Martin martin-at-beddallphoto.com (martin beddall)::7/4/04::4:11 pm:: GMT+0100
>I am calibrating my LaCie Electron 19 III ( about two years old) set >at 6500K gamma 2.2 and using the Gretag Eye-One. I see a slightly pinkish look to a screen calibrated with Gretag's <Match> SW. Nothing catastrophic, but, for me it's noticeable [look at fleshtones]. Why not download a demo of basICColor Display SW, link at: http://www.colourmanagement.net/profilgear.html > >Whatever I do I always get images ready to print on either my >Pictrography or on a lab's Frontier - whether using custom profiles or >bascic SRGB - the screen images always appears "warmer" - more >colourful than the resulting print. Is this the "lightbox' effect of a >crt screen and would an apple cinema display be more accurate? how is the Pictrography profiled? I'm guessing the Frontier is simply running as sRGB as most do. IF your LaCie is profiled properly you're unlikely to see an improvement in accuracy with an Apple LCD display. However, you would see better luminance, sharper detail and an <easier> screen to look at for long hours. Gamut is no longer an issue [I prefer Apple 20]. I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the GATF annual conference in Phoenix last December and I didn't see a single CRT in a demo booth. - Says a lot? As others have mentioned - It is very important to view prints properly. Because of many enquiries about this very thing I have researched <print viewing lightboxes> and found GTI to have a very good and well deserved reputation, their viewers are available at a reasonable price and with a practical dimmable option for softproofing use. At our recent IN+OUT seminar at Apple, the GTI PDV was well received - attendees commented on a near perfect match between Apple LCD 17+20+proof in the GTI lightbox. If you like, more info at: http://www.colourmanagement.net/profilgear.html > >Would switching the gamma to 1.8 help? no using basICColor Display software with your eyeOne almost certainly would though. Regards, NeilB. Apple Solutions Expert colourmanagement.net :: Consulting in Imaging & Colour Management custom profiling, training, implementation, seminars, resell:: Gretag+eyeOne. basICColor Display etc. XRite. GTI viewing booths www.colourmanagement.net/ :: www.apple.com/uk/creative/neilbarstow/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
