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07/25/2002 11:34:07 PM · #1 |
To be fair to everyone, please do calibrate your monitor. A photo can look lighter/darker on your monitor than the photographer intended.
Here are 2 images to help you:
 (This is blatantly stolen from dpreview.com, I hope Phil doesn''t mind, I could always make up my own)
And you should see every colour in this grayscale.
I hope this helps, happy shootin''!
* This message has been edited by the author on 7/25/2002 11:38:46 PM. |
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07/25/2002 11:36:20 PM · #2 |
Though this has been brought up before, it is good to revisit it now and again as a reminder and for newbies.... I know I benefitted from it greatly as a newbie.
Thanks for posting it!
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07/25/2002 11:37:38 PM · #3 |
Are these images copyrighted or from some site that won't like us using them?
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07/25/2002 11:42:51 PM · #4 |
| I hate to say this but I have no clue how to calibrate my monitor. |
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07/25/2002 11:45:50 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by TerryGee:
I hate to say this but I have no clue how to calibrate my monitor.
Do a forum search. There have been threads about how to play with the gamma controls and what not. Very useful. Plug in "gamma" in the search box to start with... ?
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07/25/2002 11:54:27 PM · #6 |
I gotta tell ya. I adjusted to make those square thingies work and well...everything got really ugly. Am I doing something wrong here?
I honestly like the photos much better the old way...what to do?
* This message has been edited by the author on 7/26/2002 12:36:26 AM. |
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07/26/2002 12:03:13 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by TerryGee:
I hate to say this but I have no clue how to calibrate my monitor.
Quick how to for Windows OS's:
~ Right click anywhere on your screen without an icon and select 'properties' from drop down
~ Select the "settings" tab
~ depending on your vid card, there should be a "Advanced" button (or something similiar)
~ There will be a "Color correction" tab (or something similiar)
~ Adjust gamma till the inner and outer areas of the boxes look nearly the same (Question to someone else: Nearly the same or exactly?)
~ Save your adjustment then go back and look at and change your 217 votes because you now see what the photographer actually posted :)
So much for sleeping tonight, gotta revote...
Hope this helps... Mac folks, you're on your own... I haven't had an Apple since '79 and that had a monocrome monitor :)
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07/26/2002 12:17:19 AM · #8 |
Seems a little bright...?
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07/26/2002 12:28:51 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by chuck:
Seems a little bright...?
I noticed that too... I think that's why a lot of good photos get "too dark" comments... Factory settings are darker than true, and our brains adjusted to call it normal over the years. But I look through the challenge shows this setting to give MUCH better color in images...
But that's just me :)
Drew's question is a good one though... Maybe a link to the sites these came from or permission from the owner is in order?
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07/26/2002 01:32:47 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by myqyl:
Mac folks, you''re on your own... I haven''t had an Apple since ''79 and that had a monocrome monitor :)[/i]
For the Mac types, in System 8.xxx or 9.xxx go to the Apple Menu > Control Panels > Monitor. Select Color, and then the Calibrate button and follow directions. For OS X, go to System Preferences > Displays > Color > Calibrate, and follow directions. Happy calibrating:)
As for brightness, Mac systems typically use a different gamma setting than Windows does (1.8 vs. 2.2), so a Mac created image will appear a little darker in Windows.
* This message has been edited by the author on 7/26/2002 1:35:38 AM.
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(This is blatantly stolen from dpreview.com, I hope Phil doesn''t mind, I could always make up my own)
