Digital BW, The Print

On Apr 13, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Louis Dina wrote:

> 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.

Right, and if one wishes to emulate a specific print viewing  
condition, softproofing, and adjusting the printer profile to reflect  
the viewing conditions is perhaps the most effective way to flexibly  
allow this, with fast switching between any set of conditions...
>
> 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.

Important advice worth being a bit zealous about... its such a common  
complaint that "my prints are darker than my screen", and yet people  
are seldom considering the relation between screen brightness and  
viewing brightness.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
CDTobie@...


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