[filmscanners] Monitor Calibration

["" <HMSDOC@aol.com>]

I am quite new to the world of scanners, color management etc., but have been 
reading and learning with great interest.  In an attempt to get an 
appropriately calibrated monitor I recently purchased a Color Vision Spyder and 
PhotoCal software.  I believe I now have my monitor properly calibrated, but 
had a question or two to make certain.

When I look at my Windows(ME) StartUp folder there are absolutely no files in 
it of any sort.  I know that, for example, with Adobe Gamma (which I don't 
have), that there are files put in this folder. Is it correct that PhotoCal is 
not supposed to put files into the StartUp folder or do I have my calibration 
done incorrectly? My video card does support look up tables.

Also, when you adjust the black luminescense with PhotoCal, the contrast is put 
up to 100% before the brightness is adjusted to allow the 4 dark boxes to be 
just separable from each other.  But then when I adjust the white luminescence 
to the appropriate value I need to turn the contrast down to about 79.  Is it 
correct that you  do not readjust the black luminescence with the brightness 
control once the contrast has been adjusted downwards?

Thanks..hope these are appropriate questions for this list.

Howard
HMSDOC@aol.com

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