Re: [darktable-user] Re: Dual monitor?

[Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)]

M...
There is a lot done is software, that is a fact.
But if you want "correct" results with only the software you have to
disable usage of graphic cards LUTs...

2016-04-11 22:10 GMT+02:00 Matthieu Moy :

> - Original Message -
> >
> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:43:30 +0530
> > HaJo Schatz  wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, but a gnome terminal doesn't, usually, require colour
> > > correction, IMHO :)
> > That I know. It is your graphic card that allows the window to cover a
> > number of monitors, not the program
>
> Your graphics card does not do all the color management. A lot is done in
> software, and darktable needs to know the profile of the screen it's being
> displayed on (for example, the gamut check can clearly not be implemented
> in hardware, your graphics card does not know that you want to get these
> blue dots for out-of-gamut pixels).
>
> BTW, having a window cover several screens also involves more software
> than hardware. You can get it with two graphics cards and one monitor per
> graphics card.
>
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[darktable-user] Re: Dual monitor?

[J. Paul Bissonnette]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:43:30 +0530
HaJo Schatz  wrote:

> Yes, but a gnome terminal doesn't, usually, require colour
> correction, IMHO :)
That I know. It is your graphic card that allows the window to cover a
number of monitors, not the program

> But when I buy a 4K Adobe-RGB monitor I'd expect
> to work with true colours ;)
Only if your graphic card is capable of it. You would be day dreaming
if you want that resolution from 39$ GeForce 210. :)

> 
> On Monday, 11 April 2016, J. Paul Bissonnette 
> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:51:44 +0530
> > HaJo Schatz > wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you all for your replies! A 15" laptop it is then with a
> > > larger external monitor. Now I'm only keeping my fingers crossed
> > > for dt to support both monitors (UI on one, photo on other) one
> > > day. But no big deal, I just get a larger monitor for the
> > > additionally required screen estate :)
> > >
> > > Hajo
> > >
> >
> > The graphic card is the important link. If the card supports
> > multiple monitors then any app can be stretched over them, even
> > gnome terminal.
> >
> 
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