Re: Monitor calibration
Re: Monitor calibration
- Subject: Re: Monitor calibration
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 17:16:59 EDT
In a message dated 10/18/01 3:26:29 PM, email@hidden writes:
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My old PressView could barely hit the low 70's on a
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good day at D50, while my new Sony can be D65 calibrated with brightness
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as high as 124 cd/m2.
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I run the Sony at 90 cd/m2, however, and have always assumed that the
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extra brightness would not affect Photoshop editing. However Jack
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pointed out that the extra brightness might create a situation where
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shadow detail appeared too open, thus yielding real-world output that was
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blocked up.
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So in addition to all the other variables mentioned, where does screen
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brightness fit in?
Hell, I've got a 17" Studio LCD that can exceed 300 c/m2! The real issue here
is print emulation... in order to use a monitor to relate to prints in a
viewing box, you need to have luminance levels that relate to the paper tone
involved. If I calibrate my LCDs at full brightness, they are great for
"cartoon" type work, but don't relate to viewing box conditions. If I reduce
them until they match the box, then they are down to a bit below 100, which
is also where the EyeOne sets them, with its rough adjustment scale. If I
worked in a cave, with weaker proofing lights, I would assume I'd need to set
them lower still.
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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