Screen Brightness Test

bobbyandrews · 12 Jan 2007 at 13:16

looks black on my lcd monitor

riddlermarc · 12 Jan 2007 at 14:17

On my T43 lappy:

.. but ignore the shinyness, the camera on my PDA is pretty carp - in reality the suit looks pretty much the same shade as his right shoulder appears in my photo

Bolerus · 12 Jan 2007 at 15:03

black (slightly lighter than the background) here, on a dell tft.

This one is also set quite light as well, I did a picture of the morning sky a few days ago, on my monitor at home the buildings and road were very dark, almost silouette (same on hte monitor at work) on this one here I am on now, its was all lit up and easy to see.

So I am guessing on the other monitors I use, the coat woudl be close to invisible.

MrSix · 12 Jan 2007 at 15:04

On my ViewSonic 19" LCD monitor there's a few bits where the blacks are clipping, but I think that's down to my monitor being a little darker than it should be.
I've highlighted them here:

Bolerus · 12 Jan 2007 at 16:33

got the same clippign point as the above post on a 21" syncmaster 1100p

I then calibrated it (only software so its not a great calibration but better than nothing)

there are still a couple of parts that blend into the background (corner of the hair etc) but the figure is clearly discernable, including the tie and shirt

I would certainly say it is a black suit though not grey

Shoei · 12 Jan 2007 at 16:50

just looked at this on my home monitor (viewsonic tft) and when its viewed corrected (according to my huey) the suit stands out well against the dark back ground.
Uncorrected and it merges with the back ground more. hope that makes sense.

alexakasloth · 12 Jan 2007 at 16:51

Black here.

pany · 12 Jan 2007 at 17:17

formac pronitron 17/600 here and can clearly differentiate between background and shirt, tie etc.

But in reality is this not just a chance to show off your Brad Pitt photo?

TerraS · 13 Jan 2007 at 02:20

pany said:
But in reality is this not just a chance to show off your Brad Pitt photo?

Yer, I can't believe you all fell for it.

Seriously though - I'm amazed at how many people see the image different to how I intended it.

The background is completely black. The suit is black I suppose, but it definitely SHOULD look dark grey in the photo, because of the shine. What I find on some peoples monitors (I thought it was just CRT) is that the grey shine does not show up and causes the suit to blend into the background.

You should be able to make out the detail in the shirt (buttons) and the tie outline without too much hassle.

Now I need to know if my laptop is correct, or if the CRT is correct.

If someone tried the Huey Device/Software, then that would seem to indicate that my laptop is displaying it accurately.

I guess there is nothing that can be done to make images look the same across the board is there?

glitch · 13 Jan 2007 at 13:15

TerraS said:
Can you let me know if this photo I took of Brad Pitt is showing his jacket as a grey colour, or is it very dark black on your monitor.

The background is a uniform black with no lighter patches that immediately leap out. Suit is a charcoal grey with lighter and darker areas where the material has creased and the light is more/less prominent. Crucially I can see all the seams and the outline of the breast pocket. I can just make out a button on the lower right-side of the jacket and the buttonhole on the left.

Shirt is virtually the same colour as the breast of the jacket and I can clearly make out three black buttons. Tie is a slightly darker charcoal grey and matches the colour of the left-side of the jacket perfectly.

Skin and hair stand out well from although there are slight parts of the top of the hair that merge into the black background.

Monitor is a LaCie Electon Blue IV 22". Calibrated with a GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display 2. Delta E: < 0.25. Luminance: 100 cd/m2.

ElDude · 13 Jan 2007 at 13:46

It's showing as black (well almost black. It's slightly lighter than black, as most black jackets are [just to be picky!]).

Iiyama vision master pro 454 CRT

(I won't tempt fate by saying I've had this monitor years with no calibration problems at all!)

ElDude · 13 Jan 2007 at 13:51

TerraS said:
I guess there is nothing that can be done to make images look the same across the board is there?

This is why I had to shell out a small fortune for a laptop that displays photos accurately. The colours are never exactly the same on a laptop, but with this one I bought it is close enough to use on the move. Annoying really, as you have to rely on what you see when you're out and about.

glitch · 13 Jan 2007 at 14:09

TerraS said:
I guess there is nothing that can be done to make images look the same across the board is there?

Yes and no. If you can calibrate your monitor to be as accurate as possible and ensure this remains the case with a suitable hardware calibration unit, that's the best you can do. And if you solely sell/market/show your work in print and manage to get the very best results from the printer (either by calibration or using printer and paper profiles) you'll always get the result you want.

But if you sell/market/show your work through the internet you'll be at the mercy of the viewer and their (often) poorly calibrated monitor.

jimblowscash · 17 Jan 2007 at 09:11

glitch said:
The background is a uniform black with no lighter patches that immediately leap out. Suit is a charcoal grey with lighter and darker areas where the material has creased and the light is more/less prominent. Crucially I can see all the seams and the outline of the breast pocket. I can just make out a button on the lower right-side of the jacket and the buttonhole on the left.

Shirt is virtually the same colour as the breast of the jacket and I can clearly make out three black buttons. Tie is a slightly darker charcoal grey and matches the colour of the left-side of the jacket perfectly.

Skin and hair stand out well from although there are slight parts of the top of the hair that merge into the black background.

Monitor is a LaCie Electon Blue IV 22". Calibrated with a GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display 2. Delta E: < 0.25. Luminance: 100 cd/m2.

almost exactly the same as above on my lacie 321 gen 2 calibrated with the lacie blue eye pro