Press the Calibrate button.
Note: if after calibrating your display you find that it appears to revert to the uncalibrated state then repeat the step outlined above but this time select the new calibration profile. Very often this problem arises after the computer wakes from sleep mode and is especially prevalent with the MacBook and MacBook Pro range. It's actually a bug in the Operating System that for one reason or another Apple seems unable or unwilling to fix.
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The checklist down the left side of the Display Calibrator Assistant dialog is only a guide and not all steps will be applicable to all display types. The following screenshot shows the first of five steps used to determine the native gamma of the display. This arrangement is an improvement on the old scheme used by Apple and was developed because they recognised the difficulty many users had in adjusting the blue channel gamma. In each step you will be adjusting the Brightness and Tint thus obtaining much finer control of the gamma curves.
Begin by adjusting the Brightness slider (1) vertically so that the apple symbol blends with the background.
Next using the Tint slider (2) trim out any color imbalance that may be present. You may need to readjust the left hand brightness slider a little more after this step.
It's helpful to squint when trying to blend the inner and outer shapes.
Once the native gamma has been determined it only remains for you to decide on your preferred target Gamma. For many years the standard gamma setting for Macs was 1.8. Compared to gamma 2.2 a setting of 1.8 will appear quite bright. In other words gamma 2.2 will appear darker and more contrasty than what many long time Mac users are used to. If you don't have a need (or love affair) with gamma 1.8 I recommend that you choose gamma 2.2. The majority of displays (CRT and LCD) will have a Native gamma somewhere between 2.0 and 2.2 so choosing a lesser value requires a fair amount of adjustment on the part of the graphics card LUT, and will tend to cause banding or posterisation.
High-end LCD's such as those from Apple tend to be factory set to a value of around 6500oK (i.e. their Native White Point is 6500oK) and so it only remains for the user to check the box labeled Use native white point. However, it is worth mentioning that as the display ages the backlight will slowly begin to discolor. At time of writing (2007) this tutorial my display is measuring around 6350oK which is well within the margin of error when using the human eye as a measuring device (see footnote).
The final step requires that you give the display profile a name. Pressing the Create button will crate the new display profile and saves it to the appropriate folder for use by the system. Photoshop will automatically read and use this display profile until it is superseded or deleted.
