gunflint wrote:
Hello, I have the Nikon D850 so I wanted to upgrade my monitor to take advantage of the image quality from this camera. I bought a monitor with the following specs:
27" In-Plane Switching (IPS) Panel
DVI-DL / HDMI 1.4 / DP 1.2 Inputs
2560 x 1440 Resolution
1000:1 Contrast Ratio
350 cd/m² Brightness
178°/178° Viewing Angles
5 ms (GtG) Response Time
1.07 Billion Color Support
OSD Controller to Switch Color Modes
99% AdobeRGB Color Gamut
I thought that one with the 99% Adobe RGB or greater was best since I use this in LR and PS. My question is this - the monitor has amazing colors, sharpness, etc. but it seems that images I create with this look flat on other computers, TV, etc. Is this because they may be in SRGB color so they look under saturated? I don't really understand how this works but perhaps some of you can help explain it to me. I don't know if there are different settings I should use or if this is just the way it is. I can still return this monitor if there is a better option for me.
Thanks much!
Hello, I have the Nikon D850 so I wanted to upgrad... (
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Several things:
Get a calibration kit from Datacolor or X-RITE. Follow the instructions to the letter.
Be sure you are making output files in the right color space! The usual reason JPEG images look great on a monitor capable of full Adobe RGB color space, and flat, lifeless, embalmed, and dead on other peoples' monitors, is that you set the color space for your output files to Adobe RGB instead of sRGB!
Adobe RGB is a good "working color space," but it is used by VERY FEW photographic labs. It is primarily used by (perhaps preferred by) the CMYK++ graphic arts world (lithographers). If you are in the real world, where over 90% of images are viewed on the Internet, your images should be JPEGs in sRGB color space.
Profile setup is very important. Having a custom ICC profile for your calibrated monitor is the starting point. Without that, I'd just give up! My Spyder5Pro is the best $150 I ever spent on any digital photography device.
Aim points for calibration are very important, too, if you print.
Black Point 0.5 cd/m^2
White Point 80 to 120 cd/m^2
Color temperature 6500°K
Gamma, if adjustable, 2.2
It is very important to turn down the brightness to the range mentioned (maximum 80 to 120 cd/m^2). Otherwise, prints and screen won't match.
Monitor location matters, too.
Gray surroundings are ideal. Eliminate brightly colored objects from peripheral vision.
Set your computer desktop to middle gray, or slightly darker.
Subdued, indirect, 5000°K lighting
NO glare off the screen, especially when calibrating.
Don't expect to adjust images accurately if you are upset, just came in from daylight, drank a lot of caffeinated beverages, use illegal drugs, or are pregnant. All of those things affect your color vision.
Allow monitors to warm up for an hour before calibration/profiling, and ten minutes or so before critical image adjustment.