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05/26/2004 02:17:57 AM · #1 |
How do you know what is the appropriate level to adjust my laptops screen brightness to? I had it all the way up and some people said my photos were too dark. It has 15 levels so I have it on level 8 right now, but everything looks dark to me. Is there some sort of test online that I can do to make sure I see what 99% of everyone else see's? Hope that question made sense, its 2am LOL Cheers!
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05/26/2004 02:30:09 AM · #2 |
When viewing a photo on DPC there's a bar at the bottom that ranges from white to black. If you can't see all the transitions then you need to adjust the brightness and contrast.
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05/26/2004 02:33:21 AM · #3 |
| i don't see that bar anywhere! :( |
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05/26/2004 02:35:30 AM · #4 |
It only appears when you are looking at an active challenge entry. Open an image as if you are going to vote and it should be at the bottom.
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05/26/2004 02:35:30 AM · #5 |
There is a gray bar at the bottom of the page of each entry in the voting stage.
This has various degrees of brightness/darkness. It gets darker as you move from left to right. Notice the very few last squares on the right side. How many of those can you distinguish from one another? On my monitor I vaguely see a distinction between the 3rd and 2nd to the last, the second and last squares look like one square.
I'm gonna have to make adjustments too on my new laptop at work. I need to darken it and do some colour adjustments since there is a blue color cast and it is light and so my photos look washed out. I still have to figure out where the buttons are. My first time to use a laptop at work.
Hope this helps.
Edit to add: I'm a slow typist,,, beaten by two posts. :)
Message edited by author 2004-05-26 02:36:59.
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05/26/2004 02:38:12 AM · #6 |
| ahhhh THANKS!! found it :) I can see them all except the difference between the last two darkest ones, and I can't see the difference in max or minimum brightness. So i guess having it set to medium is best. Thanks Guys :) |
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05/26/2004 02:41:21 AM · #7 |
What you need to do is calibrate your screen. This goes for both laptops and desktops at home and office. How to do it depends on your monitor type and what operating system you are running........ instructions should have come with your computer. I bought a new computer with flat screen last year and it was one of the first things I had to perform during initial set up. And as I remember, it was somewhat complicated.
Keep in mind LCD laptop screens are only suspose to last 5-6 years with normal use. If you are beyond that - you might just want to connect a full size monitor to the laptop if it has the 15 pin plug for it.
If you get lost and are running XP - email me directly. I'll pull up my manuals and tell you how invoke the monitor calibration (if you are running XP). |
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05/26/2004 03:05:24 AM · #8 |
Your pictures look fine to me. So maybe the problem is not on your side, but it's the problem of the people who commented. If you can see all the levels except for the highest and lowest one, you shouldn't have a problem.
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05/26/2004 06:55:57 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by ghoti:
Your pictures look fine to me. So maybe the problem is not on your side, but it's the problem of the people who commented. If you can see all the levels except for the highest and lowest one, you shouldn't have a problem. |
Fish makes a good point. There are people here at all levels, including ones who have never (yet) heard of calibration. I certainly hadn't before joining. If you're confident about your screen's colour reproduction, you need to take some 'advice' with a pinch of salt. If you're not...
...learn about calibration. |
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