Re: Pictures on CRT too dark
- From: "Jim" <j.n@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:15:08 GMT
<born2run1701@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Well I did not calibrate using both the Samsung and Adobe at the same
> time but individually at different times. Thus I don't think it is the
> main problem though it is a possibility. Should I uninstall one of
> them?
>
> The problem should have nothing to do with shooting in RAW or JPEG as
> they are both too dark on the monitor. I checked the histograms and
> they show that the pictures are indeed too dark. So the camera is
> indeed lying to make pictures look bright. However I am also concerned
> when Proteus and John said that the monitor may have problems. I will
> definitely try to load the pictures on some other monitors.
Your camera is underexposing the images.
>
> I don't print the pictures myself. Is that a definite test for monitor
> accuracy? I read that an image can contain data, something to do with
> CYMK, so the printed picture has the exact colors. Is inserting the
> CYMK or any other color data an post-processing step? Do most photo
> print shop use that data?
>
The images contain RGB data. All monitors work in RGB mode. All printers
work in CMYK mode. When you send a file to be printed, the information must
be converted from RGB to CMYK.
Jim
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