Re: If it looks white on your uncalibrated display, yes it is lying.
Re: If it looks white on your uncalibrated display, yes it is lying.
- Subject: Re: If it looks white on your uncalibrated display, yes it is lying.
- From: John Robert Robinson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:53:45 -0500
Excluding print media, if no one viewing your calibration work is calibrated, what value is your calibration?
John R
On Jun 6, 2014, at 6:47 PM 🌙, Ben Goren <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Jun 6, 2014, at 4:20 PM, John R <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> We disagree. These calibration gizmo's have less value in the Walmart video screen world.
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> If you don't care about the quality of your work, that's certainly your decision to make. Similarly, if you think your efforts are best targeted towards the Walmart customers who value the absolute cheapest price over any and all other considerations, that's also your decision. In such circumstances, quality control of any type beyond the bare minimum that's legally mandated (i.e., in photography, none) is likely a complete waste.
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> But if your standards are just a wee bit higher than "not bad enough to get sued over," quality control has huge value, and a $90 ColorMunki Smile or equivalent device provides incredible value for very little money, especially in comparison to nothing whatsoever.
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> Many of the people on this list consider a $500 spectrophotometer barely adequate for what we do -- though, to be sure, for lack of features as opposed to poor quality or value, at least for the $500 spectrophotometers on the market today. But we're obviously working towards standards substantially more rigorous than what you've decided are proper for what you're doing.
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> At the same time, should you decide that your current efforts are inadequate, we'll be happy to help you understand what it takes to up your game, as the saying goes.
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> Cheers,
>
> b&
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