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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Colour Management => Topic started by: Peter Langham on July 31, 2011, 11:37:08 pm

Title: Monitor for black and white
Post by: Peter Langham on July 31, 2011, 11:37:08 pm

Is there any reason to get a NEC PA241 instead of the PA231 for black and white work?  Thanks. Peter

Title: Re: Monitor for black and white
Post by: Czornyj on August 01, 2011, 03:39:55 am

PA241W features 10-bit color depth.

Title: Re: Monitor for black and white
Post by: Peter Langham on August 01, 2011, 11:38:26 pm

Forgive my ignorance.  Will I see the difference?   Also, if I were to go to an all digital workflow (currently film and scan) would the increased gamut matter while doing conversion from RAW to greyscale.   

Thanks
Peter

Title: Re: Monitor for black and white
Post by: Ernst Dinkla on August 02, 2011, 03:40:16 am

It is not the gamut that matters. For better B&W tone range control on your monitor having a 10 bit path (video card + cable + monitor)  is more or less a condition. Followed by good calibration and profiling. It is nice to have as much contrast as possible below the usually preferred 120 cd/m2 white luminance, so a low black luminance. If both monitors have that you can go for the normal gamut monitor, it may even be easier to get neutral in calibration.


met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst

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Title: Re: Monitor for black and white
Post by: howardm on August 02, 2011, 06:29:14 am

That would seem to go against the oft-touted idea that during calibration/profiling, a 'realistic' contrast ratio of approx what the paper can give is desirable.

Title: Re: Monitor for black and white
Post by: Ernst Dinkla on August 02, 2011, 08:50:48 am

Alright, I should have written enough for a realistic contrast calibration then. High gloss inkjet paper with an L 95 range + some extra to see what is in the image that will not print? Inkjet backlit foil not represented then. True, there are no panels today that will not meet that condition. Ambient light however reduces the quoted contrast numbers as measured with instruments, the more if we use the 120 cd/m2 for white and ambient light is not kept low.


met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst

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