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12/02/2004 08:50:27 AM · #1 |
I am sure this has been brought up before, but I could not find a post that addressed my questions.
#1 - How is this done?
#2 - Can you do it yourself?
#3 - Is it expensive?
#4 - Do I need to purchase software?
#5 - Does it matter how old your monitor is?
#6 - How do you know when you need this done?
I think I really need this done.
thanks
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12/02/2004 08:57:25 AM · #2 |
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12/02/2004 08:59:38 AM · #3 |
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12/02/2004 09:03:41 AM · #4 |
There is a fairly inexpensive tool called "color plus" from Pantone colorivision...it's the same "spyder" as the one I use but in a very affordable package (I think around 99$ us)
www.colorvision.com |
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12/02/2004 09:05:15 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Karalew:
Thank you :-) |
NP, especially to someone that has became a member on the same day as I.
Welcome ;-) |
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12/02/2004 09:06:07 AM · #6 |
1. If it's not done with the aid of hardware (spyder/puck/spectrophotometer/etc.), then it will rely heavily on your vision, which is inherently unreliable for this kind of thing.
2. Yes. Unless your monitor is completely out of whack, your results will simply be a little left of random.
3. Only if you get some hardware. I think there was a thread somewhere about a cheap hardware package now available (maybe in the $100-200 range).
4. Hardware bundles will come with the necessary software. Most of the non-hardware solutions involve just a bunch of instructions posted on a web site. Often, they assume you have Adobe Gamma (I don't if that's available outside Photoshop). If you're on a Mac, something like SuperCal is probably as good as it gets without hardware.
5. Yes. Depending on which resource you're referencing, the usable color lifetime of a CRT monitor is somewhere around 3 years, perhaps more if you don't push the hardware too much.
6. Just do it. |
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12/02/2004 10:48:01 AM · #7 |
I believe that most common error is in the black level, a quick check for this is looking at the test strip at the bottom of the photos when voting. If you see the last few strips looking the same then two things are going to happen, you will see otherĂ¢€™s photos as dark and your own photos will look a little washed out to others. I keep a few presets for my monitor and when voting if a photo looks a bit washed out I will change the black level just a bit to see what the photographer was aiming for.
If you think you see a photo that is overly dark, do adjust your monitor until you can see all the black levels in that test strip at the bottom. A lot of times it is not the fault of the photo but rather peoples monitors.
BTW this makes it hard for photo that relies on detail in the dark areas to do well, as many voters will have a hard time seeing the detail and give it a low vote. If you are submitting a photo that has detail in the dark areas you might want to misadjust your monitor until the last four or five squares on the test still look the same and then look at your photo. Fair or not you want to keep in mind that a large number of votes will be seeing your photo like this.
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12/02/2004 11:02:34 AM · #8 |
What happens to me:
At home my photos look so crisp and great! When I get to work and look at them, they seem soft, not so sharp. Is my monitor at home just my friend and the one at work hates me? :-)
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