Color Profile

[Mr.Noisy]

I was messing with my systems color profiles last night, I usually calibrate the monitor my spyder, but had a look at Adobe RGB (1998), made some images look slightly washed out but most images looked bang on.
I was just wondering how many people use Adobe RGB (1998) and how happy are you using it, or if your calibrating your monitor are you happy with that ?
Just curious as i can't make my mind up which color profile to use and thought your feedback would be a great help

thanks guys

p.s.
Sorry for the naff thread title

 

[Father Jack]

There's not much point calibrating your monitor with Spyder then disregarding that profile to use Adobe RGB 1998. Do you think the Spyder generated profile is wrong?

 

[Mr.Noisy]

There's not much point calibrating your monitor with Spyder then disregarding that profile to use Adobe RGB 1998. Do you think the Spyder generated profile is wrong?

Not so much wrong, I was having a bored moment, and after looking at other color profiles, my colors seem a little dark after calibration, or at least thats what i convinced myself after messing about, but a mate said my calibrated profile colors look ok, nice and rich, Tomorrow, i'm gonna re-calibrate & with a pinch of luck that should put my mind at rest

 

[ChrisA]

If you want to evaluate your system you have to do a "full circle" check. shoot a color chart then put the cart next to your monitor, do the colors look like the chart? Try printing. Does the print look like the chart? Actually you don't need a real color chart any colored object will do as long as the surface is not glossy, but charts have a good sampling of color and gray scale.

 

[Father Jack]

Not so much wrong, I was having a bored moment, and after looking at other color profiles, my colors seem a little dark after calibration, or at least thats what i convinced myself after messing about, but a mate said my calibrated profile colors look ok, nice and rich, Tomorrow, i'm gonna re-calibrate & with a pinch of luck that should put my mind at rest

I've been using Spyder 2 pro for a while now and find it accurate ...
Hopefully your's will be as well ....

FJ