Tom, That is a very interesting scenario. I didn't think to check it in OS 9 as I didn't have Photoshop loaded under 9. Thanks for sharing that bit of info. I was about to go berserk before I got the new video card. Not sorry I got it though.
kt > From: Tom Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: G-List <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:03:25 -0600 > To: G-List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [G] bad color after G3 upgrade installed > > > On Aug 4, 2005, at 8:31 AM, Karen Thompson wrote: > >> Jennifer, >> I looked at your screen shots. I was having a problem with my Sawtooth >> G4 >> and my Sony LCD monitor. Some photos would show up great and others >> would >> have way too much magenta. It was especially noticeable with the Adobe >> Acrobat Splash screen. The background was no longer the same and the >> flesh >> tones in the Acrobat guy were magenta. I fooled around with >> calibration, >> saving the color profiles differently in Photoshop, etc. I finally >> hooked my >> PowerBook G4 17" and everything was perfect on that LCD monitor and the >> Sony. The end result was I bought a new video card (ATI Radeon 9000 >> Pro Mac >> Edition) and my photo issues were resolved. So can you find someone >> with a >> laptop to try that experiment? Maybe your video and G3 upgrade can't >> play >> nicely together. >> >> Good luck resolving your issues. I know how frustrating it can be. >> > > I nearly went crazy with the bad color of my LaCie 22 inch monitor > after I upgraded to OS-X. All my digital photos took on a sight but > sickening greenish-yellow cast in X. I tried to correct it in the color > calibration in OS-X System Prefs, I tried Adobe Gamma, I tried the > monitor's own color controls. No matter what I did, any digital photo > viewed either in Preview, Photoshop, or any other graphic program > returned to that slight greenish-yellow cast. It was maddening. > > But then I noticed that whenever I dropped back to OS-9 (this is a > dual-boot G-4) the color was fine, showing good natural skin tones in > all digital photos. The greenish cast was gone. So, I took a copy of > the monitor color profile from the OS-9 folder and inserted it into X, > deleting all other color profiles in X, and now I have good color in X > as well as in 9. So, while I could not make any adjustment to any > existing monitor color profile or control in X that would give good > color, simply dropping the monitor profile that worked in 9 into X did > the trick. Weird, but I figured don't argue with success. > > I blame something in OS-X for the bad color and the inability to adjust > it out. I'm just glad I was able to boot back into 9 and borrow the > monitor color profile that gives good results there. Those who start > out with X's color profiles, or switch to X and then delete or lose > their OS-9 System settings, may be stuck with the crummy colors, unless > they find some method of correcting it that I am not aware of. > > Tom -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
