brightness contrast lcd monitor

[mooky]

I'm wanting to know the best brightness and contrast settings for my
KDS Rad5 lcd monitor...I have color profiles that I never use and
wanted to know the recommended color settings for everyday use and for
printing photos

 

[FeMaster]

I'm wanting to know the best brightness and contrast settings for my
KDS Rad5 lcd monitor...I have color profiles that I never use and
wanted to know the recommended color settings for everyday use and for
printing photos

Whatever looks good to you... Every monitor is different, even the same
brand and model. All components that make up electronics have a thing
called "tolerance." Not every component has the same electrical
characteristics. They are close, but it's impossible to be exact. Combine
all the difference components and their variable tolerances, and you can
guarantee that no two items will be exactly the same.

A good place to start would be Google. Search for "LCD monitor
calibration". Good hunting...

P.S. Calibrating the monitor isn't going to do anything to change the way a
photo looks when it is printed...

 

[Phil Weldon]

'FeMaster' wrote:
| Whatever looks good to you... Every monitor is different, even the same
| brand and model. All components that make up electronics have a thing
| called "tolerance." Not every component has the same electrical
| characteristics. They are close, but it's impossible to be exact.
Combine
| all the difference components and their variable tolerances, and you can
| guarantee that no two items will be exactly the same.
|
| A good place to start would be Google. Search for "LCD monitor
| calibration". Good hunting...
|
| P.S. Calibrating the monitor isn't going to do anything to change the way
a
| photo looks when it is printed...
_____

Well, yes and no. One purpose of calibration is to match the displayed
image with the printed image, and to match scanner output with the display
image and the printed image. 'Whatever looks good to you is perhaps ok for
games, but if things were as you say, there would be no 'desktop publishing'
worthy of the name.

Phil Weldon

|
| | > I'm wanting to know the best brightness and contrast settings for my
| > KDS Rad5 lcd monitor...I have color profiles that I never use and
| > wanted to know the recommended color settings for everyday use and for
| > printing photos
| >
|
| Whatever looks good to you... Every monitor is different, even the same
| brand and model. All components that make up electronics have a thing
| called "tolerance." Not every component has the same electrical
| characteristics. They are close, but it's impossible to be exact.
Combine
| all the difference components and their variable tolerances, and you can
| guarantee that no two items will be exactly the same.
|
| A good place to start would be Google. Search for "LCD monitor
| calibration". Good hunting...
|
| P.S. Calibrating the monitor isn't going to do anything to change the way
a
| photo looks when it is printed...
|
|
|
|
|

 

[mooky]

'FeMaster' wrote:

| Whatever looks good to you... Every monitor is different, even the same
| brand and model. All components that make up electronics have a thing
| called "tolerance." Not every component has the same electrical
| characteristics. They are close, but it's impossible to be exact.
Combine
| all the difference components and their variable tolerances, and you can
| guarantee that no two items will be exactly the same.
|
| A good place to start would be Google. Search for "LCD monitor
| calibration". Good hunting...
|
| P.S. Calibrating the monitor isn't going to do anything to change the way
a
| photo looks when it is printed...
_____

Well, yes and no. One purpose of calibration is to match the displayed
image with the printed image, and to match scanner output with the display
image and the printed image. 'Whatever looks good to you is perhaps ok for
games, but if things were as you say, there would be no 'desktop publishing'
worthy of the name.

Phil Weldon


|| > I'm wanting to know the best brightness and contrast settings for my
| > KDS Rad5 lcd monitor...I have color profiles that I never use and
| > wanted to know the recommended color settings for everyday use and for
| > printing photos
| >
|
| Whatever looks good to you... Every monitor is different, even the same
| brand and model. All components that make up electronics have a thing
| called "tolerance." Not every component has the same electrical
| characteristics. They are close, but it's impossible to be exact.
Combine
| all the difference components and their variable tolerances, and you can
| guarantee that no two items will be exactly the same.
|
| A good place to start would be Google. Search for "LCD monitor
| calibration". Good hunting...
|
| P.S. Calibrating the monitor isn't going to do anything to change the way
a
| photo looks when it is printed...
|
|
|
|
|

thanks for the info...I did search for LCD monitor calibration
yesterday and didn't find out too much like color control settings..
9300k 5500 k 6500k and User...I 'm using the user settings since the
others bug my eyes...I do have printer profiles associated with photo
printer settings...I'll just keep the settings like they are for
now...thanks..

 

[Jim]

thanks for the info...I did search for LCD monitor calibration
yesterday and didn't find out too much like color control settings..
9300k 5500 k 6500k and User...I 'm using the user settings since the
others bug my eyes...I do have printer profiles associated with photo
printer settings...I'll just keep the settings like they are for
now...thanks..

If you expect your prints to come very close to matching your monitor, you
must profile both.
Jim