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 10/27/2005 02:15:54 PM · #1
Posting this here because it has been brought up that my monitor may be off, I use two sites to verify my monitors calibration. They are //epaperpress.com/monitorcal/ and //pages.prodigy.net/ecmorris/tips/monitor.htm, if these are NOT good enough, or there are better ones, I would really like to know them. Any suggestions are appreciated!!

Jacque
 10/27/2005 02:17:56 PM · #2
//www.photoscientia.co.uk/Gamma.htm

I adjust to 2.2

edit: I think it's 2.2! I can never remember if 1.8 or 2.2 is the 'best' one.

Message edited by author 2005-10-27 14:22:47.
 10/27/2005 02:45:23 PM · #3
Thanks jhonan, site says 1.8 and monitor was a bit off on the third one and have changed it, so far no difference to photos though, darn it!!
 10/27/2005 03:23:33 PM · #4
//www.easyrgb.com/calibrate.php
 12/01/2005 12:14:53 PM · #5
Just a bump.... in case anyone can't see the full tonal range. *HINT HINT COUGH HINT HINT*!!
 12/01/2005 12:52:31 PM · #6
Originally posted by mavrik:
Just a bump.... in case anyone can't see the full tonal range. *HINT HINT COUGH HINT HINT*!!


mavrik - are these targets good for lcd screens too ?
 12/01/2005 02:27:17 PM · #7
Originally posted by jhonan:
//www.photoscientia.co.uk/Gamma.htm

I adjust to 2.2

edit: I think it's 2.2! I can never remember if 1.8 or 2.2 is the 'best' one.

As I understand it, it depends on what the destination of your images are.

2.2 for display viewing, such as monitor -- anything that projects light.
1.8 for print or anything that reflects light.

Regardless of what you prefer, convert to sRGB (it is based on 2.2 gamma) before uploading to the web.

David
 12/01/2005 03:39:02 PM · #8
Originally posted by Britannica:
Originally posted by jhonan:
//www.photoscientia.co.uk/Gamma.htm

I adjust to 2.2

edit: I think it's 2.2! I can never remember if 1.8 or 2.2 is the 'best' one.

As I understand it, it depends on what the destination of your images are.

2.2 for display viewing, such as monitor -- anything that projects light.
1.8 for print or anything that reflects light.

Regardless of what you prefer, convert to sRGB (it is based on 2.2 gamma) before uploading to the web.

David


You shoul dalways use 2.2. 1.8 is for Mac's, and even that came about because it was the defauly gamma for the original apple laser writer. So no real reason not to use 2.2 like the rest of the world.
 12/20/2005 06:52:57 PM · #9
I've had a lot problems with ordering prints from mpix and winkflash and they never match what is on my monitor. I got the ColorPlus calibrator and calibrated my monitor. Then I ordered some prints from both of them again, and what do you know, they still don't match. Turns out, the low-end calibrators have a fixed gamma of 2.2 and whitepoint of 6500k. But the printers use a whitepoint of 5000k and gamma of 2.0 (they said they split the difference in gamma between Mac and PC). So you can never get your monitor calibrated to match the prints unless you buy the PRO calibration software with variable settings. What is the point of a calibrator that sets your monitor to a point where you can't get prints to match it?

nick
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