Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:

"I certainly don't recalibrate all my displays when I move to working on images to be displayed in a brighter room!"

Nor do I.  Sorry if I gave that impression.  I leave my monitor luminance set to 85-90 cd/m2 all the time.  I find that works great for the most common print display conditions (what I would call "normal" lighting) and also for proofing for press, etc.  

I don't push this with a religious zeal, but do suggest that if people find their prints looking dark and muddy, with blocked up shadows compared to their display, that they try a lower monitor luminance.  

Lou


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> On Apr 11, 2009, at 6:21 PM, Louis Dina wrote:
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> > My approach has always been to work backwards, starting with  
> > approximate print viewing conditions (framed and mounted on the  
> > wall), then step back to the viewing lights, and finally back to  
> > monitor luminance.
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> We tend to have more control over our display brightness, than our  
> room brightness, or at least are more willing to adjust our screen  
> brightness, than the room... but whether the final display conditions,  
> as opposed to the studio condtions, are a factor in display  
> calibration is more debatable; I certainly don't recalibrate all my  
> displays when I move to working on images to be displayed in a  
> brighter room!
> 
> C. David Tobie