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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: xpatUSA on October 26, 2015, 03:41:30 pm

Title: Setting Monitor Black Level Question
Post by: xpatUSA on October 26, 2015, 03:41:30 pm
Hello all,

Oddly enough, I have no idea as to the correct or even the conventional method for correctly adjusting my monitor's black level.

I have a NEC 1990SX - it's black level slider goes 0-100% and the factory setting is 50% (% of what, I have no idea).

I have some Stouffer Wedges on my HD.

I take it that looking at a holiday snap and wiggling the slider is not optimum?

thanks for looking,

Ted
Title: Re: Setting Monitor Black Level Question
Post by: xpatUSA on October 26, 2015, 04:27:47 pm
Probably answering my own question, I found these:

http://www.sasg.com/blacklevel.html

http://accad.osu.edu/~aprice/courses/752/blacklevel.html

http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_black.htm

The Dry Creek one is quite entertaining . .

note to self: google first, post later :)

Ted
Title: Re: Setting Monitor Black Level Question
Post by: digitaldog on October 26, 2015, 05:32:57 pm
One also targets this to adjust for contrast ratio to better emulate a print when soft proofing.
http://digitaldog.net/files/BlackisBack.pdf
Title: Re: Setting Monitor Black Level Question
Post by: xpatUSA on October 27, 2015, 12:01:20 pm
Quote from: digitaldog on October 26, 2015, 05:32:57 pm
One also targets this to adjust for contrast ratio to better emulate a print when soft proofing.
http://digitaldog.net/files/BlackisBack.pdf

Thank you for the link, just downloaded the article for future reference. Even though I don't print, it is quite relevant to the subject at hand.

I've since set the black level a bit mo' better than it was. Curiously, I had got so used to large amounts of black on-screen that I am only now getting used to seeing lighter grays than heretofore. Previously invisible detail has emerged from the shadows and it is likely that my previously posted images look a bit 'light' to the puzzled viewer, as do many of my saved images on the HD :(

duh . .

Ted
Title: Re: Setting Monitor Black Level Question
Post by: digitaldog on October 27, 2015, 12:55:08 pm
Quote from: xpatUSA on October 27, 2015, 12:01:20 pm
Even though I don't print, it is quite relevant to the subject at hand.
And it's really old. Done for Sony Artisan which did provide this kind of control in a CRT.