Digital BW, The Print

On Mar 13, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Seth Rossman wrote:

> Okay, I'm not getting it. We calibrate monitors in a controlled 
> environment.

Well, the Datacolor products actually offer to calibrate your display in an absolute manner, for studio use, or in a relative manner, for uncontrolled use. Thats what our default for laptops is. And thats what we are doing with iPads and iPhones as well. Adjust (or auto-adjust) the bucklight as needed; and be aware than in bright conditions, something other than the display may control your eye's whitepoint adaptation, and bias your sense of color...
> 
> Similar to a print, the LCD is subjective when used under different 
> light sources. So, what's the right one? Daylight, incandescent, LED 
> what I now use), or fluorescent? If fluorescent, which one?

If the device is sufficiently brighter than the ambient lighting, and sufficiently large in your field of view, it will control your eye's white balance, and the color of your ambient doesn't  much matter (it would be nice to have it neutral, but its not critical). If the ambient wins out, just be aware that your eye may be biased, and this is not a good time to be making color critical decisions...
> 
> It seems almost like judging color balance off the back of the camera LOL.

Similar, but with a much better chance of controlling your eye (unless you use a HoodMan Loupe), and enough larger that you take it more literally. Size does matter� my iPhone never looks better than when I put a Loupe on it, effectively turning it into an iPad, and shutting all other light out from my eye.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager


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