On Jun 15, 2009, at 5:29 PM, aussieshepsrock wrote:
> Hi Adrian, > good question re:Color Calibration's Usefulness To Me? It's easy to > overlook the variable knowledge bases and interests of the list > members in one's quest for assistance with a more narrow question. The > "purpose" of my efforts at color matching is to: > > A: I want my 'pictures' to appear consistently the same when I open > then, no matter how far apart they're opened over time :-) Monitors drift. Also, store you images in a cool, dry place, heat can cause color shifts :-P > B: I want the images I send to a home printer to bear a close > resemblence to what I see on my monitor before hitting print :-) This is where printer and paper (don't forget the paper!) profiles come in so useful. > C: I want to take advantage of the 'profiles' available from a Photo > Lab I use to primarily print my photographs. :-) I would get on some pro/semi-pro digital photographer boards and ask your questions there. I just got a book by Scott Kelby <http://www.kelbytraining.com/books/> (The "Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers" book) which has a good section on calibrating and using profiles. I found the book easy to rad and understand; he's got a reputation as a good teacher. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
