Geoff writes: >> - - is this the general consensus? I seem to be getting different advice from different experts..... even the 'Bible' (Photoshop 6 - Martin Evening) only mentions it once but doesn't say whether it should be ticked or not ticked..... <<
For most work and most folk - I would agree that monitor compensation should be ON. As mentioned previously by another poster - you can't turn it off in later versions. Only for some web designers using v5 in very specific dumbed down colour workflows would I recommend monitor compensation be inactive...and for most web work I would probably not try to make v5 dumb like v4 or other software, but I can understand the need for these users to have their Photoshop edits match their non ICC savvy software. So if you want another vote on the matter - turn it ON and point Photoshop to the correct monitor profile (Adobe Gamma does this by default)...that way the totally alien colours found in your RGB work space will display through the calibrated/profiled monitor and not be sent raw to the screen, throwing off the results and giving you a false impression. Monitor compensation does work - you just need a good monitor profile. I am sure I remember Martin going into all this in his v5 book for photographers (I read the free PDF sample on colour settings, all those years ago), it does not shock me that the later book does not mention it - as it is no longer an option. >> Ole no Moire (CMYK) testpic looks good, all colour grades show, but do notice that on 50% grey block the eyedropper reading is 148-148-148 RGB, 43-32-31-10 CMYK - is this right?<< Sounds pretty neutral to me, presuming a standard RGB work space for the RGB and SWOP type output for the CMYK using a fairly high GCR. >> Also notice Ole is rather lacklustre with 'Enable Monitor Compensation' not ticked.... hmmm, I think you're right Shanghara << Sounds correct - no monitor compensation produces a untrue result...turning it on fixes things...no wonder Adobe took away the off option. I have said this many times before on othe lists - so it is perhaps a good time to repeat it here on this list: If you are attempting to use the ICC colour management features of Photoshop 5.x you would be MUCH better served by upgrading. As with any 'first model' - there are teething problems and the ICC options and workflows associated with v5.x are best forgotten and left behind as quickly as possible. v5.x is very good for specific workflows and users - but if ICC colour management is important to you then I would seriously consider an update. Hope this helps, Stephen Marsh. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
