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06/21/2005 05:18:53 AM · #1 |
I think this might have been discussed before but since I could not find the thread here it goes again....
I have a laptop at home and do most of my editing of the pictures on the Laptop screen (LCD). When I look at the pictures on a CRT later they are way too dark. This is true for pictures even with lighter backgrounds.
I have got the prints done of the same pictures and they look exactly as the color tones show on the LCD. This proves (to me atleast) that the colors, sharpness, tones etc are actually as you see them on the LCD.
Now I understand that a lot of voters vote the pictures on a CRT and not a LCD. So what they see is a much darker picture. This becomes more of a problem with pictures shot in low light / with darker tones. Voters, considering that every minute of their voting time is precious, rate these as very low and do not possibly find the pictures intereting.
The question is... any sugessions to overcome this?
(And I hope you are not going to tell me to buy a CRT monitor) :-)
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06/21/2005 05:25:25 AM · #2 |
| even though your pictures seem darker on your CRT then it doesn't meen that others CRT's show them dark to, it might be a calibration thing, and if your monitor is old it might not be as bright as newer CRT's. |
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06/21/2005 05:30:10 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by DanSig:
even though your pictures seem darker on your CRT then it doesn't meen that others CRT's show them dark to, it might be a calibration thing, and if your monitor is old it might not be as bright as newer CRT's. |
I should have clarified earlier... I have tried atleast three monitors and it's not just my pictures. Pictures in general seem a lot darker on a monitor than a LCD.
Message edited by author 2005-06-21 05:30:30.
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06/21/2005 06:15:59 AM · #4 |
Perhaps the site owners can put up a page that shows how your monitor is calibrated, similar to the box many image editors give you to set gama. (the top half is black and white lines, the bottom half is grey). Even better would be four boxes--black, red, green and blue.
This would at least allow you to know that your monitor is in calibration or that it is off. |
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06/21/2005 08:53:36 AM · #5 |
Do you run a mac and a PC? If so, look at Gamma settings. They are different by default on macs/pc's.
You should be able to change gamma very easily on a PC using Adobe Gamma.
If you are more tended towards print, then use gamma of 1.8(??). If you are more concerned with WEB, then use (i think) 2.0 or 2.2. |
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06/21/2005 10:00:04 AM · #6 |
| I think that is a good suggestion hankk. Calibration and consistency are essiential. While not tough to find on google, calibration charts and instructions on the Learn pages would localize the information and make a statement about how important this is to DP. It is something that would help smooth the learning curve for new people like myself. I will post it on the site suggestion forum and credit your name hankk. |
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06/21/2005 11:45:21 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by asitv:
Now I understand that a lot of voters vote the pictures on a CRT and not a LCD. So what they see is a much darker picture. This becomes more of a problem with pictures shot in low light / with darker tones. Voters, considering that every minute of their voting time is precious, rate these as very low and do not possibly find the pictures intereting.
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Below every picture to be voted on at DPC is a black and white calibration bar. Scroll down. |
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