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Re: [Digital BW] Re: LCD calibration; which white point setting?

2005-12-18 by Steve Kale

You will be surprised how quickly you get used to D50 on screen.  Only looks
odd for a very short while.  Like Lou, I also find D50 "appropriate".


> From: marcsienicki <marcsienicki@...>

> 
> Lou,
> Thank you for your thoughtful and helpful reply.  I have also found the
> 6500K-calibrated 
> monitor to have an excessively bluish hue.  Following your suggestion I've
> tried 
> recalibrating at 5500K but that was too yellow, but 6000K (on my monitor)
> seems about 
> right.
> Thanks Steve for suggesting the book.  Like other books in the 'Real World...'
> series by 
> Fraser I would expect that much of it is aimed at commercial printers, but you
> are right, 
> the parts that are relevant are among most authoritative and accurate on the
> subject.
> Marc
> 
>

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