Adobe Gamma and Dell 2000FP

[Hokuahi]

Trying to load my 2000FP.ICM file in the Adobe Gamma wizard results in the following:
"The selected profile is not a legal RGB display profile".
Anyone know how to load this profile?
TIA

[Chris Cox]

Don't load that profile - use another one for the starting point.

Also, you should report to Dell that they're shipping a corrupt profile.

[Hokuahi]

Thanks Chris... My problem is I am running a dual monitor set up, a Dell
2000FP at 1600x1200 and a smaller Dell 15 inch LCD at 1024x768. When I load
Adobe Gamma, the default Dell profile for the 15" monitor automatically
appears. This would be okay except that the two screens differ in color and
I want to calibrate to the 2000FP as that is the monitor I use for my
imagework and printing.

[LenHewitt]

Hokuahi,

>>the default Dell profile for the 15" monitor automatically

appears.<<

Yes but you can LOAD another profile as your starting point. sRGB is a good
starting point.

[Hokuahi]

Let me see if I can make sense of this.

I know I can load any profile to start. Let's say that with my limited understanding of color management, I start with Adobe Gamma and just use the Adobe Monitor Profile. If I adjust my screen using Adobe Gamma it makes my screen too dark so I leave it as is.

In Photoshop under my color settings I can find a setting for 2000FP in the settings dropdown menu. I choose this and nothing changes in my display. I can also choose a selection for 2000FP in my RGB working space. Again, nothing changes in the way my display looks. I edit my image and then print it to an Epson 2200 using Quimage with the monitor profiles for the 2000FP and also the Epson paper I am printing to loaded into Quimage. The result is startlingly close to what I see on my monitor... No problem other than it might be nice to see what the output would be if I had a valid 2000FP profile to use with Adobe Gamma and calibrated accordingly.

Now I want to calibrate my monitor for editing images for my web site and this is where I am running into difficulty.
If I load say Adobe RGB into Adobe Gamma, actually calibrate my monitor with it even though it will change the way my display now looks, load that same profile into my RGB working space in PS and then edit an image so that it looks right on my display, how will I know without seeing it on other displays how closely it matches my display?

And then where does that leave me when I want to go back to editing images for my printer?

Thank you.

[LenHewitt]

Hokuahi,

>>I want to calibrate my monitor for editing images for my web site and this

is where I am running into difficulty.<<

Load sRGB as your starting profile. Make the required adjustments and save
to a NEW filename.

In your RGB setup choose sRGB as your working space.

Images should now appear very similar in Photoshop and when uploaded