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What is the best computer/monitor to buy for processing digital photogaphs? |
Yes, I know..."the best you can afford". Aside from that, are there monitors that more realistically depict the printed photograph? Are there hard drives that cater to photography (and do all the rest of it too...)? Websites I should check out? Thanks. Well "I dont know" just dont cut it does it. What you want to look for is a monitor with a good contrast. I dont know the exact terminology but there are monitors out there that have more shades of grey than others. Go to a decent computer shop and ask about differences in contrast. Probably a LCD monitor. Theres also ways to calibrate your existing monitor. Follow the link bellow. Its actually a scanner calibration tool but it will let you calibrate your monitor just fine. Scroll to the bottom of the page and look at the "Reflection Scales" pic. At the bottom of that pic you should see a sliding scale going from white to black. You should see color gradients or steps evenly from one side to the other. If you have one end or the other all blurring solid adjust your contrast and brightness on your monitor until you get the clearest result. The monitor you have might be good enough. Source(s): http://graphics.tech.uh.edu/student_work... I don't really know but if you go to yahoo shopping the individuals descriptions may tell you I have been in the video and photography business for over 25 years, one thing that people do not, I repeat, do not do is BALANCE their monitors! people belive or think that what ever comes up on their monitors is true godspel when it comes to color or saturation everything is true and in balance when it comes out of the box! this can not be futher from the truth! most of us plug in the monitors for power and then we hook it up to the computer then we bring up a photograph and what most of us see is what we belive is true color and saturation and shapness that the computer sees and you monitor see's NOT TRUE!!! you see all monitors are balanced at the factory but thats where all the problems start! the factories have all monitors and TV sets balanced before they leave the factory. they box them up and send them to the local electronic store! but during shippment the settings get knock out of alinement! you see most people will fool around with the colour and everything else and make the phtots or for that matter Video to look right with all of the above! please hear me out here and I will get to the point! their are programs out their that can help you balance you monitors so you can see everything in true colour! and everything else!, but this is where I make a fool out of myself, I CANT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PROGRAMS AND I HAVE A GOOD REASON! about 18 months ago I had an AORTA Tear! look up my name in yahoo and goggle( bob christiansen) and I had a lot of brain damage and I turn a lot of heads in the medical world! anyway this story will make your head spinn!! I promise you that! but as you can see thanks to YAHOO ANSWERS having this forum I can VOICE MYSELF AGAIN! THUMBS UP TO YAHOO ANSWERS AND TO ALL OF YOU!! I hope Iwas able to answer all of your questions the right way!!! oh the AORTA IS THE MAIN ARTY FROM THE HEART!!!! questions, my e-mail is bringbob@yahoo.com Thank You, Bob |
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