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09/05/2004 12:27:15 PM · #1 |
This is NOT an invitation for Mac and PC users to argue. I'm simply asking that when I view my photos in the Gamut Proof, I have a choice of PC or Mac or Monitor. Although I use a Mac, I usually use the PC Gamut Proof to view my photos as I work on them, assuming that most DPC users use PCs.
There is quite a discrepancy between how the two images look. Mac computers see things much lighter and brighter than PCs, so while my photos may look great for a PC, they might not look so hot on a Mac (and vice versa).
Any suggestions or solutions to this problem?
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09/05/2004 12:30:20 PM · #2 |
David, I use a Mac too. My pictures look great out of the camera on my Mac, but once they are uploaded they look less saturated on a PC. I don't know why. Must have something to do with the Gamma. Mac and PC monitors use a different value.
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09/05/2004 12:30:46 PM · #3 |
I'd say options are:
1) Target it to the majority users
2) Target it inbetween the two
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09/05/2004 01:14:12 PM · #4 |
I use a Mac, too. Set your proof preview to Monitor. It's the most accurate across platforms for DPC purposes. (I used to set it for PC, but Monitor seems to be a better compromise).
Message edited by author 2004-09-05 13:15:41. |
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09/05/2004 01:23:01 PM · #5 |
Preference: you either want your images to appeal to the many and sacrifice some degree of control or you retain a maximum control over a lesser number of monitors.
A secondary argument could be raised, when you consider the variance of calibrating practices on respective platforms...
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09/05/2004 01:41:50 PM · #6 |
Even on the mac, i use a 2.2 gamma.. to match a pc and it is the reference..
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09/05/2004 02:47:34 PM · #7 |
Thanks for the helpful hints! How about for printing purposes? I will be sending photos to magazines, etc. soon, and many publications now accept digital format. Do I have to make 2 copies of every photo, depending on whether the publication is Mac or PC based?
Does anyone here do this?
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09/05/2004 02:57:07 PM · #8 |
I'm on a mac too, but I'm not really computer savvy, and I have no idea what any of that means. I guess I probably shouldn't worry too much about it then.
Message edited by author 2004-09-05 14:57:46. |
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09/05/2004 04:39:41 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by dsidwell:
How about for printing purposes? |
Print is my job, and I've been doing it since Photoshop 1.0. Set your color preferences to U.S. Prepress Defaults, then use CMYK as your proof preview. Work in RGB, but make sure you convert your photos to CMYK before you send them out- if you try to print RGB on a press, you'll get muddy results.
Message edited by author 2004-09-05 16:41:26. |
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09/06/2004 10:23:14 PM · #10 |
| if you use RGB when printing seperations you'll end up with a mono image, not a muddy one... u can't seperate RGB to film for repo.. laser printers/colour copiers will convert the image for you.. |
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09/06/2004 11:04:53 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by dsidwell:
Thanks for the helpful hints! How about for printing purposes? I will be sending photos to magazines, etc. soon, and many publications now accept digital format. Do I have to make 2 copies of every photo, depending on whether the publication is Mac or PC based?
Does anyone here do this? |
You may want to know what THEY want you to do. I have read alot that the "people" getting the file for whatever purpose will adjust the sharpening, some color, and contrast for the application it is to be used for. So alot of that can be skipped.
I think I read this in the new Outdoor Photographer mag.
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09/06/2004 11:33:21 PM · #12 |
I'd say use whatever you want for processing the image, but convert the final output to match the media. For the web, this is the sRGB colorspace at 2.2 gamma -- this has nothing to do with Mac or PC, sRGB is the standard set for the internet by the controlling authorities.
The same advice holds for print media; ask, and use what they suggest.
David
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09/08/2004 01:47:52 AM · #13 |
| I use mac but some of my friends use PC. There are slight diffrences but its due to the calibration and gamma. System wise mac is better because of color sync. Who am I kidding? I can't really figureout how that works! Is there anybody here who can tell me how to get the best output in color laser and inkjet. I want my printouts to be the same color as the way i view it in the monitor. |
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