do you set the contrast all the way up?

[ninelives]

the gamma correction of photshop advice us to set the contrast all the way up. hmm, ain't it too bright?

the reason I make this poll is because it is pain in the neck by doing all the color / contrast/ brightness/gamma correction with every scan job. so whose setting is more accurately? do i stick to my own setting?

 

[erwinx]

if its too bright then turn down the brightness (either by monitor's controls or software controls) not the contrast...

 

[Ian]

It's not too bright, nor too contrasty! You'll get used to it after a while.

 

[ninelives]

more polls please, so I can adjust my scans accordingly.


Thanks.

 

[Vadim]

Yes, you have to set the contrast all the way up, and then adjust black point (normally by turning down the brightness).

Even though I use hardware colorimeter, the workflow remains the same: turn up contrast, adjust brightness, and only then do hardware calibration.

 

[ckiang]

Once properly calibrated, it won't be "too bright". You need to adjust the monitor gamma as well. You can do that by eye, using a tool like Adobe Gamma, or by hardware, e.g. ColorVision Monitor Spyder.

Regards
CK

 

[Goose]

I find it too bright too...so wat i do is leave the monitor's settings alone calibrating it. Then reduce the brightness using my video card's software and then save the profile.

So when I need to do scanning, I just "uncheck" the colour profile.