Hi Bruce, thank you for the suggestion re: Scott Kelby's book, I'll add it to my acquisition list - which grows ever longer, but good reference materials are always a great 'first buy'. Here's my thoughts on your responses :-)
> > 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 Very Correct Bruce - Displays do drift in their 'representations' of what's being sent to it, even if those files haven't changed a whit. It's an inherent variable within any of our display technologies with some of the variables being the Bulbs/LED's in our LCD's, CRT's and LCD's chemicals and electronic bits aging, changing, or wearing out over time. -FURTHER- The 'place' we use a Display is usually variable, too. Frequently there is a window and the 'color' of the Daylight changes depending on time, weather, season, and how we may have our blinds, curtains, or shades, positioned at any given time. Even if we've avoided the 'window' variable by just having artificial illumination in our work space, those lamps, bulbs, and fixtures, bring both the 'inherent' issues of the light they give and the variability of their output in use and over time. Ooops almost forgot to mention the variables we can introduce by having a desk lamp on sometimes, but not other times, or switching between overheads or floor lamps during the day. Variable Soup! :-) -Further- Since we as 'users' are 'Human Beings', it means we are Biological and therefore are Variable. It's inherent in the 'technology' of the Bodies we use to Perceive the world around us. :-) It's neither a good thing, a bad thing, or any thing at all beyond a statement of the our variability. As a Diabetic and someone with both an inherent sense of color and the habits and experiences my 20+ years in Photography bring to the table, I can state categorically and irrefutable that something as simple as a variance in my Blood Sugar Level changes my Perceptions of Color! (InMyHumbleUnderstanding - the changed density and content of the fluids in my eye work to 'filter' the colors reaching the rods and cones in the eye and changing the 'appearance' of the world around me!). > > 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. True, Profiles are 'where' it's at, but that is the wonder of the 'Color Munki' by xRite. It will calibrate most any display and projector and printer.... also! it has the ability to 'sample' the color of a physical object much like those systems they have at paint stores for matching paint to the color of a fabric sample you bring in by holding it under a sensor.. quite cool. > > 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. Surprisingly, The boards haven't been especially helpful, at least the ones I have interacted with. It boils down to the fact there is simply a low statistical probability of encountering someone who a: knows what they're talking about, b: can explain it, and/or c: has any experience implementing a color control process usable beyond the equipment and variables the person coped with 'fixing' their own color/ display/printing gremlins! My forlorn hope for finding a 'recipe' for implementing some color consistency or a straight forward list of do's and don't's has been utterly dashed at this point! > 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 read and understand; he's got a reputation as > a good teacher. I'll definitely aquire the book! > -- > Bruce Johnson Thanks Again Bruce --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
