Help! Used Spyder4pro And Now Everything Is Green...

No, it should be like that, you should not have to go in and adjust any colors, thats what you have an external calibrator for. Do it again and follow the instructions, if there is an easy and advanced way, chose the easy way first, then do the advanced.

When I calibrated my monitor the first time, I was rather shocked, too. But at the end, my calibration was right and my eyes were wrong. Do you have a print or a grey card to compare it with your screen? Unfortunately i canīt help you with your Spyder. I use X-Rite.

oddly every time i do it, i get a blueish screen. if you set the white to NATIVE it usually comes out ok. i also do the full calibration and don't compensate for the room light, that stays off.

---Mike Savad

@christian - i redid full calibration - no option for easy or advance...
@colin - i looked at a grey card from a discussion post regarding calibration and can see a difference, not sure if that is how to compare? Do i need an actual paint card?probably...
@mike - used all recommended settings - white is set to native, gamma 2.2 and other setting was 6500. did not see option for room light...where is that?

An example, since calibrating the background to this discussion area is distinctly more contrast (grayer) than the area where the posts are - is that what you guys see too? And the follow discussion button at top where says YES is green

Thanks for help!

i think it's a part of the set up as you go through it. i use the expert console, and turn gray balance calibration on, and luminance is visual mode, that must be the on off for that. make sure the device is well planted on the screen, tilt the screen back, and gently blow over the window to remove dust because i know mine didn't come with a cover.


---Mike Savad

in my case things that should look white to my eye - looked blue. like a dull cold blue color and everything lost its luster. for a calibrator spyder has some issues with them. though it might be an issue with windows, since i had another do the same thing the HUEY i think it was called.

---Mike Savad

Thank you Mike! I'll try that! Appreciate the help!

Assuming the calibration process went to a successful completion, wait a day or two before assuming anything is wrong. The eye and brain will adapt.

Thank you Jim - I am already noticing the adaptation - amazing how the eye and brain adapt!

Don't forget to let the monitor warm up for at least 30mins and avoid any direct light falling onto it

Good tips! Thank you Roy!!

make sure your video card is updated too.

A couple of years ago I had cataract surgery for my left eye - which means your lens is replaced with a synthetic implant. It worked great, but afterwards, things in that eye were bluer. The opthalmologist said yes, that's because the synthetic lens lets more through at that end of the spectrum. But the difference only lasted a few days (maybe a couple of weeks). Apparently, your brain can do the equivalent of white balance calibration. How cool is that?

This year I had the right eye repaired, and went through something similar, but it didn't even last as long as it did the first time, probably because both eyes now have identical hardware.

@Richard - Thank you for the tip!
@Jim - Very cool! I am amazed at how the brain works, too!