Digital BW, The Print

Hi folks,

Been with the group for quite a long time but not contributing anything because of certain personal reasons. I built a computer (too old for that really) as follows: Windows XP Pro, Dell 1905FP (19" LCD) etc. Problem is that the video display might be too involved for me. Beside the PS6 management I have nVIDIA settings for everything including ICC imports for every device including scanners, Adobe etc. The monitor also has calibration settings.  My video card wich seems to enter into the mix is a GeForce 6800.

With all of this this I still go back to Win98SE for B&W because my 1160 still chugs along and prints very nicely with the 98. The 1280 is a different situation. The screen and the print require some degree of luck on the XP. Does anybody know anything about all the nVIDIA settings? If I go through one of  the nVIDIA display settings I get a GeFORCE 6800 GT curves window complete with sliders, import drop down and more!

NVIDIA does not deal with the consumer and the motherboard people are not very hip to the photo type adjustments. There is no help menu. If this is too far of topic I am sorry. I really don't know where to turn.

Thanks......Barry Schaffer

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Hi Barry:

I have a similar configuration, using the 6600 video card rather than 
6800, and it is best to run everything at default settings 
(particularly resolution - important for an LCD monitor), and 
calibrate your monitor with either a ColorVision Spyder II or Monaco 
Optix colorimeter.  Your monitor should profile quite well with 
either of these and you need not bother with any of the nVidia settings.

Ian Lyons site may be of help for you, with both the monitor 
profiling, as well as the use of printer ICC profiles in PS 6.

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/

All the best and good luck...................... Jack Winberg

At 06:52 PM 11/22/2005, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:57:18 -0500
>    From: "Barry Schaffer" <bgs@...>
>Subject: color management with too many settings
>
>Hi folks,
>
>Been with the group for quite a long time but not contributing 
>anything because of certain personal reasons. I built a computer 
>(too old for that really) as follows: Windows XP Pro, Dell 1905FP 
>(19" LCD) etc. Problem is that the video display might be too 
>involved for me. Beside the PS6 management I have nVIDIA settings 
>for everything including ICC imports for every device including 
>scanners, Adobe etc. The monitor also has calibration settings.  My 
>video card wich seems to enter into the mix is a GeForce 6800.
>
>With all of this this I still go back to Win98SE for B&W because my 
>1160 still chugs along and prints very nicely with the 98. The 1280 
>is a different situation. The screen and the print require some 
>degree of luck on the XP. Does anybody know anything about all the 
>nVIDIA settings? If I go through one of  the nVIDIA display settings 
>I get a GeFORCE 6800 GT curves window complete with sliders, import 
>drop down and more!
>
>NVIDIA does not deal with the consumer and the motherboard people 
>are not very hip to the photo type adjustments. There is no help 
>menu. If this is too far of topic I am sorry. I really don't know 
>where to turn.
>
>Thanks......Barry Schaffer


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