Re: FLASH: Major monitor gamma difference between WIN/MAC?!?

[Alan Wilson]

What I did was calibrate my monitor using the calibration in PhotoShop as a

base. If your monitor is calibrated to 1.8 (Mac Gamma for print) then you

look at simulated at PC 2.2, your monitor is going to look dark (and

vis-versa). What I do is leave my monitor calibrated to 2.2 since that's

what most people are looking at, then toggle back to 1.8 with the

GammaToggle. When I do it this way, the Mac calibration appears washed out..

but that's the way it looks on a Mac calibrated to 1.8. I plan to run some

tests in the near future and try to find the middle ground and calibrate to

that. Gamma really makes a difference on the subtle effects in Flash and can

have an affect in how you design.

-- 

Alan Wilson

Lightstorm Studio

Freelance Web Design

mailto:

lightstormjps [dot] net

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From: Jefferis <Jefferispathway [dot] net>

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Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:49:32 -0500

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To: "Flash MailList" <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Major monitor gamma difference between WIN/MAC?!?

> 

> Paul Kilgour

> 

>> Alan,

>> 

>> I too work on a Mac. I use the GammaToggle FKey for flitting between the

>> different settings. It's a very useful device for simulating what 'the other

>> side' is going to see. I have found though, that even setting your gamma to

>> a PC level of 2.2 does prepare you for just how dark some PC monitors are.

>> 

>> Designers, 

> 

> 

> Anyone know how to tell what the actual gamma of your monitor is?  I use

> GammaToggle and love it, but find now I always have it set to the PC

> gamma because the Mac gamma looks completely washed out.  I now have

> trouble believing and remembering my Mac to be that colorless and whited. 



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