Digital BW, The Print

On 1/31/03 7:02 AM, "Andrew Rodney" <andrew@...> wrote:

>>  From: Robert Morrison <rmorrison@...>
>> 
>> Andrew, thanks for copy of the black test.  Wondering if you have had any
>> experience with the apple LCD's?
> 
> Not a lot. I've seen them, played with them but don't own one (or would buy
> one yet due to the price and viewing angle issues which are getting better).
> When I can get a Cinema for the price of an Artisan WITH colorimeter, I'm
> there. 


I have an academic discount...so the cinema display is $1799...but then its
an extra $350 for the ICS software and colorimeter...but its getting close.
Of course the Cinema display is as big as a 24" CRT...so there is a good bit
more screen...in fact I think the same screen (the new apple 20) is already
less than the Artisan.
 
>> On my apple LCD 17 I seem to pick up a
>> 2/2/2 ok...but my problem is that the monitor is so bright that prints
>> simply don't match as well as with my Lacie III for which I can only pick up
>> 4/4/4.  My hunch is that the problem is with my calibration software
>> (colorvision's photocal or optical) which doesn't allow for good brightness
>> setting with the Apple LCD monitors.
> 
> The issues to look into are NOT just when you can start to view separation
> in values but how neutral all steps are! Ideally you want to start seeing
> separation after zero or 1 and each step up to a pretty high level is
> neutral or very close to neutral.

Neutrality is not a problem...they are much more even across the screen than
my calibrated LaCie at least...my only issue at this point is screen to
print match...and it seems to be one of intensity.

Robert