MacBook Pro Brightness / Screen Calibration

[Rokkor]

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Hi, 

I wonder if someone can give me a hint. I used to calibrate my screen with Spyder Pro. Unfortunately the software drivers do not support the current OS X operating system on my MacBook Pro. I have now edited a b&w photograph. In a fine art print it looks a lot darker. The printer has checked the data and the print matches their color calibrated screens. On my iPhone it also looks much brighter and the same is true for my laptop. So I wonder what could be the "right" brightness setting. Is a bit lower than half the right brightness setting?

If I do a soft proof with the correct paper, the different seems less. 

Thanks for your help !

Edited August 12, 2020 by Rokkor
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[Rokkor]

I have googled and found the DisplayCAL software. It is a bit slow, but it supports the Spyder 4 even in MacOS Mojave. That is really great. So I can continue using the colorimeter. Still the brightness is difficult as the picture looks still brighter on the screen (at 50% brightness setting) - even in calibrated profile mode. 

[plasticman]

A light-emitting screen is almost always going to look brighter than a print, when compared side-by-side. But I also have my screen set to just below half-brightness, and I feel it's worked okay. The ambient lighting in your room is also going to affect how you perceive the brightness of the image on your screen, as well.