Thanks, Karl, I'll give one of those a try. It wasn't the detail that was
so much a problem as the darkness of the photos. But I'll try the
calibration and see if that makes any difference.
Steve
At 10:32 PM 7/25/2005, you wrote:
From: "Elgenper" <elgenper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:23
Subject: Re: just sharin....
Well, they certainly aren´t high key shots, but I have no difficulty to
see all details on any of my machines. Are you sure your monitor is
correctly set up? (There is a simple monitor setup test on my site;
hint, hint...)
a few freeware tools for us windows users that may be of help.
Nokia Monitor Test
Nokia Test is a freeware utility by Nokia that will guide you through
testing and adjusting any monitor for an optimum display. There are test
patterns for Geometry, Convergence, Resolution, Moiré, Brightness,
Contrast, Focus, Readability, Color and Screen Regulation. You put up the
test pattern and then make the adjustments to your monitor.
Nokia Test runs under all versions of Windows and can be used on any
computer display. There is nothing to install. Simply extract the zip file
into a directory of your choice and a Nokia Test directory will be created.
You can run the program directly from the directory... etc
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/Nokia-Monit
or-Test.shtml
Monitor Calibration Wizard
Monitor Calibration Wizard is an easy-to-use tool for calibrating the
colors displayed by your monitor. Most monitors have flaws, they may be too
dark, too bright, or they may have a color tint like green or blue. All
these problems can be easily fixed through Monitor Calibration Wizard.
Support for an unlimited number of profiles. For people who use more than
one monitor with their computer, you could create a custom profile for each
monitor. The same goes for gaming. Many games are set in very dark
environments where a brighter profile can help you see the campers sitting
in the dark corners :)
http://www.hex2bit.com/products/product_mcw.asp
QuickGamma is a small utility program to calibrate a monitor on the fly
without having to buy expensive hardware tools..Monitor gamma values
usually range between 1.4 and 3.2. Because only a gamma value of 1
resembles a linear relationship, a gamma correction is necessary to achieve
maximum reproduction quality. A monitor gamma value of 2.2 has become the
de facto standard for Windows, the Internet and the digital photography.
Under Windows a gamma correction is already automatically applied blah
blah..
http://quickgamma.de/indexen.html
QuickMonitorProfile is a tool to create ICC / ICM monitor profiles to be
used for color management. Starting with Version 2, QuickMonitorProfile
supports multiple monitors
http://quickgamma.de/QuickMonitorProfile/indexen.html
k
