HOW TO CALIBRATE your Display for PHOTOGRAPHY and PRINTING

#benq #display #calibration #photography #printing
I LOVE printing…but it wasn’t always the case. I wasted a lot of time and money in the past because when I thought my monitor / display was calibrated correctly…it wasn’t! So, in this video I show you the settings that DO WORK so you get the best from your display AND the best possible results when printing!

I’ll be using a BenQ Display, BenQ Software and an X-Rite i1 Display Pro Plus BUT all the settings I go through translate perfectly to other monitors, software and devices!Enjoy!

🎬 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Display, Software and Calibration Hardware
02:14 - PME Software
03:28 - Workflow
04:06 - Display Settings
09:58 - Measurement
12:45 - Validation
15:52 - Wrap Up

🖥 𝗠𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝐃𝐄𝐖𝐈𝐒𝟐𝟓𝐘𝐓 for 𝟮𝟱% 𝗢𝗙𝗙)

😊 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

🎬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫...

📷 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁 / 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗜 𝗨𝘀𝗲

🖥 𝗠𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

✍ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 📘 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 / 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: @𝐠𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬

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[AdamCornwellImages]

Great step-by-step demonstration, Glyn! Much appreciated.

[angletarian]

Thanks again Glyn! I have literally spent hundreds of hours faffing around with printers and things and, like you, I could never get a print out I was happy with. I came across this video yesterday and followed it closely. I also got some decent printer profiles sorted and the results I’m getting now are as close to spot on as I could hope for. The prints I get out almost exactly match the screen (when viewed with a daylight viewing lamp). Thank you so much. You also helped me out recently with the canon professional layout and print software / Lightroom printing that wasn’t working. That’s working well too. Keep them coming 👍👍👍 now I just need to learn how to take decent photos 🤣🤣🤣

[terrylott]

Glyn, your usual, down to earth, sensible, yet absorbing tutorial. The first person to see my view regarding luminance. I’ve lost count the number of times calibration tech “experts” have told me luminance should be 100 to 120, like it was absolute gospel. That is despite my saying that I get my best results at 60 - 80. Their answer was always that my room lighting is too dim. I prefer working in dim conditions. You have confirmed that I wasn’t wrong after all.

[suewinsley]

Very informative and you made it so easy to understand. I'm really looking forward to your printing course. :)

[keithmagee]

Thanks for an excellent step by step of calibration of the monitor for printing

[ramadaxl]

As soon as you said 'X-rite'...my ears perked up... I used to use a X-rite 881 ( I think it was ) densitometer when I worked in photolab's. Best part of that ? It was just so damn EASY to use ! Thanks for the video Glyn...this is probably the most useful video I've come across on YT yet.

[milanstamenkovic]

Hi Glyn, your tutorials are excellent and I for one really enjoy your teaching style. Thank you for your time and effort it is appreciated.

[LudshottPhoto]

Great instructional video Glyn, Thanks.
I struggle with this everytime i print despite keeping my monitor in calibration. However, your comments about luminance and blackpoint are where i am going to concentrate my hunt.
One day i will get 99% perfect prints 99% of the time!

[FLMUSACanada]

Thanks, Glyn. I've got very similar gear to yours: Benq SW271, Canon Pro-1000, and Colorchecker Display Pro. I also use Palette Master Element, and like you, my biggest struggle was getting a proper luminance value. I've settled on 58, not too dissimilar from your findings. Art (Art is Right) is an invaluable resource for all things BenQ, but I can't go along with his recommendation of 80. My prints were just too dark at that setting. One thing I haven't tried yet is using 0.5 nits for black point, thanks for that, I'll try it. FWIW, I haven't had any problem using v4 profile version, but I don't think it matters much in terms of how well-calibrated the monitor is. Keep up the fantastic work!

[TerryWestonphotographer]

Thanks for this. I have spent around 4years getting to this point. I have a Benq 2700 and canon pro 10S. I could never get palette master to work properly. I downloaded the current one, followed your settings and wow, it worked great. I used to softproof but with this it wasn't needed. Again thanks. Terry

[gillianmackay]

SO helpful! Great tip to do two calibrations! Just finished printing 5 images and very pleased with the results so many thanks for this video.

[stevehayward]

I guess I'm old school and printing is the final step in the process, but it has been a long road to get to where I am today, somewhat happier than I was at the start but still nowhere near where I want to be and thats getting to a point where I can confidently print what I see on the screen with the paper of my choice for the final print.

[lucschoonjans]

Perfect timing. It was time to calibrate my monitor and I needed a refresher. I also have a BenQ (271C). I actually didn't know you could store up to 3 calibration settings. Duh. And I have been using it for about 1 year now (granted, I never read the manual :-)) - Great tutorials as always.

[joevize]

Another great in depth tutorial Glyn, good job!

[anthonycrothers_Photography]

Excellent video mate, awesome explanation and exactly what I needed! Finally sorting my calibration out! 😎😎😎

[marydahlberg]

Awesome video! Thanks so much for creating and sharing with us. I just subscribed and will now go out and watch more of your content. You have a wonderful flow and an excellent teaching style!!! Well done.

[harryknapp]

Perfectly timed kick up the rear for me Glyn, I've had the same monitor for about a year now and haven't calibrated it yet, hopefully my spydercheckr 5 elite + is still good enough for palletmaster.

[phphoto]

Another great one from master Dewis 💪🏼

[GrandslamTim]

Best video I've seen on this ! thanks so much !

[charliegreen]

This is great I’ve been meaning to calibrate my laptop. Definitely going to go ahead and do it, I thought it was a much more complex process.