newbe question

[upperoilcan]

This may sound like a silly question,but how do i know if my laptop monitor is "calobrated" ?

 

[keirik]

it will only be calibrated if you've done it yourself

 

[upperoilcan]

Right,i have not touched it since buying it,will have to read up then as i have no idea of what to calibrate it to......

 

[dc001]

Use basic software such as Adobe Gamma (if you have Adobe Photoshop 7 or below installed), QuickGamma (which is free), Apple ColorSync, or Monica for Linux to calibrate your monitor. To access Adobe Gamma, click "Start," "Settings" and "Control Panel." For all the software, follow the step by step instructions to perform the calibration. These will provide a basic calibration for, say, casual Photoshop users who don't print a lot of photographs.

 

[ianbarber]

Use basic software such as Adobe Gamma (if you have Adobe Photoshop 7 or below installed), QuickGamma (which is free), Apple ColorSync, or Monica for Linux to calibrate your monitor. To access Adobe Gamma, click "Start," "Settings" and "Control Panel." For all the software, follow the step by step instructions to perform the calibration. These will provide a basic calibration for, say, casual Photoshop users who don't print a lot of photographs.

TBH for a laptop you would be far better investing in something like the Eye One Display 2. Although this will work on laptops, one thing you have to realse that the Gamut range on a Laptop is not as wide as it is on a Desktop Monitor so the end results (although good) will not be as accurate as a Desktop Monitor.

 

[upperoilcan]

Thank you all for the reply's,i will look into it tonight.