Did you run Adobe Gamma? The default only works if the screen is
somewhat calibrated. No need to be nuts about it and buy a calibrator
Adobe Gamma will get you close enough for hobby work, but I have found
that most monitors (or video cards actually) are set way too bright as
they come.
I set my monitor to minimum brightness and maximum contrast and adjust
the video card rather than us the sliders in Adobe Gamma to give an on
screen gamma of 2.2. That calibrates the system. If I have to view a 1.8
gamma image I just turn the monitor brightness up to about 3 and it is
close with out messing up the calibration otherwise.
graywolf
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Tom C wrote:
I'm on a Windows PC. Photoshop Help says that images created in PS 5.0
or later use a gamma value of 2.2 by default.
Tom C.
From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PESO - Dash
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:12:20 -0500
Ah! As they should be. Apple uses the 1.8 standard because that was
the best the original MacIntosh could do, I understand.
I do not know what Tom is using but if it is not a Mac his gamma
setting is off quite a bit. Even if it is a Mac, he ought to set the
gamma at 2.2 for web images.
graywolf
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know if you were addressing me or Tom, but my Apple monitors
are all running at 2.2.
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From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Interesting, as I know you use an Apple. Because when I turn my
monitor up to 1.8 gamma the photo shows that separation. At 2.2 it
does look under exposed.
graywolf
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pretty dog. Nice shot. On my work monitor, which is only roughly
calibrated,
it seems to lack shadow detail in that the eyes don't separate out
from the hair very well. A little tweak of black level might be
called for, but I can't say for sure with this monitor. In any case,
a good grab.
Paul
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From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I went for a walk with our Border Collie last weekend. It's rare
she goes on a walk with just me and without our other dog (the
alpha). Anyway...
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4279519
