Thanks for the reply Neil,

> It's likely that the image viewer isn't using the profile - just
> throwing the image at the calibrated screen. Whereas Photoshop uses the
> profile [which describes the calibrated monitor and adjusts the image
> that last few percent].

I'm able to manually adjust my desktop monitor to such a white point that
matches my  target (5000�) via it's individual RGB guns.  Hence images look
close to how they appear in Photoshop when viewed through non color savvy
apps.  I attribute this to the ability to get my monitor in such a close
matching state to my RGB working space: ColorMatch.

As for the Powerbook, is color accuracy being sacrificed when calibrated to
a white point (5000�K) that's not native and can not be manually adjusted as
such?  If I've calibrated to a 5000/1.8 standard, working in an RGB space
that's similar (ColorMatch), and opening up a file in PS that I choose not
to color manage, shouldn't it look the same through a viewer that's not
color savvy?  If Photoshop is using the profile to compensate for the
monitor's inability to render accurately  the working space, does the
difference between the two views reflect the monitor's inadequacy in being
calibrated to such a difference of white points?

One thing I noticed is that the images match if I assign the monitor's
profile to the one in PS.  I'm confused!

>>> Could this be due to the fact I'm calibrating the Powerbook to a D50
>>> standard, and have no way of manually adjusting the "guns" of the
>>> LCD to set it in such a "native" state?  Is this causing Photoshop's
>>> to compensate for the monitor difference between the calibration and
>>> profile?  
> this is a bit confused, see above.
> 

Mark Johann




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