Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread Leonardo Canducci
2008/11/28 Mogens Jæger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > That should do it - I now have a working ICC profile, that I can load > into GIMP, but how to make it work 'all over' on the desktop, is still > to come. I have it installed on my desktop, using 2 monitors, and > regarding the page: http://www.argyllc

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread Mogens Jæger
doug skrev: > > Some of your correspondence hasn't appeared on the gimp-user list - > I also have a Spyder2 colorimeter but haven't had it working under Linux. > Can you give some more details and/or links? > Sorry - yes I have a bad habit just hitting the Reply button, and not checking who I am

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread norman
My apologies, I gave the wrong reference for where I post some of my images, it should have been www.23hq.com/littletank. There are lots of classifications on www.23hq.com and meetthegimp is one of them. Norman ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread Akshay Narayan
my question was: what's best for the casual photographer whose workflow is: camera -> gimp editing -> printing in a shop or publish in a web gallery I'd better get and use an icm/icc profile or not? as a casual photographer, what i did is this : print a RGB color disc selecting R(FF00)G(0

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread norman
< snip > > > I've got a Spyder2 colorimeter, and I have it working under Linux - in > > my case Suse 10.3 and 11. - have a look at Argyll. > > > > Second - A manufacturer profile can be better than just using the > > monitor as-is, but you get a false feeling of correctness. It can still > > be fa

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread doug
Leonardo Canducci wrote: > 2008/11/28 Mogens Jæger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Leonardo Canducci skrev: >>> I don't plan to buy a device for monitor calibration. They're not cheap nor >>> supported on linux, and they look like overkill for my purpose: getting >>> acceptable color consistency across dif

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread Leonardo Canducci
2008/11/28 Mogens Jæger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Leonardo Canducci skrev: >> I don't plan to buy a device for monitor calibration. They're not cheap nor >> supported on linux, and they look like overkill for my purpose: getting >> acceptable color consistency across different pcs, web galleries and l

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-28 Thread Leonardo Canducci
2008/11/28 Hedley Finger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Leonardo Canducci wrote: >> >> 'rgb profile' is set >> >> to 'none'. >> > > I am curious. The DSLR is RGB, the monitor is RGB so why would you not want > an RGB profile? Most reasonable inkjet printers capable of printing > photographs do a good job

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-27 Thread Leonardo Canducci
2008/11/27 Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, Hi! > On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 15:01 +0100, Leonardo Canducci wrote: >> In attempt to get better color fidelity when watching, editing and >> printing (not myself) photos from my slr camera, I downloaded from >> manufacturer support site an .icm file

Re: [Gimp-user] managing monitor profile

2008-11-27 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 15:01 +0100, Leonardo Canducci wrote: > In attempt to get better color fidelity when watching, editing and > printing (not myself) photos from my slr camera, I downloaded from > manufacturer support site an .icm file for my monitor and I loaded it > as "monitor profile" i