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06/15/2005 06:05:10 PM · #1 |
These suggestions came up on page three of a post I made earlier. I felt that they warranted a post of their own:
Originally posted by EddyG:
An interesting "test" is the animated test pattern on this page. From that page: "A top quality monitor using an excellent calibration system can show the difference between levels 0 and 1. Average monitors will not show any increase in output until level 5 to 8. If you do not see anything until level 11 or 12, either your monitor needs to be calibrated again using a higher black point or your ambient lighting is too bright."
Also check out these gradients to check for neutrality and smoothness (lack of banding). "The ideal is smooth gradients from black to white with no banding. A top-notch monitor that is well calibrated can produce this." |
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06/15/2005 11:46:47 PM · #2 |
| These are great links. Thanks for sharing. |
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06/16/2005 08:19:36 AM · #3 |
Another good site on monitor calibration (with lots of details if you're in to that) is this one, which also has a second page with reference information on gamma.
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06/21/2005 11:33:32 AM · #4 |
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06/21/2005 11:47:46 AM · #5 |
Excellent signature Eddy. I need to do that to mine.
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06/21/2005 12:24:05 PM · #6 |
Thanks guys for all this info. This is inline with my other thread.
Now if everyone will please make sure that that have their monitors calibrated before voting on the pictures specially on challenges that may have pictures with darker tones in it.
I guess as someone suggested, site counsil may want to put a tutorial regarding this on the site.
Still couple more hours to go before the voting on darkness challenge ends. All those who found a lot of pictures 'too dark' calibrate their monitor and revote them.
:-)
Message edited by author 2005-06-21 12:25:09.
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06/21/2005 12:55:21 PM · #7 |
| These tools are a good help BUT playing with your monitor settings does not affect the video card settings, that means than adjusting your monitor could (and probably will) become a major surprise when you print an image...as the colors would be way off, when you use a tool like ColorPlus (the entry level color matching system from Colorivision) it generates a .icc file that will become your "color space" so that your video card, and your editing software and your monitor, display and have the same "values" for any given color. |
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