Q. Howdy. Got a new monitor (Samsung 920NW widescreen 19" LCD 5ms). I just tried playing Counter-Strike Source and the contrast or something looked horrible. I have tried messing with the monitor's settings as well as my vid cards display settings, but still can't find something normal enough. Anyone have any websites with color pallets I can optimize my lcd to? Or any programs to help me out? I need like a color bar, you know? Maybe if i have a color bar i can adjust my lcd to what i think is black, and white and green, etc.
A. well there are those things, but the best way to do this is get a monitor calibration tool, i reccomend GretagMcBeth, if you look for it they have one for about $80, this is used by pro designers and photographers to get the best out of the monitor!!!
software or a new monitor for photo-editing?
Q. I have a very limited budget. I'm using a computer I built myself a few years back and the pc specs are fine but I'm toying with two options and wondering what you think. Right now I'm using photoshop cs2 to edit photos but I'm really in need of something to help with organizing as I'm getting more serious about my photography. The monitor I am currently using is the Dell M782P CRT and I can afford to either get a decent sized LCD monitor or buy Adobe Lightroom 3 and the pantone huey pro so I can calibrate my crt. Which option would you say would be the most prudent and why?
A. The calibration tool is the best way to go for now.
I still use a CRT for my critical colour correction. There are very, very few LCD monitors that can be used to adjust contrast, brightness and colour. Those that can cost upwards of $2500 and more. Those LCD monitors are designated to AdobeRGB standards. Some less costly ones have a sRGB setting, but are still not recommended as monitors for producing "contract" proof quality images.
Lightroom 3 is an amazing product for shooters.
There is one thing you may want to budget for in the next few months. That is the Xrite Colorchecker Passport ($99).
Here is how that works when using it to custom white balance all of your shoots.
http://www.xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=webinarsarchive&eventid=803&eventdateid=4460
I still use a CRT for my critical colour correction. There are very, very few LCD monitors that can be used to adjust contrast, brightness and colour. Those that can cost upwards of $2500 and more. Those LCD monitors are designated to AdobeRGB standards. Some less costly ones have a sRGB setting, but are still not recommended as monitors for producing "contract" proof quality images.
Lightroom 3 is an amazing product for shooters.
There is one thing you may want to budget for in the next few months. That is the Xrite Colorchecker Passport ($99).
Here is how that works when using it to custom white balance all of your shoots.
http://www.xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=webinarsarchive&eventid=803&eventdateid=4460
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