Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello everyone, Help!! This is probably a question that would be of interest to anyone starting scanning, posting and printing. It also serves as a criticism of the manufacturers of scanners and printers, they all seem to assume that we are already experts when we buy their products. The "Just load the software, plug it in, and then of course you know what you are doing, or you wouldn't have bought it" mentality of Handbook authors. The more I read about it the more confused I get. What should the colour management parameters for the following conglomeration of equipment be ? 1) Monitor (at present TFT, a CRT is on the shopping list) 2) Nikon V ED 35mm scanner 3) Canon 9900F Flatbed 4) HP Photosmart Printer My intention is , rather obviously, to get prints, and images for the web, with identical colours, contrast and brightness as the slides I'm scanning. There are so many options for each piece of equipment and the corresponding software that it's so easy to get totally lost. Are Nikon or Canon profiles compatible/identical with Adobe PS Elements 2.0 or Arcsoft Photostudio 5 ? is sRGB some kind of general setting that serves all other RGB profiles ? Am I confusing Color Spaces and Color Profiles ? TIA for your help Douglas