True colours

Do you know your sRGB from your CMYK, or a Spyder from a Munki? And why do your prints look different on your iPad and your iPhone? Caroline Schmidt clears up the confusion about controlling your colour management in this uncomplicated guide to calibration

SCREEN BRIGHTNESS Yourmonitorshould be set to between 80 and 120 cd/m2 – but forthosewho don’t want to be bogged down bydata, setyourscreen’s Brightness to full-powerand pull it back by1/3 – then you’ll be in a similarballpark. Most people like the punch oftheirscreen on full brightness, butyou really want to beworking at 2/3 brightness foraccurate rendering.There's also the added bonus that you’re being greenerbysaving energy andyou’re also extending the life ofyourmonitor FORGET PRINTS FOR the moment, let’s cater to those photographers whose images live on-screen and never make it into a frame. While it’s sad but true, most of us now enjoy our images on monitors, be it computers, digital photo frames, smartphones or tablets. But what if I was to tell you that no two screens are ever the same,…

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