Is your monitor calibrated?

Barry

Lately, I've gotten more into digital photogrpahy, first purchasing a Nikon 4500, and more recently picking up Adobe Photoshop Elements for image editing (a great program, BTW. It has most of the features of the legendary Photoshop at about 1/20 the price! Amazon.com currently has a rebate selling it for $35). When getting started with PS Elements, one of the first things recommended to do was calibrate the monitor, using an included prgoram called Adobe Gamma. Boy, what a difference it made, especially for the gray scale.

We all place so much emphasis on a coin's image, so I would recommend you check your own monitor. Here are a few on-line tools to help:
http://www.pwcphoto.com/Calibration.htm
http://www.werbefoto.at/d_base/calibration.htm

MadMonk

Excellent lead barry. More people should do this. They might be passing up some decent coins.

LanLord

Barry, thank you for the information on Adobe Photoshop Elements. I have been looking at the books in several book stores that teach functional use of Photoshop. The books are great, but I could never see myself spending several hundred to nearly a thousand bucks on the package. This is great news.

nwcs

Yep, Adobe Gamma is nice. I've been using it since version Photoshop 1.0 on a Macintosh way back when. I even wrote a (for a time) mildly popular Photoshop 4 filter for Macs called Frosty back in 1995. Was included in about 4 Photoshop books and several Japanese Photoshop magazines.

Mike921

I can't get the black dot to hold still!!!!!!

nwcs

That image is an optical illusion. There are quite a few ways in which our visual senses can be fooled. Our visual sense is confused a lot by convergence issues. We also have some problems with gray and line lengths. Here is another one that'll make your head spin.

CoinZip

Excellent advice.....Calibrate them monitors.

magikbilly

Mine is
I used PS Elements for my Kodachrome restoration work for the National Building Museum years ago and for all the books I have illustrated or contributed to. It is wonderful, easy to use and I recommend it.

Eric

Anyone remember DigitalDog? It used to be free - appears to be a pay-site now.

ricko

Perhaps this will help.....

http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS/MONCAL/CALIBRATE.HTM

Cheers, RickO

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johnny9434

flash back to the 60s fadetoblack

magikbilly

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THAT is a superb visual representation of my sleeping problem!

Eric

Placid

Sorry it took me 10 years, but I got it done.

JohnHarper

I have a different problem. It relates to something called the aspect ratio. My monitor makes a round coin look oval. I have never seen a simple explanation, if there is one, on how to fix that.

CoinZip

<< <i>I have a different problem. It relates to something called the aspect ratio. My monitor makes a round coin look oval. I have never seen a simple explanation, if there is one, on how to fix that. >>




Change the resolution setting to match the native size of the monitor.

edited to add: If the above makes no sense to you, PM me and I will try to explain.

NumisMe

JohnHarper, check your resolution setting in your OS. It should be set to match the native resolution of your monitor. If set to a different setting, it cause problems with your aspect ratio unless it is set to another setting with the same ratio. Most HiDef monitors use either a 16x9 or a 16x10 ration, where as older monitors usually used a 4x3 ration.

Good luck

nwcoast

Yes indeed. Though I need to do it again as I've fallen behind a bit.
As a former photographer, it was an essential step in the system processes to assure consistency- especially when printing!
If not oprinting, and if others aren't on the same page (which many are not) it's not quite as essential.
Still a super good thing to do!
Thanks for the reminder.

ctf_error_coins

I just use use apple computers and have no worries ..............

habaraca

now my eyes hurt

AUandAG

<< <i>Sorry it took me 10 years, but I got it done. >>



Now if your monitor is like mine, near a window, the changes will not matter as the sun/clouds, etc change!

It will still be out of calibration!

bob

CoinZip

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<< <i>Sorry it took me 10 years, but I got it done. >>



Now if your monitor is like mine, near a window, the changes will not matter as the sun/clouds, etc change!

It will still be out of calibration!

bob >>



Bob is correct, if you change the lighting in the room, or the angle you view your screen, the calibration will be off.

phnatacc

I use the Spider 4 Pro to calibrate all my monitors.