Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Printing adds a lot of need for color accuracy... (i.e., costs...!). Sent from my iPad > On Aug 20, 2014, at 8:20 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm not sure what color my workroom is as I don't use the overhead lights. > I don't do any printing so I don't need to do any matching. I have a > desk light and a window wall looking out to the archives map room, but no > ambient light falls on my monitors. > I can see them coming. Nice. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >> >> Mine is painted flat white and seems fine. I have just an incandescent >> light fixture, not too much falling on the monitor, and the Spyder >> software measures the ambient light for calibration. I keep the blinds >> closed while working on photos. I have been thinking about this also, >> and wonder if I need to spring for a viewing booth. Maybe obsessive, >> since the prints seem to match the monitor pretty well under different >> viewing conditions. >> >> Ken >> >>> On 8/20/2014 3:55 PM, Bob Adler wrote: >>> I am setting up one of the bedrooms in our home as my digital "dark" >>> room. It will house my printer, primary Lightroom/Photoshop computer, >>> photo paper, laminator, etc. I won't be doing any spraying, so a >>> ventilated area isn't required. >>> >>> My primary question is what color to paint the room? I am thinking flat >>> digital white (white white) with all bulbs being 5200k fluorescents. I >>> have some direct lights already that are measured 5200k and will be used >>> to analyze prints. >>> >>> Any suggestions on what color to paint the room or other advise would be >>> appreciated. One of my concerns is keeping dust out, but that's probably >>> cost prohibitive. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your input, >>> Bob >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information