Comments on: fiddly

Question: fiddly

Pretty_Generic — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:03:38 -0800

Adobe Gamma makes my laptop screen really dark. Um, should it do that? Is there something I should be using instead?

By: Dipsomaniac

Dipsomaniac — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:12:53 -0800

If you don't need it then just take the entry for Adobe Gamma out of your Startup folder. Depending on your video card in the laptop you probably already have an adjuster available for gamma if you need it, somewhere in the video properties.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:14:20 -0800

Is Adobe Gamma an accurate tool for displaying accurate colours? Have I been spoilt by a lifetime of bright unstandardised screens?

By: Justinian

Justinian — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:25:56 -0800

Without speaking specifically to the accuracy of Adobe Gamma, I will say that in my experience professional designers have a much darker screen than I (and most people I know) use for everyday computing stuff. A standardized screen will most likely take some getting used to and likely will have to be used in a darkish room without a lot of glare.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:27:16 -0800

Isn't it somewhat anomalous that these designers are designing things that will be displayed on brighter screens? :)

By: willnot

willnot — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:38:26 -0800

No, because they're probably designing for print rather than for screens. Besides, they may be on Macs which have a brigher gamma setting than most PCs anyway.

By: kindall

kindall — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:32:35 -0800

When you calibrate with Adobe Gamma, you should be able to choose a target gamma. I think you want 2.2 for "standard" PC gamma.

By: twistedonion

twistedonion — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:50:38 -0800

To answer the designer question as best as I can - I have three settings on my computer for different tasks.

Print, which is not necessarily darker, but less intense with a yellowish, mucky kind of tint.

Web, which is set to standard PC gamma.

Then I setup a personal one, brighter than print but not as dark as PCs, not quite as wishy washy as the macs standard either.

To answer your question - You can either just disable it or run through the adobe gamma assistant, something like that. It'll help you setup your display to your preference.

By: breath

breath — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:21:45 -0800

I apologize for not having any advice, but I thought this comic was appropriate to your situation.