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Poser - OFFICIAL F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2024 Sep 07 9:50 am)
They look fine to me, too. FYI, I'm using a 19" Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 CRT. BTW, old monitors do lose their definition and brightness.
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I had a couple of reports that the text was scrambled on a couple of the pages. It turned out that they had their text size set to something other than Windows standard (96 dpi). I guess with a web site you can't compensate for ALL the variables. I AM thinking that it's a display problem with those old PC's my company has. All no-brand with Samsung SyncMaster monitors, and low-end S3 Savage graphics cards.
There are several free utilities available on the net to 'calibrate' your monitor so that colors, brightness, etc look as true to life as feasible. I can root around and tell you what I use if nobody chimes in with a link soon. If you produce images on an uncalibrated monitor you can't really tell what it 'should' look like.
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It looks fine on my current display setup, but if I run the NVIDIA display wizard and set it according to its guidlines, the images are dark, very dark! luckily I dont use the nvidia settings LOL
TemplarGFX
3D Hobbyist since 1996
I use poser native units
Look fine on my PC, too. Incidently, the primary reason for this kinda thing is different Gamma factors on different systems. PCs run mostly about 1.7 to 2.2 (they are supposed to be 2.2, the NTSC standard), Macs run rather lower, originally they were supposed to use Gamma 1.0 I think (same as paper), typically 1.4 to 1.8 nowdays, though. I'd guess Unix workstations run closer to Mac than PC settings. The Gamma factor is the brightness curve vs voltage, the 2.2 gamma is supposed to match the response of the human eye, so both lights and darks have equal spacing.
From Jasc site, along the lines of what Jim was saying: "To get the very best results when working with Jasc Paint Shop Pro , you need to have a properly calibrated monitor. Calibrating the monitor improves the quality of your graphics and photos, and allows others to view your images as you intend them to be viewed..." The rest of it can be found here: http://www.jasc.com/support/kb/articles/monitor.asp
Ideally, you should let the user's browser settings determine the text size. You can sort of test this in IE by using the "accessibility" options. See what your page looks like with ignore font sizes checked. People do surf with their browsers set that way, especially if they are visually handicapped or just are over 40 years old. And Firefox makes it very easy to see what your site looks like with different font sizes.
Making a web page that is accessible to all does limit what you can do with layouts, etc. I've noticed many sites these days now offer several sizes - so the page is readable on a variety of systems, and they can still use fancy layouts.
But in the case of this site...the layout is really pretty simple. It would be pretty easy to get a similar look - without having the text cut off if the font size is wrong.
They're fine here too. I do have my monitor set very bright though (and thus have some people complaining that my pics are too dark...) I can't stand dark monitors. I need them BRIGHT - It's the only light I get LOL
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they look great to me...*ROTFLMAO* @ the Peking duck...hehehehehehehe.....LOVE your sense of humour!!! here's a link to a great resource for calibrating a monitor...a lot of people aren't aware that theirs may need adjustment...I didn't until I calibrated it...the difference shocked me, I didn't know mine was so off! KarenSay what you mean and mean what you say.
The problem is that most people adjust their monitors so text looks good. Graphic artists may adjust their monitors so the colors are true for printing. I suspect few people really adjust their monitors solely for Web images.
It's definitely a compromise for me. If I follow those monitor calibration things, text ends up very ugly (pale and washed out). So my monitor is set a bit contrast-y.
Well, my concerns have been put to rest. Another thing that I realized about the suspect monitors at work is that they're shadow-mask type monitors, which display darker than those using trinitron technology. It didn't occur to me sooner because everyone quit making the stupid things five or six years ago. I got out of the habit of even having to think about them.
Of course, now LCD's are supplanting CRT's, and there's a whole wide range of quality available on them.
The color and exposure values on the jpegs I've posted seem to be pretty close to as good as it gets, from what I've gathered from this survey.
Again, I appreciate you all taking the time to help!
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Hi All, I've been putting these humorous renderings on my site all month thinking that they were looking pretty good, exposure-wise. Not overly dark, good shadow detail, that sort of thing. To my horror, when I log on to my site from the PC's at work, all the renderings look WAY too dark. They look all right on the UNIX w/stations, though. Very strange. So, I'm thinking that maybe all those old, cheap PC's around work just have flaky displays. I hope. And that's where the survey comes in. Do the renderings display well on YOUR monitor. I don't want to be posting stuff on the site that poeople can barely see. Thanks!! Gordon