I calibrated my first generation Macbook Pro a little less than a year ago with a borrowed Spyder2. I've been meaning to re-calibrate since then, but only just finally bought a i1 Display 2 after a little research. I just calibrated with the i1 for the first time and though I was expecting my monitor to change a little bit, there was actually a drastic change. I can't tell if I was just used to a very yellow monitor before or if this one has a more magenta shade to it. I believe I read somewhere that the i1 has a tendency to do this. What should I do to get an accurate monitor calibration with the i1?
As a subquestion: What is the best ambient light to edit in? I've been working with all of the lights out, in a nearly pitch black room for a while now, but when I used the ambient light measurement, it said the temperature was wrong and that it was too dark. It also said this would fatigue my eyes. Should I not be editing like this? I figure its better than having the overhead tungsten on. I'm just a university student in a rented house, so I haven't exactly set up a permanent work area for optimum environment, and I only ever edit for a few hours at a time.
As a subquestion: What is the best ambient light to edit in? I've been working with all of the lights out, in a nearly pitch black room for a while now, but when I used the ambient light measurement, it said the temperature was wrong and that it was too dark. It also said this would fatigue my eyes. Should I not be editing like this? I figure its better than having the overhead tungsten on. I'm just a university student in a rented house, so I haven't exactly set up a permanent work area for optimum environment, and I only ever edit for a few hours at a time.