Thank you for the replies.
Sorry for not replying promptly but life got hectic with the birth of my son ( the
imminent birth of whom meant I was unable to attend Neil & Thomas's seminar).
I understand the importance of the viewing environment - but redesigning my office as
a grey cube isn't an option. The dichotomy between what I see on screen and the prints
from my Pictrography takes place in the same light 90 seconds apart.
On Monday, April 12, 2004 6:33 pm, Neil Barstow wrote:
>Why not download a demo of basICColor Display SW, link at:
>http://www.colourmanagement.net/profilgear.html
Have done just this - very impressed with it. interestingly since my last email I had
been getting strange bandings of colours in white and neutral backgrounds on my LaCie
from digital images which didn't appear on my Apple 17" Lcd display or my G4
powerbook. Trying out the Basiccolor software with the eye-one this has disappeared or
at least smoothed out. The problem seems to have been the eye-one's profile. I'll be
in touch Neil re purchasing this software!
>>
>>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.
>
A Pixl remote profile. Have found the Pictrography a litlle loopy and no amount of
emails to Fuji are answered. The Frontier is sRGB.
>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?
Will switch when this LaCie is exhausted.
>
>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.
How much are these?
>
>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.
Appears it is.
>
>Regards, NeilB. Apple Solutions Expert
>
Cheers
Martin
>
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