Re: Cross Platform Viewing
Re: Cross Platform Viewing
- Subject: Re: Cross Platform Viewing
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:15:02 EDT
In a message dated 7/31/02 3:13:33 AM, email@hidden writes:
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We have a Mac OS and have calibrated our LaCie CRT monitor using a
ColorVision
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Spyder, and Optical.
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We are also in the midst of a job for a client illustrating, via digital
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photographs, some very simple product shots (the products are mostly black
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textured plastic).
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The client has requested that we make the images lighter, and we can, but
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they
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look great on our calibrated monitor.
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My question is: Are we running into a PC vs. Mac gamma issue here, and
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if so,
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what is the solution?
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Lastly, the images are tagged with Adobe RGB (1998) profile.
Photoshop is correcting your (tagged) images to your monitor gamma, as listed
in the monitor profile, so they will look the same no matter what gamma they
are in. If your client is using Photoshop as well, the gamma will similarly
be corrected, and the image will be accurate, to the limit of the accuracy of
the monitor profile (which, with an uncalibrated, unprofiled monitor isn't
saying much). If the client is viewing the files in a noncolor savvy
application, or a PC browser, then the corrections for the workingspace are
not being made, and while the gamma will be correct (PCs assume 2.2, which is
what AdobeRGB is) the color primaries will not be; sRGB would be better. You
could try sending sRGB converted versions to the client for screen viewing
only but while this will change the color it won't open the shadows. None of
this will matter much if their monitor is old and dim, or in bright lighing
conditions without a hood. Lightening the images for your client's particular
uncalibrated monitor is like changing the map of the US so that his house is
in the middle...
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
email@hidden
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