I can't argue with a word you've written here. The difference between
what's here and what I thought you said previously was that here the
printer is a lab vs. the printer on your desk. If your monitor is
properly profiled as an sRGB device then the lab's prints will match
because their printers are properly profiled sRGB devices. The printer
on your desk needs to be profiled as well if it's to be able to match
the color control from the lab.
Chuck Norcutt
Bill Pearce wrote:
>
>> I think you misspoke, Bill. I would describe monitor calibration as
>> assuring that what you see on the screen is an accurate representation
>> of what the digital image is supposed to look like.
> Well, I did say it was an overgeneralization.
>
> I will sat that the monitor is the most important link in the chain. All the
> printer, scanner and other profiles are useless if you can't judge the color
> while editing. Each other link may provide something, but are useless
> without an accurate view. I'm convinced that the profiled monitor is at
> least 85% of the solution.
>
> I got an offer for $2 11x14's from Adorama some time ago. I scanned some
> film, and then used my profiled monitor to make adjustments. I sent the file
> to Adorama, and the results were identical to what was on the screen, as
> least as it had aged over the week it took to get them back. If my monitor
> was too light/dark, magenta, etc. I wouldn't stand a chance.
>
> Bill Pearce
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