Digital BW, The Print

On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:19 PM, mcenigma wrote:

> I am sure that somebody on the group have and Imac, I got one and I  
> am so frustrated, no matter what I do ( xrite, spider, etc ) the  
> screen is really bright.. I have it to the lower value and still to  
> bright.
>
> I send some e-mails to apple and there answere is ( change the light  
> on the print view to more bright )
>
> NAPP ( national asosiation of photoshop ) tec suport told me, yes is  
> a problem and no solution.
>
> ... so does anybody have a solution of this problem?

The best solution (and the one you don't want to hear about) is not to  
use iMacs for serious image editing. But, the larger iMac does have a  
better grade of screen than the smaller model, though still not as  
good as the Cinema Displays. You can start by increasing your ambient  
(room) lighting, to make a better balance between the lowest the iMac  
setting and the ambient lighting. We plan to offer brightness-dimming- 
in-software functionality in an upcoming version of our Spyder3  
products, mostly to deal with these insufficiently dimmable iMacs  
(though dimming displays in software is a compromise). In the  
meantime, the software that currently offers this capability is  
ColorEyes Display, which can be used with the Spyder3, if you already  
have one, or purchased with a Spyder3 if you do not.

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


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