Screen calibration

[Stella]

I've searched on here for help, but all the threads seems to be pre-2010 and I wonder if things have changed.

I'm a photographer, regularly run Photoshop and Lightroom. I have an iMac 27" mid 2011, Intel core i5 2.7ghz, 12gb RAM

Whilst my photos look fine onscreen, when printed they are dark and muddy.

I was advised by another photographer that I needed to calibrate my monitor (as well as my camera and get profiles for printer.)

But reading stuff online, it seems that some iMacs can only have their brightness altered and not be calibrated for colour.
I have read so much that I am starting to become confused.

Please could someone tell me if it can be calibrated for colour? Just a simple yes or no would be great.

TIA

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello,

All Macs can still be calibrated, even though the only display control they have is brightness. There are many solutions for color calibration - hardware and software.

-Which version of OS X?
-What kind of budget?

C