Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/23/2010 5:42 PM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > Ken, > > Both look great on my monitor, I'm also concerned by this question and > the questions you posted yesterday. I've never tried a calibration > system as Spyder 3 because I'm not sure that this would the perfect > solution, IMO do a print on a proffessional lab and adjust the values > after can help better. > > On these posted I like more the second one, at least on my monitor, > the first seems a little bit dark, I have reduced very much the > brightness of my iMac monitor, maybe this is the reason why the first > one seems to me that it need a little more brightness..., but I'm not > sure, my monitor is neither exactly calibrated. > > Saludos > Lluis > > > El 23/04/2010, a las 23:28, Ken Carney escribi?: > >> I have been trying to refine my digital b&w conversions - here are >> two (after I finally got my monitor straightened out, or hope I did): >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1683_rev.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1678_rev.jpg.html >> >> Suggestions and criticism always welcome. >> >> Regards, >> >> Ken Carney >> Lluis, I used to reduce the brightness also. With some monitors it can be like looking into a searchlight. The Coloreyes calibration software measures an optimum white point separately, then uses that as the white point setting. In your case, I would say don't change anything! Regards, Ken