special hardware to measure it otherwise(photo pros use this kinda stuff, and really expensive monitors).
about sRGB http://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/sRGB.html
Hardware-based calibration utilizes light monitoring and measurement devices along with software to achieve the more exacting results needed for high-end work.
There are different lcd panels that are better in showing more true colors like sIPS for more info read this http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/lcd-panel-types.php
Also use a ICC profile 
Reply #8 Thursday, July 9, 2009 7:41 AM
If you really want to keep your monitors calibrated I would suggest a hardware calibrator as well. I just recently picked up the Pantone Huey and it automatically calibrates the monitors.
It's fairly inexpensive, and it works very well. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who does graphics, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Pantone-MEU101-huey/dp/B000CR78C4
Reply #9 Thursday, July 9, 2009 9:54 AM
Ausvet, thank you, also for the link!!! Zyxpsilon, I will check that out, also your links voidcore, sydney thank you!!! ID, looks like a good deal!!! landisaurus, Starkers....I prefer colour rather than color...it looks prettier!!! 
Reply #10 Thursday, July 9, 2009 11:27 AM
And it's correct.
Reply #11 Thursday, July 9, 2009 8:06 PM
It's fairly inexpensive, and it works very well. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who does graphics, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Pantone-MEU101-huey/dp/B000CR78C4
Nice that's quite inexpensive!
Reply #13 Thursday, July 9, 2009 8:21 PM
(I thought Adobe used American English, i.e. "color" not "colour". I'd believe, if windows changed based on region But am a little surprised that Adobe might.)
Yup, Adobe's finally cottoned on to the huge travesty of omitting the U... I hear the next round of updates will include replacing Z's with S's so that colourised is back to how it should be.
Because Z just wasn't used infrequently enough.
Reply #16 Thursday, July 9, 2009 11:06 PM
That'd be right!! First it was illegitemising legitimise with a Z... now you're bastardizing my homeland's name with a Z.
What's next? Referring to our monarch as "Her Majesty the Qween"... and.. "the Qweenz English??? 
Reply #17 Thursday, July 9, 2009 11:17 PM
It's fairly inexpensive, and it works very well. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who does graphics, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Pantone-MEU101-huey/dp/B000CR78C4
Thanks, ID! I've checked out the reviews for this product, and it seems like it's a good product. I'm going to check it out. I work with photographs and print design on a daily basis and so far I have not been able to find an affordable calibrator that I liked.
Reply #18 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:29 AM
I just placed my order for the Pantone Huey. Should have it within a week. 
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Reply #1 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 9:44 PM
Yeah.........
That's the standard.
....next!!