Digital BW, The Print

This app trashes your calibration LUTs; it is totally incompatible  
with color management.

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

On Jul 15, 2009, at 5:26 PM, "photog0946" <photog0946@...> wrote:

> Here's a little app that will lower the brightness of your display.  
> It may or may not work the way you need for image editing, but I've  
> tried it and it certainly does dim the display. I would not suggest  
> be overly aggressive with it, since it may also create other issues.  
> The loss of levels is something you may want to be aware of. I don't  
> use it, but it just might be what you need as a workaround until you  
> can solve this issue in another manner. The name of the app is  
> "Shades" and it's free, but you can donate if you find it useful.  
> I've included the link below.
>
> http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Howard"  
> <howardm4@...> wrote:
>>
>> As everyone noted, you can't lower the iMac screen enough in  
>> hardware.
>>
>> and yes, there is also a significant brightness difference across  
>> the screen.
>>
>> ColorEyes (or BasicColor) adjust all 3 primaries to lower the  
>> brightness but that affects the overall levels.
>>
>> In the end, I got a Dell 2209WA to use as my proofing monitor.  it  
>> was only slightly more than just the ColorEyes software and it  
>> solved all the problems.
>>
>
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