I run Gamma 2.2 on my Mac with Apple cinema display. The monitor is calibrated with a Spyder 2. My new Epson R2400 duplicates the screen image flawlessly as did my previous Epson 2200. I don't see that there's anything to be gained using G 1.8. Paul On Jan 12, 2007, at 6:07 PM, Bronek Kozicki wrote:
> keith_w wrote: >>> but pls. remeber to use gamma 2.2 , as this is the standard. >> >> For whom? For what? > > > good question. You will find answer in "Color Management" by Bruce > Fraser, Chris Murphy, Fred Bunting. In my (2nd) edition it is in > chapter 6 . Needless to say, gamma 2.2 is recommended (there) because > "in our testing, we've found that calibrating to around gamma 2.2 > produces the smoothest display of gradients, with little or no visible > banding or posterization". > > Surely, you can use whatever works for you, but I assumed that OP is > confused enough. > > If I can suggest something to OP that would be: > - learn basics of colour maganegent (above mentioned book is very > good) > - buy colorimeter and calibrate monitor using hardware. I'd lend mine, > but Australia is bit too far away from UK. > > > B. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
