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Re: Dark prints from epson 7600 and 4880

2009-05-31 by ejc_1@swbell.net

See I learned something, I always thought the ambient light sensor impacted the color profile also, not just the brightness and contrast.





--- In datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com, Cdtobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
>
> What we do with Spyder3 is to offer an Ambient Light Wizard that  
> checks your light levels, and defines a display brightness that's  
> appropriate for it. Than it checks on an ongoing basis to be sure tour  
> ambient light does not wander too far from that level.
> 
> But people have to be willing to buy it, to use it, to turn on the  
> ambient light features, and to pay attention to what these features  
> tell them, in order for this solution to work for them.
> 
> C. D. Tobie
> Global Product Technology Mngr.
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor.com
> CDTobie@...
> 
> On May 31, 2009, at 2:51 PM, "Tyler Boley" <trboley@...>  
> wrote:
> 
> > this has gone from a rare odd problem to a near epidemic problem,  
> > obviously traced to the rise of the new monitors. As someone who  
> > meticulously calibrates output, and yet gets increasing complaints  
> > of client's prints darker than expected from the supplied files...
> > may I refer them all to you???<G>
> > Tyler
> >
> > --- In datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie <CDTobie@> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 31, 2009, at 11:56 AM, malodiver wrote:
> >>
> >>> I bought an Apple 23" Video display. Now despite callibration with
> >>> Spyder II, Photoshop CS4 managing color, my prints are coming out
> >>> dark and the shadows are all blocked up. I have been printing
> >>> without problem for years with this sytem and a CRT
> >>
> >> Well, have you lowered the brightness of the LCD all the way down  
> >> yet?
> >> And raised your ambient lighting a bit as well? Until you get that
> >> balance right, you will find the LCD too contrasty, and your prints
> >> darker than your screen.
> >>
> >> C. David Tobie
> >> Global Product Technology Manager
> >> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> >> CDTobie@
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Datacolor
> >> www.datacolor.com/Spyder3
> >>
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