Brightness and Contrast
Brightness and Contrast
- Subject: Brightness and Contrast
- From: Jeff Harmon <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:34:50 -0800
I have yet to see a monitor calibration app which really handles brightness
and contrast settings well.
I've been demoing PhotoCal on a few monitors, and on some the black ramp
shows no steps no matter what I do. Then, when it suggests the 85-95
candela/m2 range, if I listen to it and pull down the contrast (I was
surprised it didn't offer brightness instead), it gets too dark. I had a
beautiful monitor with a luminance in the mid-200 candela range and decided
not to pull it down, because it looked so much better (and better
approximates the stock I use the most).
My understanding is that OptiCal actually can automate these settings. Is
it better; does it work? And of course, I leave open the option that I'm
missing something.
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j e f f h a r m o n
director
colorhythm
1526 woolsey street
berkeley ca 94703
510.647.3689
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http://www.colorhythm.com
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