Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]not too technical (I can understand it) very good info here: http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps8-colour/ps8_1.htm http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7-colour/ps7_1.htm http://www.computer-darkroom.com/photoshop_6/ps6_1.htm I have some other links, i'll try and hunt them down tim > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+tim=kairosphoto.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+tim=kairosphoto.com@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of > Douglas M. Sharp > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 6:37 AM > To: Leica Users Group; MUG; Rollei > Subject: [Leica] Colour Management ????? > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >