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10/31/2008 04:56:18 PM · #1 |
My white is very grey, a sort of soft baby blue on the internet bar but overall everything seems grey.
Is that normal, ??? oh I got the spyder3. elite thing
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 16:56:57. |
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10/31/2008 05:02:15 PM · #2 |
Yes! what color did it used to be? LOL
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10/31/2008 05:06:17 PM · #3 |
For me the background is the same as the 4th bar from the left on the image below (stolen fron the voting page) and white is definatly white. When sat facing the screen I can't differentiate the final 3 colours on the right and need to angle myself to see the difference (something I oft do during voting).
eta, in this post the 3rd bar is the same as the post background
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 17:10:28. |
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10/31/2008 05:10:58 PM · #4 |
| my dpc background is close to ecce signum's just a little lighter than the 4th square over but I can distingish all of the blacks without moving around. I use the spyder 2 and it's supposed to have really good shadow definition |
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10/31/2008 05:11:45 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Yes! what color did it used to be? LOL |
Well, it used to be this lovely shade of white with royal blue.
now it is grey and baby blue and damn, it is depressing. Everyones shots are so not bright and cheerful now, mine look even more depressing than ever.
I am scared to go into Photoshop.
Monkey Man, the white on the bar is very white to me, and I can only just see the last few bars as well,
Damn, I can not believe the real world looks like this. |
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10/31/2008 05:15:09 PM · #6 |
On my uncalibrated laptop, the background is the same as 3 from the left. The last two blacks are merged. Not sure if that is good or bad, but may explain why I don't score so well lately??
eta: or it could be my photos are s***e!!
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 17:15:50. |
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10/31/2008 06:06:49 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Ecce Signum:
For me the background is the same as the 4th bar from the left on the image below (stolen fron the voting page) and white is definatly white. When sat facing the screen I can't differentiate the final 3 colours on the right and need to angle myself to see the difference (something I oft do during voting).
eta, in this post the 3rd bar is the same as the post background |
I can see the last 3 but the differences aren't great. I can make out the edges between them on my LG Flatron monitor.
My monitor at work shows everything darker. It's a Dell. #3 from the left also matches the message background for me too. |
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10/31/2008 06:14:42 PM · #8 |
Both my Dell monitors show the bk the same as the 3rd from the left. All bars are distinguishable without moving around.
Edit to add.... using the Pantone Huey Pro to calibrate.
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 18:15:20. |
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10/31/2008 06:26:25 PM · #9 |
That's how I check the calibration on whatever monitor I'm using -- I go to DPC and see what color it is. On my impeccably calibrated macbook monitor and on the iMac I edit on, it's neutral. On the rest of the monitors on campus, it's very blue (except for one, where it's yellow. I was like "no way am I using this computer ever again....)
I can definitely differentiate between the last three bars. The first two are a little iffy. |
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10/31/2008 06:29:28 PM · #10 |
| All of you with mechanical calibration tools, what setting are your phosphors colors set at? Mine defaults to HDTV. I can do custom, but I need numbers! |
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10/31/2008 06:40:57 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by bergiekat:
All of you with mechanical calibration tools, what setting are your phosphors colors set at? Mine defaults to HDTV. I can do custom, but I need numbers! |
Do some reading here and download/run the application. For newer LCDs it will give you the numbers that the monitor reports in the "Custom" boxes. You can use those numbers in your calibrator.
If the calibrator is smart, it can poll the monitor for this information... |
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10/31/2008 08:00:56 PM · #12 |
| I've never calibrated my laptop, but I've got the third from the left as a match to the background. |
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10/31/2008 08:22:55 PM · #13 |
Hmm, mine is 5th from the left, but I can differentiate the blacks.
Used Kirbic's suggestion and now it's 3rd from the left!! Cool beans! Thank you!
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 20:32:44. |
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10/31/2008 08:39:44 PM · #14 |
Not calibrated here, and the 3rd from the left is nearly the same as the background. I can barely discern a difference on the 3 dark ones on the right. I'll have to give this a look with my calibrated monitor at work on Monday.
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 20:40:31. |
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10/31/2008 08:41:39 PM · #15 |
| Mine is third from the left... and I sway back and forth like a monkey to see the blacks during voting. :) |
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11/01/2008 12:36:49 AM · #16 |
If you're using an LCD, try this:
Scroll the page (or move the window) up and down on the monitor, so that you can view the above bar at the top, in the middle and at the bottom of the screen. Now tell me this: did your ability to see the left most and right most blocks change depending on where the image was on your screen?
What if you tilt the screen (or just sit up straight versus slouch)?
Does this scare you at all about editing with an LCD monitor???
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11/01/2008 10:23:43 AM · #17 |
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11/01/2008 06:48:40 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by soup:
no |
Then you have a good LCD. Those are rare... and expensive. :)
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11/01/2008 10:48:28 PM · #19 |
| On dwterry test-- yes-- black bars are blacker on top-- whites whiter on bottom |
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