Am 31.12.2012 11:13, schrieb Kristian Niemi: > Thanks for the reply, Ulrich. > > I've tried different output colour profiles. Currently RGB (web-safe). > Went with adobe earlier, but colours were off more often than not, in > different programs. Seems more consistent with this. > > Actually, I now think my monitor is at least in part to blame. It > auto-adjusts both brightness and contrast --- this "feature" can't be > turned off. :( Usually it isn't a problem, but maybe because of the 'd' > in dt:s interface theme/looks, it increases richness of colours and > brightness too much. So when I think the pictures are OK, and export, > they're actually underexposed and quite dull, when opened in a different > (not-so-dark) application.
Oh, really! What type of monitor do you have? I know that there are some monitors which have a light sensor on front panel to adjust background illumination (on my Eizo it's called "Auto EcoView"). Eizo allows to switch that off - and of course I did. Even worse would be an auto-adjustment of contrast. Monitor contrast is typically changed by applying a gamma curve. With a random monitor gamma you will in fact have absolutely no control on the lightness impression of an image, unfortunately. Ulrich > > In fact, quickly switching from the image having been opened in "a > bright application" to the image in dt actually shows it as > underexposed and dull, too. This has lead to many a-headscratchings; was > I just tired yesterday? Did I really develop the picture so badly > yesterday, etcetera. > > I've tried every setting on the monitor --- the autoadjustment can't be > turned off. I don't think X can do anything about it either. Currently > trying setting overall brightness (screen-setting) really low. But > there's maybe nothing much else that can be done than replacing the > physical screen. > > Kind regards, > Kristian > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
