Sijun Forums :: View topic - Monitor setup, calibration.. SPOOGE check this

Mikko K · member Member # Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 639

I was just wondering how large monitors and how big resolutions you people are using when doing digital paintings? I have a 17" monitor at home and I use 1024*768 at all times.

What would you people recommend, dual monitors or perhaps just one large monitor to get more working space?

Another question, do you use Adobe Gamma calibration? I remeber Spooge saying somewhere that he uses quite bright setup to get those dark areas filled with stuff. Do you have any recommendations? Sometimes I have used quite dark and contrasty settings at home, and then my works seemed just like flat middle-tones when viewed with the old Macs at school.

How are you coping with these things, advice appreciated. If there's good old threads on the subject, could you point me there?

thanks in advance,

-Mikko

Matthew · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 11:57 am

Hey Mikko.

I remember an old adress with a monitor setup and I had hell to finding it in the digital art discussion but I finally found it. :)

http://nickyguides.digital-digest.com/gamma-setup.htm

I bought myself a new monitor during this summer and it is an 19" iiyama with the resolution 1024x768 and the monitor is working very good. I haven�t made any particular setup�s cause I found out that the monitor itself is making a calibration and the self-calibration the monitor is doing fits my needs very well. :)

I hope that answers some of it
Matthew

B0b · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:09 am

i have a 19" @ 1600x1200 and a 15" running 1024x768 - both have seperate colour profiles via my 3Dlabs control panel - i also use Colorific to adjust them so they're pretty much spot on for colour print work Smile

Mikko K · member Member # Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 639

Thanks guys!

Should I use some external calibration program or is Adobe Gamma enough?

I'm looking for optimal results on screen, not for printing purposes. Is the best way to simply paint bright and then adjust the image if needed?

Fook · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:43 am

could you give a link to Colorific?

B0b · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:45 am

lol

ok

ready? its

www.colorific.com

Wink

jr · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:05 pm

um, i don't get it, why spooge?
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Mikko K · member Member # Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 639

Uh, sorry about the obscure title.. I just wanted to know if Spooge uses any specific calibration program or anything, after all, he's someone I look up to.