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Nov 5, 2016 09:49:06   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
bobben49 wrote:
It's the Monitor! Most laptops do NOT have an IPS Monitor and you should connect them to a calibrated IPS Monitor for final color ajustments. If you do not have a quality IPS monitor that is properly calibrated you will never get your colors right except by accident. See Arnaud Frich's excellent article on photographic color management:

http://www.color-management-guide.com/how-to-choose-monitor-for-photography.html

For a fairly current list of IPS monitors see:

http://www.144hzmonitors.com/best-photo-editing-monitor-2016/

Lots of CPU and GPU speed and lots of GPU and main system memory make the editing process go much faster and smoother: If you are a Windows 10 user please note Gaming Desktops and Gaming Laptops have plenty of this stuff. Note most photo editing software does not support multiple video cards so if you go the gaming desktop route invest in the best single video card with lots of memory not multiple video cards. And turn on the "Use Graphic Processor" feature as GPU's are designed to more rapidly process graphics than any CPU of the same generation. Also make certain you have something that allows your camera to transfer graphic images to your the computer. If your camera is fairly new it will most likely have WIFI. If not you will need a card reader that supports the same memory card as your camera uses. If you get a 4K monitor make certain the video output of your computer or laptop supports 4k.

If you are an Apple person all the same applies but make certain that you get the Apple Computer you get and the monitor you get can be connected. Many Monitors have "Apple" versions or are "Apple compatible". Also be very careful that the particular Apple computer or laptop you get even has a way to connect to an external monitor. Apple does not feel the least bit obligated to conform to any PC industry standard or to not completely change their interfaces when a new model comes out. Check your specifications carefully.

Note laptop touch pads are terrible when using photo editing software, a high quality mouse is a little better but do not come close to a Wacom graphics tablet. (You don't need the $800 one unless you have really great drawing skills. they have models under $100 that will fill most photographer's needs.)

LAST BUT NOT LEAST --- SHOOT RAW! and use or learn Lightroom/ or On1's raw editor due out in a few weeks that allow you do non-destructively edit raw files. You loose too much detail when you have your camera convert your photos to JPEG.

My System is Home Built.
MSI Gaming Motherboard-- gaming motherboards are made with the best components since gamers like to overclock there systems.
Intel I-7 processor
32 GB RAM
NVidia 970 GPU
2 500GB SSD's For software and OS (Windows 10)
2 3GB server grade spinning drive in level 1 raid all my photos are stored here
Carbonite off-sight backup of all digital photos
Logitech gaming mouse and a Wacom tablet
Dell U2413 IPS Monitor
Syder Elite color calibration system
Lightroom/Photoshop and On1 Raw on preorder

Hope this of help.

Bob Benson
http://www.bug-bird.com/
It's the Monitor! Most laptops do NOT have an IPS ... (show quote)


I'm curious. Why did you go with the NVidia 970 GPU as opposed to a NVIDIA® Quadro® K1200, which would have given you slightly better performance, and a 30 bit color display pipeline, which would drive you Dell U2413 and it's 12 bit LUT to display a wider gamut with greater accuracy? I think the cards are similarly priced.

I've got the same displays (2 of them) and a slightly older Quadro card - a K2000, and I love the depth of color I get with it. BTW, to fully appreciate the 12 bit LUT, you can't use the Spyder - it's not supported by Dell. You'd have to use the Xrite i1 Display Pro colorimeter, or the more expensive spectrophotometer-based i1Pro2.

https://photographylife.com/how-to-properly-calibrate-dell-u2413-u2713h-u3014-monitors

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Nov 5, 2016 19:32:14   #
aellman Loc: Boston MA
 
bobben49 wrote:
It's the Monitor! Most laptops do NOT have an IPS Monitor and you should connect them to a calibrated IPS Monitor for final color ajustments. If you do not have a quality IPS monitor that is properly calibrated you will never get your colors right except by accident. See Arnaud Frich's excellent article on photographic color management:

http://www.color-management-guide.com/how-to-choose-monitor-for-photography.html

For a fairly current list of IPS monitors see:

http://www.144hzmonitors.com/best-photo-editing-monitor-2016/

Lots of CPU and GPU speed and lots of GPU and main system memory make the editing process go much faster and smoother: If you are a Windows 10 user please note Gaming Desktops and Gaming Laptops have plenty of this stuff. Note most photo editing software does not support multiple video cards so if you go the gaming desktop route invest in the best single video card with lots of memory not multiple video cards. And turn on the "Use Graphic Processor" feature as GPU's are designed to more rapidly process graphics than any CPU of the same generation. Also make certain you have something that allows your camera to transfer graphic images to your the computer. If your camera is fairly new it will most likely have WIFI. If not you will need a card reader that supports the same memory card as your camera uses. If you get a 4K monitor make certain the video output of your computer or laptop supports 4k.

If you are an Apple person all the same applies but make certain that you get the Apple Computer you get and the monitor you get can be connected. Many Monitors have "Apple" versions or are "Apple compatible". Also be very careful that the particular Apple computer or laptop you get even has a way to connect to an external monitor. Apple does not feel the least bit obligated to conform to any PC industry standard or to not completely change their interfaces when a new model comes out. Check your specifications carefully.

Note laptop touch pads are terrible when using photo editing software, a high quality mouse is a little better but do not come close to a Wacom graphics tablet. (You don't need the $800 one unless you have really great drawing skills. they have models under $100 that will fill most photographer's needs.)

LAST BUT NOT LEAST --- SHOOT RAW! and use or learn Lightroom/ or On1's raw editor due out in a few weeks that allow you do non-destructively edit raw files. You loose too much detail when you have your camera convert your photos to JPEG.

My System is Home Built.
MSI Gaming Motherboard-- gaming motherboards are made with the best components since gamers like to overclock there systems.
Intel I-7 processor
32 GB RAM
NVidia 970 GPU
2 500GB SSD's For software and OS (Windows 10)
2 3GB server grade spinning drive in level 1 raid all my photos are stored here
Carbonite off-sight backup of all digital photos
Logitech gaming mouse and a Wacom tablet
Dell U2413 IPS Monitor
Syder Elite color calibration system
Lightroom/Photoshop and On1 Raw on preorder

Hope this of help.

Bob Benson
http://www.bug-bird.com/
It's the Monitor! Most laptops do NOT have an IPS ... (show quote)


Looks great! With a system like this, you can not only do photography, but also serve the computing needs of everyone in your neighborhood. >Alan

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Nov 6, 2016 01:03:11   #
bobben49
 
I do like to Game also. . . but having an HDR merge of three 21 mega-pixel raw full-frame images happening in way less than a minute is really nice.

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Nov 6, 2016 01:57:15   #
bobben49
 
I like computer games also and the 970 has over 3 times as many CUDA cores and twice the video memory as the k1200. . . Also I'm a big fan of MSI motherboards, they are built with the highest quality parts and I have never had one fail* on me and I always by graphic cards made by MSI . . . that way I avoid finger pointing if anything does go wrong and MSI does not manufacture Quadro Graphic cards.

*I ran a 3.4GHz 1& 2600K overclocked to 4.4GHZ 24/7 for over 5 years without a component failure on its MSI motherboard.

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Nov 6, 2016 15:28:42   #
aellman Loc: Boston MA
 
bobben49 wrote:
I do like to Game also. . . but having an HDR merge of three 21 mega-pixel raw full-frame images happening in way less than a minute is really nice.


i hear you. Just joking. I am not a gamer, so am completely ignorant of all hardware and related concerns.
My simple HP laptop handles all my photo needs, but I don't use PS or LR, and do very simple post-processing
with PaintShop Pro. Best wishes > Alan

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Nov 6, 2016 17:47:27   #
BebuLamar
 
I would just pick up one of those workstations like the HP Z640 or Z840.

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