Negative, Scanner, Monitor and Print

[hellome]

Does this sound right?:

The negative contains more "info" (7-9 stops) than my monitor can display,
but my Monitor shows me more than it's possible to print on the paper. Or do
I have it all wrong?

 

[Forest]

Does this sound right?:

The negative contains more "info" (7-9 stops) than my monitor can display,
but my Monitor shows me more than it's possible to print on the paper. Or do
I have it all wrong?

It's possible to obtain 12 stop from print film and your monitor should
display them all. If not, use a step wedge and calibrate it.

 

[hellome]

OK 12 stops with negative film....to acually see details in the highlights
or shadows I have to play around with the brightness (gamma) in my photo
editing software right?

 

[Forest]

Have a look here and best of luck to you.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/monitor_profiling.shtml

 

[Forest]

More monitor profiling sfotware here: Profile Mechanic 1.0 Monitor

http://www.dl-c.com/Temp/

 

[hellome]

My monitor was recently calibrated with an OptiCAL. My question is, does my
monitor show me everything that is recorded on the negative or am I always
just seeing a range of information. How much? Or what range? Then, how much
can I reasonable expect to see on a print out. Thx.