On 22 Dec 2004 at 9:38, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > 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.
Yes, all my editing is done in an environment that it optimal, CT 6500k, g2.2, BP 0.2cd and WP 90cd, my monitor can deliver up to 175cd (measured) but it's a bit like looking at the sun, LOL I've also set up a profile the same as above but at G1.8 so I can see my desk- top and browser through Mac eyes (PS allows a g1.8 soft proof). The only area that I have to tackle now is calibrating my LS-8000 and my standard films so that I can start seriously delving into my film library :-P Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
