Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 3/12/07 1:22:46 PM, jeades1@... writes:


> I have a laptop that I edit my photo work on, and I've noticed the
> change in the image depending on the angle of the screen. Does anyone
> have a routine that will enable me to set it at the correct tilt so the
> image values are correct and will print correctly matched to the
> screen. The system is calibrated with SpyderPro and my profiles are
> created with PrintFixPro 2.1
> 

Laptops, in order to save battery power, use a narrow band of full brightness 
(kind of like how a lighthouse takes a light source, and uses fresnel lens to 
turn it into a narrow band aimed out towards the horizon). This means you 
should have your eyes perpendicular to a laptop screen to see the right "gamma". 
One reason why laptops are not ideal for image editing. I tend to shift my 
head up and down until I'm sure I'm in the "sweet zone" before making final 
judgements on a laptop screen, if I don't have a calibrated desktop monitor 
available at the time.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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