Warm temp after monitor calibration

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Hi all,

I've just recalibrated my LG (27UL850) monitor using the SpyderX Pro, and when I look at my usual non-photo-editing apps (Chrome, Office docs, Windows Explorer, etc) the whites do look a bit warmer than I was expecting.

It's definitely not 'brilliant' white, and I guess in my inexperienced head a standard white should be 'not noticeably cool' and 'not noticeably warm' i.e. nicely in between these two.

It may be that I just had my monitor set too cool before, and that I need to get used to it (?)

Just wondered if this was common/normal?

I've been snapping for about 10 years now, and never printed an image yet, and I want to try printing out, and so I want to make sure my monitor is calibrated to a correct/standard level so that I can be confident of my WB/colour processing in edit.

Thanks much.
Steve.
 
Update: I just calibrated again and the white point looks more like what I expected. I guess time of day, temp of ambient light is a key factor
Yesterday I first calibrated towards end of daylight sort of time, and then again when it was dark/with room lighting - and the white point was the same for both.
I guess that's kind of surprising that they had the same reading, in the different types of light yesterday, what with this morning's readings coming out different/much cooler.
 
Monitor calibration doesn't always seem as reliable as might be expected, especially if your calibration device reads ambient light. Sometimes it's worth a second go if it looks a bit off.
 
When calibrating, you need to room lighting to be not bright and close to what you will be editing/printing in. My computer is in a south facing room and I always calibrate in the evening to avoid direct sunshine on the window.
 
john.margetts said:
When calibrating, you need to room lighting to be not bright and close to what you will be editing/printing in. My computer is in a south facing room and I always calibrate in the evening to avoid direct sunshine on the window.
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Thanks John. I edit both in daylight and evening (i.e. with room lights on). So I guess, if the white balance part was equal, I could have a couple of colour profiles, one for daytime, and one for night/room light - as the brightness levels would be different for both. However, as previously eluded, my experience so far is that the white balance is set differently for these 2 different times of day/night!
I'll try another night time one soon, see if I get a different reading to last night, and then if the white balance is the same as the daytime one, I can use it.
Cheers

Edit: Tried again just now and the white balance is the same as during daylight (y). So now I have the two profiles with the only difference is brightness levels.
Now all I have to do is remember to have the profile when doing any serious edits! :giggle:

Thanks both, for the feedback.
 
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