Calibrating IMac

[ccb]

I have just bought a Eye-One calibrating tool, and calibrated my Imac LCD monitor. I let the computer be on for 30 min's and i did it in the light in which I normally edit my photos. After calibrating, the screen looked darker, and more dull than it normally does. I changed back to the Imac calibrating profile and all the colors immediately seems more vibrant and lively again.

Did I do something wrong whilst calibrating, I thought I followed the instructions. Is the screen meant to look "darker" for accurate photo-editing??

Greatful for any thoughts and input!

[weezerisrock]

I don't have an Imac, running a PC here, but out of curiosity, did you set your monitor back to all of the defaults? specifically brightness and contrast? They are supposed to be defaulted before you calibrate.

[Free]

Did you try editing and printing from both calibrated and non-calibrated settings? I know my monitor displays a bit brighter than prints do