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01/27/2003 12:31:08 PM · #1 |
| Is there a thread somewhere or could someone let me know how to adjust my screen to the normal. At first it was way too dark and now that I've lightened it up it looks just fine to me, the pictures look great. I've gotten a few comments that my picture this week is too dark and when I go to the printer to have some off my prints made they come out a little darker than they are on my screen. Not much, but I'd like to have my screen exactly what a photo place would have so what I see is what my print will look like. |
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01/27/2003 12:36:34 PM · #2 |
Take a few of the prints you have had printed and adjust your screen to match them. Adjust the brightness, contrast, and color on your monitor until it matches the print you have had printed. It's usually a good idea to compare a few color photos and also do a black and white photo. This is usually the best way to calibrate your monitor to match your printer.
If you use //www.ezprints.com, they have test shots that they will send you for free to calibrate you monitor with. That way when you send your prints to them your will get the best possible results since you have matched your monitor color up to their fuji printers.
Hope this information helps!
Have a good one!
Bill Miller (wackybill) |
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01/27/2003 12:40:17 PM · #3 |
| adjust your monitor to your already made prints. That is a great idea. So simple and I didn't even think of that. I'll have to do that. Thanks for the link, I'll have to check it out. |
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01/27/2003 12:45:25 PM · #4 |
problem is
it works for printing but then
when you try to vote pics online,
the monitor will be off..
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01/27/2003 01:07:00 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
problem is
it works for printing but then
when you try to vote pics online,
the monitor will be off.. |
This is so true. But ,more than likely, everyones monitor brightness, contrast, color, etc. are all set different anyway. You may not see my picture the way I intended you to because my monitor is adjusted differently from yours. Your right though. I fortunatly have a monitor that allows me to store up to 3 different custome profiles. I have one profile I use for adjusting images to print. I however do not use that profile for adjusting images just for viewing on my monitor or for sending to friends via email.
If one doesn't have custome profiles on their monitor, they can adjust their monitor to the level where it matches their prints and then record the settings in a text file or something. Most monitors have a percentage or a number that corresponds to the setting (i.e., Contrast = 95, brightness = 70, Red = 69, etc.). They can simply adjust their monitor to these settings when adjusting images for prints and then adjust back when they are finished.
Good discussion! Real good!
Thanks! :-)
Bill Miller (wackybill)
Message edited by author 2003-01-27 13:08:15. |
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01/27/2003 01:41:25 PM · #6 |
The other alternative is to buy a colour spyder and actually get your monitor calibrated to a standard profile.
Then you'll be right but still 90% of the voters will be wrong... |
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01/27/2003 01:46:47 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
The other alternative is to buy a colour spyder and actually get your monitor calibrated to a standard profile.
Then you'll be right but still 90% of the voters will be wrong... |
Yup. Kind of discouraging. Isn't it? :-|
Bill Miller (wackybill) |
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01/27/2003 02:01:11 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by wackybill:
Originally posted by Gordon:
The other alternative is to buy a colour spyder and actually get your monitor calibrated to a standard profile.
Then you'll be right but still 90% of the voters will be wrong... |
Yup. Kind of discouraging. Isn't it? :-|
Bill Miller (wackybill) |
They are worth it if you want your output to look right when you've printed it etc. The problem with using something like ezprints.com samples is that you've set your monitor to look right for their particular paper/print process combination. a Spyder will calibrate you to a known colour space (like Adobe RGB) and then using subsequent profiles you can soft proof for things like particular printers or processes or ink/paper combinations and be pretty confident that you'll get what you expect.
Otherwise it is a gamble every time you feed the paper :) |
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01/27/2003 02:48:48 PM · #9 |
one thing that has worked fairly well for me is to make sure i use a levels function in my image editor to adjust my picture so that i have a good range in my levels histogram.
using this, ive more or less managed to avoid too many criticisms that my pic is too light or too dark. the color may not be the same but at least one aspect is a bit better covered :)
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