Ben Waggoner wrote:
> on 11/22/02 15:08, ot at email@hidden wrote:
>
> > If above is true. Ben, what makes you hope others would use QT MPEG-4's way of
> > \ignoring\ users gamma settings?
>
> Well, there is a standard QuickTime way of doing it, which means Apple
> could fix it to use ColorSync in the future, and then it'd be fixed for
> everyone.
No, Ben. Not as long Color Management is no true standard.
Why moving it to the public? Lack of communication skills in between ... ?
> > Taking the responsiblity for monitor gamma besides the users settings appears
> > a bit, eh,
> > rough. REAL style, sotosay.
>
> Well, I'd say only 5% of users have ever changed their gamma settings.
... and this 5% might be the producers. How should I judge my published MPEG-4 as long
it is doing gamma behind my screens?
>
>
> > What about hoping for a user-side gamma setting in the QT player itself?
>
> Ugh. That's like putting a hue control on a consumer television - users
> are more likely to make things worse than better.
Not at all. If you have to produce both print and screen results you might be wellknown
happy about the \real\ individual gamma setting for particular applications i.e.
Photoshop, FreeHand. InDesign ...
What's all about an at least gamma on/off button in QTs MPEG-4?
ot
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