"Valencic Miha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: >I don't think you need to purchase all that equipment. All you need to do is color >profile all your devices and "sync" them. > >That means that you need a hardware (colorimeter of some sort) and a bit of software >to help you (although this is not necessary, it helps a lot). Then you calibrate all >your devices so that what you see on your monitor is what you will get. (and that is >what you are after, if I am not mistaken). Also, you will be able to convert from >"common" profiles to your profiles if needed. > >Then you must periodically recalibrate devices (monitor colors fade, etc) and you >will have different profiles for your printer (depending on the paper (and colors) >you will use). > >I don't think it makes sense to buy this equipment - it is more reasonable to rent it >somewhere, if you have an option to do so.
I don't think any of it is necessary either. Consistancy is what you need. Find the right colour temperature to view your prints and you will be able to adjust them to the prints you get back easily enough. On the same subject, my Viewsonic recently died so I bought a nice new Mitsubishi Diamondtron M2, 19 inch CRT. It's not an expensive monitor, but wow it's really nice! I never had any trouble before with the Viewsonic and this one is the same. The Frontier gives me what I see on screen with simple Adobe Gamma. I'm running at 8000 K, which I find a good balance between cold and warm. I'm a gamer so this monitor is super for me. It has a special Super Bright button that goes into two extra modes of brightness. Most excellent for gaming. I leave my basic adjustment for photo work. So I actually have three modes that I can balance and adjust. -- Jim Davis Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com Replies in plain text only please! * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
