Fixing the colour on flat panel iMacs

[Veljo]

When I first purchased my iMac LCD i thought the screen was wonderfully clear, however, loading up images on my Mac and PC were extremely different in terms of colour: the Mac seemed to have hardy and colour. The solution: monitor calibration.

I know many of you know about this, but I'd like to stress to Apple that this shouldn't have to be done at all. Now that I have calibratioed my iMac 's LCD screen the colours are nothing short of beautiful.

For those of you who don't know what to do, here's what to do to get the best colours from your Flat Panel LCD iMac:
1. Open up System Preferences.
2. Select Displays.
3. Click the Color tab.
4. Click Calibrate.
5. Check 'Expert Mode' then continue.
6. Under 'Select Target Gamma' drag the bar all the way to the right (yes, past PC standard, you'll get way better colours).
7. Check the checkbox about colours on the next screen.
8. Save the profile. Now, change between your newly created colour profile and the 'Color LCD' profile. You'll see the difference.

 

[symphonix]

There is a good reason that the Gamma is set at the level it is. It is closer to looking at an image printed on a clean, white sheet of paper. It's also much less stressful on the eyes.

PCs tend to use a higher gamma, which allthough it is brighter and more colourful, is more tiring to read for long periods.

It comes down to personal preference, I guess, but I usually set my gamma even lower than the Mac standard.