Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oliver, Convert to srgb, and attach the profile to each photo. You should get more vibrant colours. Cheers Jayanand Govindaraj Chennai, India Oliver Bryk wrote: >Several of our colleagues have been kind enough to call my attention to the >fact that some of my recently posted pictures are too bright, lack contrast, >show blown-out sky, or show similar discrepancies on their CRTs and/or LCDs. > > >I am asking for suggestions regarding the source(s) of these visual issues >because I do not see them on my CRT monitor, a 5-year old Gateway 19" VX900, >possibly a rebranded Hitachi. The adapter is a NVIDIA GEForce 2 MX400 with >the latest software release. I calibrate the monitor about once a month, >using the Nokia screen test software. I have my vision tested annually. I >edit my pictures in a room with very low ambient brightness, with the shades >drawn. My screen background is middle gray; the screen setting is 1024x768, >32-bit color. I scan the negatives at 2000ppi on a Nikon 4000 with the >current release of VueScan, save and edit them as TIFs, and convert to JPG >as the last step before transmitting them. The brightness of the scenes on >my monitor matches my memory of the location. I made the images in question >under fairly bright conditions, typically f/8 or f/9, at 1/250 on Optima >100, dependably a real ISO 100 film. I did not include a color reference >chart. > >I do not have the technical or scientific background to fully understand >what, if anything, is happening to the colors in the sequence of >transformations, and what might account for the differences in perceptions. >I shall be grateful for suggestions and/or explanations. > >Oliver > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >