Digital BW, The Print

CDT,

Thank you very much for your reply.  I will carefully read the reply you have included in this email. Also, I need to reread the manual for my Spyder2 Express and see what I need to do to calibrate my monitor. I'm trying to get back to photography and at this time I'm feeling like a juggler, trying to learn about Camera Raw,  Photoshop CS4,  dedicated b&w printers, QuadToneRIP, and calibrating my monitor. But, after I retire on April 30th, I'll more time to dedicate to photography. Hopefully, the to do list to my wife plans to give me will be small. 

Thanks once again,

Regards from Sacramento,

Jorge

jorgegaj@...  or pegasus@...







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From: Cdtobie <CDTobie@...>
To: "DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 12:04:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Calibrating my monitor

  


On Dec 31, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Jorge Gaj <jorgegaj@yahoo. com> wrote:

> David & others
>
> Thank you very much for you response. I didn't want to ask questions 
> in the wrong group. In the near future I will be asking many 
> questions since I'm trying to get back to photography, and my 
> interests are related to B&W digital photography.
>
> I have read several sites regarding the calibration of the computer 
> monitors and I'm trying to fully understand the steps required to 
> calibrate my monitor.
>
> Let me start be listing my equipment involved in the calibration of 
> my monitor:
>
> I have a PC with a new Gigabyte motherboard, which includes the 
> video card on-board. The software is  ATI Radeon 4300.  My monitor 
> is a Samsung SyncMaster 204T and I have installed it software 
> Natural Color. I also have the ColorVision Spyder 2 Express.
>
> I have read that it is best to not use the software of the video 
> card and instead use the monitor adjustments. Shall I use the 
> Natural Color software or the use the keys (brightness, contrasts, 
> etc.) on the monitor to adjust the colors? Or will the Spyder 2 
> Express do everything for me?

I would be tempted to suggest not loading any of the Samsung 
Utilities, as they may conflict with your color management. But I'll 
paste a reply from elsewhere that offers a more detailed description 
of which components to definately avoid, and which ones might be of use.

CDT

<<Regarding calibration of recent Samsung monitors: for better or for 
worse, Samsung has replaced the traditional on-display adjustments for 
backlight, contrast, and more, with a software-only solution they call 
Magic Tune. No more buttons on the monitor itself. Any adjustment to 
backlight, contrast, RGB sliders, and possibly global temperature if 
available for your monitor, will have to be done from Magic Tune. You 
therefore must have it installed. However, there are some functions of 
Magic Tune that will interfere with hardware calibration: Magic Bright 
is one, Magic Color is another. Disable both. From Magic Tune, you can 
also launch a software-only gamma adjustment application. It is very 
similar to other such applications, like Adobe Gamma, in which the 
user is presented with striped squares inside of squares, and asked to 
make visual adjustments. Good, sometimes, but your hardware calibrator 
is supposed to be much, much better. You can discard the LCD Gamma 
application altogether, and at the very least, not launch it. Similar 
to Adobe gamma loader, it may already be in your startup apps. 
CodeStuff Starter, and other free utilities, can give you a better 
view of all you startup applications. Finally, Natural Color is a 
color (not gamma) calibration software solution that is independent of 
Magic Tune. The same as for software calibration of gamma applies 
here: since you have a hardware calibrator, there is no need for the 
software.
Having used Magic Tune, I should add that the clock and phase 
adjustments (mysteriously labeled 'coarse' and 'fine'), are very 
finicky. You can get them right instantly by going to:http:// 
www.techmind. org/lcd/phasing. html, and with that page displayed on 
your monitor, click the 'auto adjustment' button on that panel of 
Magic Tune.>>

>
>
> I'm somewhat confused with the process and I need some advice.
>
> Hope you all have a wonderful new years and let 2010 brings us some 
> wonderful B&W photos.
>
> jorge
>
> Regards from Sacramento,
>
> Jorge
>
> jorgegaj@yahoo. com or pegasus@surewest. net
>
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> From: C D Tobie <CDTobie@aol. com>
> To: DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tue, December 22, 2009 9:36:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Calibrating my monitor
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>
> On Dec 21, 2009, at 10:27 AM, JorgeG wrote:
>
>> I have some issues and questions regarding the calibration of my
>> monitor. Can I post my concerns and questions in this forum?
>> Otherwise, do you any suggestions where can I post my questions?
>
> Monitor calibration is at least as important for B&W work as for
> color, plus a few specialized B&W issues, so its certainly appropriate
> here. If it has to do with Spyder products, then the Datacolor Users
> List at Yahoo Lists would be the most obvious list to ask on, but
> you'll get responses from me on either one...
>>
>> You help is greatly appreciated?
>
> Is that a question?
>
> C. David Tobie
> Global Product Technology Manager
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> CDTobie@datacolor. com
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