Re: gamma 1.8 or 2.2
Re: gamma 1.8 or 2.2
- Subject: Re: gamma 1.8 or 2.2
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:30:00 -0400
> ... one, the 1.8 gamma is the recommended gamma for print viewing
> conditions, according to the ISO 3664 standard. Two, the 1.8 gamma
> will yield better shadow detail then the 2.2 setting.
ISO-3664 does not mandate any gamma whatsoever. That's rubbish. To prove it,
I ran a search for "gamma" on the corresponding PDF text and got 0 results.
> As per our instructor, this was a recommendation and we were the ones
> that needed to make the choice. We opted for the 1.8 for those
> reasons.
That raises whatever hair I have left up.
> The 1.8 gamma is much warmer looking
Warmer? That's an interesting perception.
> before we used the color sync software utility built into OS X, and
> have been extremely pleased with our results.
You impress me as not having too demanding color needs.
> I look forward to other responses as we are still in the
> early/begining stages of serious color managment--newbies.
>
> Sean Magula
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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