Digital BW, The Print

Jim,

They were joking!

They both said if the system had controls at "the same quality level" - which they don't! It was a disclaimer of sorts that was easy to miss.

They were simply abusing their intellects at yours and my expense.   

ROFL

Jon



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, jim kitchen <jim.kitchen@...> wrote:
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> On 4/1/09 3:00 AM, "Ernst Dinkla" <edinkla@...> wrote:
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> Is there any theoretical difference possible in calibration quality...
> 
> 
> Dear Ernst,
> 
> Now that I understand your question, I do not know how you do it, but you
> must have a wee bit more patience than I, or better eyes that I, to tweak a
> monitor manually with the tools nearby, compared to a software package that
> will do this exercise for you...
> 
> The software I happen to own continuously iterates through each calibration
> step, before moving to the next calibration step, setting the monitor's
> white point, luminance, gamma, and black point targets until the software's
> tight differential limits are reached and, or the monitor cannot physically
> reach the required software limit resulting from the monitor's limited
> ability or age.
> 
> I surely know that I could not do that manually, with any degree of accuracy
> at all, nor would I ever believe that my eyes would allow me to see the
> incremental differences, and accept the differential settings, because I
> believe my eyes would adjust to the screen conditions, and room lighting
> conditions; accordingly, during the calibration process.
> 
> I also know that if I tried to calibrate the monitor manually, while
> comparing the calibration result to the finished print, I would probably be
> calibrating the monitor up to, and including the monitor's warranty end
> date, during my first attempt... :)
> 
> I admire your tenacity...
> 
> jim k
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