Digital BW, The Print

The question, long ago and far away, was a sensor and software, with  
DDC, and without.

C. D. Tobie
Global Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor.com
CDTobie@...

On Apr 3, 2009, at 9:13 PM, "Jon Cone" <jon@...> wrote:

> Now you're playing with me...   David!
>
> Weren't you suggesting that a human eye and the little thumb pushing  
> button thingies (though without human error) could replace the use  
> of hardware calibration through DDC?
>
> I interpreted your answer to Jim to mean just that - pushing the  
> buttons on the panel display could replace what DDC hardware  
> calibration does. If you didn't actually mean that - it came across  
> my DDC calibrated display to read as such, and I found that hard to  
> believe coming from you.
>
> thoroughly confused now,
>
> Jon
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie  
> <CDTobie@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Jon Cone wrote:
>>
>>> I thought you were suggesting that rather than use the DDC you would
>>> have the user press buttons for a "hardware" calibration.
>>
>> I assume you are playing dumb on purpose Jon. Using a numerical  
>> preset
>> for whitepoint is not how one adjusts whitepoint. One starts from the
>> closest preset, for convenience, then tunes using RGB Gains, if
>> available, or LUT adjustments if not. DDC does the same thing; it  
>> does
>> not have access to magic controls not available elsewhere.
>>
>> C. David Tobie
>> Global Product Technology Manager
>> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
>> CDTobie@...
>>
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