[OT] Scanner / Monitor / Printer calibration

[Anonymous]

Does anyone knows a good site explaining how to calibrate the entire graphic process (scanner / monitor / printer)... on PC (I know, I know, everything is alright out of the bow when buying macs)

[Constantin Catana]

I help this link will show you some hints in general. In particular, I think it depends on brands of your machines. Anyway, if you find more than that, I'm interested in, too.

http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/colorcalibration/

[Karl Ottenstein]

I had posted some links a little while back (perhaps on the old list) to a web site that has a fantastic selection of articles explaining on color profiles and management. I won't pretend that I have all of my devices 'matched' yet though! 😉

Here's a search result with some good links at the bottom (below all of the produce results):
http://search.creativepro.com/SearchResults?querytype=any&query=calibration

Also, all of the 'Out of Gamut' columns are well-written and, in their entirety, give a great shortcourse on color management.

http://search.creativepro.com/SpecificSearchResults?query=out+of+gamut&index=feature&querytype=any

Easier read than done!

Karl

PS Maybe a better link is the page for the author, Bruce Fraser:
http://www.creativepro.com/author/home/40.html
which lists many of his articles, and also a book that he co-wrote called "Real World Color Management":
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201773406/ref=ase_creativeprocom/104-0826191-6167958
great reviews there...I'm getting tempted to buy a copy...