Datacolor User to User Support Group.

>>Hi CD, I bet one of the great benefits of working for Colorvision is
getting to hang out in Europe a lot. Sure beats Maine this time of
year huh?

Six times through customs in 10 days isn't quite a vacation... in fact, 
the third time through customs into Zurich in the same week, they 
decided to do a drug smuggler search on my briefcase... can't really 
blame them.


>You can use the colorimeter window and adjust from the values
> that lists from near black patches defined there, though thats a bit
> less convenient...

>>Where can I get (easy) instructions on this technique? IF you can just
get me started I can figure out the rest.

No directions available, just a suggestion for doing it yourself. 
Perhaps I can come up with some notes later... when I'm not sleep 
deprived.


>>Also when Spyder2 builds the profile does it color balance black point
automatically? Is is supposed to? My Blacks still have a cast on some
monitors after profiling.

First off, actual blacks don't have color casts. Its shadow tones that 
might, and we balance and neutralize the grays down to the dark end, 
which should, ideally, eliminate casts. Spyder3 offers more accuracy 
and more control in this, but Spyder2 should do a pretty good job of it 
on most display types.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision, Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy L <rlphoto@...>
To: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 9:48 am
Subject: [colorvision_group] Re: neutralizing monitor black point .. 
One for CD Tobie.






Hi CD, I bet one of the great benefits of working for Colorvision is
getting to hang out in Europe a lot. Sure beats Maine this time of
year huh?


>You can use the colorimeter window and adjust from the values
> that lists from near black patches defined there, though thats a bit
> less convenient...

Where can I get (easy) instructions on this technique? IF you can just
get me started I can figure out the rest.


Also when Spyder2 builds the profile does it color balance black point
automatically? Is is supposed to? My Blacks still have a cast on some
monitors after profiling.

Thanks for the help.

Randy






--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
>
> >>Hello CD and congrats on your recent awards.
>
> Thanks, I'm in Tuscany (for Tuscany Photographic Workshops etc...)
> right now, which for me is the the biggest award of all.
>
> >>So can you offer any tips on neutralizing my black point?
>
> Since we haven't implemented a 20% luminance version of our 100%
> luminance White Balance function, we don't really offer a tool for
> that. You can use the colorimeter window and adjust from the values
> that lists from near black patches defined there, though thats a bit
> less convenient...
>
> >>And why don't the manufactures provide black point adjustment any
> more?
>
> Most don't even provide white point adjustment anymore, its just the
> way the LCD market is going...
>
>




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