Is it worth it? A question for those that are new to the concept of color/display correction, yet have hobbies centered around digital media & viewing
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If you want absolute full color display, its worth it. If you're happy with your monitor's display as it comes out the box, then you don't need it. Go and search youtube where you will find very good info that will answer your question more accurately.
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Are you going to print your images? Are you going to sell your images or are you going to send them to others? Then,yes, it is totally worth it. I used "spyder" products till I switched over to Xrite. I haven't looked back. Great product.
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The color correction are do those who want to match colors of there screen to what it would be like printed out. So you can. View an image in the screen and it will give you the perspective to 99.9% of what it would look like of printed out on a correctly calibrated printer. If your just viewing images online and just for fun then no its a waste of money as most content loaded online is pry not color corrected right to begin with
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thanks, those links were very interesting to read. I am looking forward to learning more about how the new edgelit/quasi local dimming technology from samsung actually affects picture quality.
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Nominally the display is in color, but from my limited experience so far, the lighting conditions where you'd be tempted to use the camera and the camera's source of illumination may not allow you to see color accurately.
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B&w; slides or color all work the same. The device digitizes the image which can then be manipulated in any editing program. Negatives can be inverted into positives. I use the free irfanview program which has in the Image header a Negative option. It also lets you perform some basic contrast/ brightness changing, but a mediocre image can not be turned into something better than what is in the picture.
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I wondered about the same initially. Need took priority and gave it a try. I have not regretted my decision. I have no resolution concerns or issues. I run my monitors at 1920x1080 resolution without no "visual" issues whatsoever. I guess a lot depends on how good your computer's display output/card is. My laptops are pretty top-of-the-line so no complains here about image quality.
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Thank you so much for answering my question. I'm just begenning and the only backdrop I have is a blue one and I want to try this digital backgrounds collection to see how it works out for me. How has it worked for you?
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You do have the ability to do that, as well as correct the intensity of 3 colors. I do not worry about correcting in the scanner, as I use photoshop to correct any colors, brightness or contrast. It takes some time to do any of these adjustments in the scanner.
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Juliee, there are MANY picture and audio factors that you can adjust to achieve your own most personally satisfying viewing experience--I'd estimate a total of well over two dozen (without going into the menu to actually count). I was fully satisfied with the range of options. --Winston
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Hello Ryan, honestly I haven't ever tried "green screen" or "chroma" editing before, but for the price, I would hope it could deliver. I know for some software programs the extra plug-in to enable such a feature was about $30. According to the answer Martin provided, I'd say it does have that capability.Sorry I couldn't answer your question directly!
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You can adjust the brightness and the contrast. It also has 300,000 pixels resolution.
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This is the deep and meaningful subject of color management. Basically you need to be aware that all devices do their best to produce consistent colors but all of them have slight differences (mostly unavoidable). Color management is a process that attempts to deal with this. Input devices like cameras and scanners are profiled, imaging software can use that profile to convert it to an independant "color space", and then can convert the colors to profiled output devices so the output is as close as possible to the desired colors. The most common devices in use by most photographers are: - Digital camera...often using white balance instead of a profile (your D200 is like that...I use one too) - Monitor...these can be VERY different (just visit your local TV store...all the models will have subtle differences) - Printer...being subtractive rather than additive color these require a lot of conversion and the profiles are different for each paper on each printer and will change when you renew your ink. Most people accept an averaged profile from the paper manufacturer for the specific printer model they are using. For monitor and printer the only true way to assess the profile is a hardware device (spectracolorimeter) that actually outputs test colors and measures the color. These are very affordable for monitors and HIGHLY recommended (I use a Huey, the Spyder is another example). Mine is hooked up all the time and adusts the profile every couple of minutes to allow for the changing color of ambient light. The printer equivelant is expensive so several alternative approaches have emerged...all using test cards/prints of some type. If you want one of the best solutions at the moment look at PrintFIX Pro...the suite comes with the Spyder included. NOTE: They quite literally write books about this stuff...so expect to invest a little effort to get your head around it. It can be confusing at first (and later too actually...but it is worth it if you want consistent color prints).
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Totally agree. If a person isn't doing monitor calibrations with a colorimeter like the Spyder -- not by eyeball! -- on a reasonable schedule, they can pretty much expect to have color management problems. Folks who are quick-printing snapshots straight out of their point-and-shoots may not be interested in making the effort, but someone who's willing to invest in a nice printer like this, probably ought to be calibrating their monitor. Just my $0.02.
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Carefully read the specs! Some units will specify new electronic processing to almost virtually eliminate the blur you are concerned about; I noticed it right away in the perceptual clarity...you pay a little more but the difference is worth it.
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I bought the 50" Samsung Plasma 3d and have never been happier. Don't believe the hype with LED tech... I do not think it is worth it. The 720p plasma looks better than the 1080p LCD. Turns out most signals are 720p. Also the burn-in has been fixed so if you watch ESPN and the ticker at the bottom is ghosting when you change the channel it goes away soon. Ummm... I also know that with the LCD you have to pay a ton to get a refresh rate that is any good. I paid $900 at Sears for my 50" 3d with a refresh rate of 600 Hz with 2 pairs of glasses. Once again... pull the trigger on the plasma. I bought the 50" Samsung Plasma 3d and have never been happier. Don't believe the hype with LED tech... I do not think it is worth it. The 720p plasma looks better than the 1080p LCD. Turns out most signals are 720p. Also the burn-in has been fixed so if you watch ESPN and the ticker at the bottom is ghosting when you change the channel it goes away soon. Ummm... I also know that with the LCD you have to pay a ton to get a refresh rate that is any good. I paid $900 at Sears for my 50" 3d with a refresh rate of 600 Hz with 2 pairs of glasses. Once again... pull the trigger on the... » Read More I bought the 50" Samsung Plasma 3d and have never been happier. Don't believe the hype with LED tech... I do not think it is worth it. The 720p plasma looks better than the 1080p LCD. Turns out most signals are 720p. Also the burn-in has been fixed so if you watch ESPN and the ticker at the bottom is ghosting when you change the channel it goes away soon. Ummm... I also know that with the LCD you have to pay a ton to get a refresh rate that is any good. I paid $900 at Sears for my 50" 3d with a refresh rate of 600 Hz with 2 pairs of glasses. Once again... pull the trigger on the plasma. « Show Less
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What's the good effect? Is there an advantage in the image or resolution improvement?
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Yes,If you are using this for editing, color correcting it will not disappoint.Set up as raid 0 for your scratch disc and 4K footage is no problem.
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The main downside to this monitor is that it is a TN matrix panel. I have had nothing but IPS panels and I never realized TN panels could be so bad. Here's an example. Basically, I am looking at a white screen with my head level with the monitor. The middle of the screen is white, the bottom of the screen is a bit cyan/blue-ish white, the top of the screen is a pinkish-red white. I am about 2 feet away from the screen. If you can find a 120hz IPS panel, I'd say go for it. That's really the only downside. Getting the color, gamma, contrast, and brightness levels correct while not crushing blacks or washing out whites can be pretty difficult, but there are plenty of programs and calibrators and settings that you can find online that are quite suitable. Honestly, it's a turn off but I am getting used to it.