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09/22/2006 01:02:16 AM · #26 |
Just calibrated, and it is quite a bit harder to see
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09/22/2006 01:03:37 AM · #27 |
Lets see what this does. Copy the large picture "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR".
1. open PS
2. open new file
3. Edit > Paste
4. make picture 100%
5. goto windows and histogram and click to open and click on the tab info.
6. put your pointer at X:405 / Y:255 and see what numbers you get.
I get the following.
R:14
G:16
B:11
See what yours read and post it.
Message edited by author 2006-09-22 01:04:20. |
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09/22/2006 01:07:45 AM · #28 |
I don't have a histogram option in PS 5.5 under "Windows".
Edit: Wait, found it under "Image".
Edit #2: I can't seem to point at any particular location except on the histogram itself, which doesn't provide anything resembling the numbers you've posted.
Message edited by author 2006-09-22 01:10:50.
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09/22/2006 01:09:46 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by karmabreeze:
Originally posted by yanko:
I can see it. I see the car, the tree, the covered parking, the parking lines and the windows. Also I see the rest of the alien that's right outside the door. |
Oooh, you're good! |
Well, it's close to halloween so I figure I try and scare you. :P
Btw, if you're having problems with calibration I would double check the dark areas with the eyedropper tool and look at your info palette. All the RGB values shown should be at 0 for pure black. If the reds, greens and blues are in single digits then you can probably get away with it without people seeing anything but when I tested your image everything in the background is reading in double digits. For example, the tree which I believe is the darkest thing in the background registers with this R:14, G:14, B:14. The other stuff is much higher. Anyway, just something to check in the mean time with your entries.
ETA: Crap. Scott beat me to it.
Message edited by author 2006-09-22 01:11:29. |
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09/22/2006 01:10:37 AM · #30 |
I just calibrated my monitor with Spyder and I can barely see anything in the background. If I tilt my screen back and forth I can see the background.
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09/22/2006 01:13:44 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by yanko:
Originally posted by karmabreeze:
Originally posted by yanko:
I can see it. I see the car, the tree, the covered parking, the parking lines and the windows. Also I see the rest of the alien that's right outside the door. |
Oooh, you're good! |
Well, it's close to halloween so I figure I try and scare you. :P
Btw, if you're having problems with calibration I would double check the dark areas with the eyedropper tool and look at your info palette. All the RGB values shown should be at 0 for pure black. If the reds, greens and blues are in single digits then you can probably get away with it without people seeing anything but when I tested your image everything in the background is reading in double digits. For example, the tree which I believe is the darkest thing in the background registers with this R:14, G:14, B:14. The other stuff is much higher. Anyway, just something to check in the mean time with your entries.
ETA: Crap. Scott beat me to it. |
Using your method on the "original", I come up 13/13/13 on the tree.
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09/22/2006 01:23:26 AM · #32 |
Here is something else you can try to see how well you monitor is calibrated.
Doing the same thing that you did with your picture. Copy and past this
into PS.
1. Using your pointer starting with white move your mouse to the area you can see the difference in shade. Look at the info box at the X coordinates and see what number you get.
2. Do the same thing on the right (black)and move your mouse left until it is over the spot you see the shade change. Look at the info box at the X coordinates and see what number you get.
White I get: X=22
Black I get: X=616
Try that and see what you get.
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09/22/2006 01:28:19 AM · #33 |
Rebecca, that sounds about right. I probably picked a different spot as yours but it doesn't matter as the values are similar. So in hindsight had you seen that you could darken that area even more by using the curves tool and dragging the line down a bit and then making a rough mask so that only that background was effected. Then afterwards with the pixel layer highlighted test the areas again with the eyedropper and if the values are much closer to zero then you should be fine. Sort of working blind but at least get what you intended.
Message edited by author 2006-09-22 01:29:08. |
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09/22/2006 01:57:37 AM · #34 |
Speaking of monitor calibration, I use a notebook computer with the built-in LCD screen and an external Sony Trinitron monitor.
If I calibrate for one monitor, the other monitor is off. Does anyone know how to keep separate settings for each individual monitor?
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09/22/2006 03:47:30 AM · #35 |
| I can see all the detail on this monitor, but I think on the other monitor the last three squares in the calibration band are all approximately the same colour, so I'd probably see less detail on that. Couldn't confirm it though because that computer is currently in pieces pending a re-build. |
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