Not particularly hidden in your description, but easily overlooked, is the monitor screen temp. Many people run their monitors at too high a temp (6500 or higher) because, often on uncalibrated or improperly calibrated monitors, those higher temps look better. IIRC, even one of the calibration tools (Colorvision Spyder) it's suggested to set the screen temp at 6500. The pro labs we work with here all suggest running a screen temp @ 5000 or 5500. After first doing that the screen looked "off" and took a bit of getting used to, but the results were superior, and now I can't even look at a higher temp screen without wearing sunglasses <LOL> And that brings up another point: some eyeglasses have a subtle, or even not so subtle, tint to them, and that can really throw the colors you see off by quite a bit. I remove my glasses when judging color, and even B&W tonality, and put them back on again when looking for things like sharpness and detail.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 22 Dec 2004 at 8:18, William Robb wrote: > > > If you want good results from a digital lab, you HAVE TO profile your > > files to their equipment. > > Since profiling my work-station and print view area I can get a very good > optical match between the screen and a print back from the lab. To do this I > measured the CT of my lamp and wrote a screen profile at that colour temp > (5000k) and I installed the ICC profile for the labs printer. So all I have to > do is switch screen profiles and select my custom proof view in PS, I can tell > if the lab is screwing me about.
