Messages In This Digest (25 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: iOS Mail From: N2hotmusic
- 1b.
- Re: iOS Mail From: Otto Nikolaus
- 1c.
- Re: iOS Mail From: Denver Dan
- 1d.
- Re: iOS Mail From: Harry Flaxman
- 1e.
- Re: iOS Mail From: Harry Flaxman
- 1f.
- Re: iOS Mail From: Jim Harry
- 1g.
- Re: iOS Mail From: Otto Nikolaus
- 2a.
- Re: canoscan 9900f scanner and OS 10.6.8 From: Denver Dan
- 3a.
- Re: How can I trash Newstand? From: HAL9000
- 3b.
- Re: How can I trash Newstand? From: Jim Saklad
- 3c.
- Re: How can I trash Newstand? From: Jim Showalter
- 3d.
- Re: How can I trash Newstand? From: N.A. Nada
- 3e.
- Re: How can I trash Newstand? From: Barbara Adamski
- 3f.
- Re: How can I trash Newstand? From: paul smith
- 3g.
- Re: How can I trash Newstand? From: Michel Munger
- 4a.
- Re: Start-Up Apps Upon Launch From: Tony Troiano
- 5a.
- Re: OS X warns of "out of disk space", but lies! From: Randy B. Singer
- 5b.
- Re: OS X warns of "out of disk space", but lies! From: DaveC
- 6a.
- Rotating through Safari's windows (...or not) From: DaveC
- 6b.
- Re: Rotating through Safari's windows (...or not) From: N.A. Nada
- 6c.
- Re: Rotating through Safari's windows (...or not) From: DaveC
- 6d.
- Networked Color Laser Printers From: Arjun Singhal
- 6e.
- Re: Networked Color Laser Printers From: Les Streater
- 7a.
- Re: Samsung display - need better calibration From: Dane Robison
- 7b.
- Re: Samsung display - need better calibration From: Hugh Crymble
Messages
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Re: iOS Mail
Posted by: "N2hotmusic" n2hotmusic@earthlink.net vemeyermn
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:45 pm (PDT)
I should have said thanks, Jim!
Vonii
Sent from my iPhone 4S
On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:42 PM, N2hotmusic <n2hotmusic@earthlink.net > wrote:
> I've been wondering how to select only a portion of an email when responding. And now I know how to do it. So simple...I should have been able to figure it out.
>
> Thanks, Harry!
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Re: iOS Mail
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:50 pm (PDT)
I recommend that all iOS users download the manual into iBooks so they have
it handy at all times.
Otto
On 17 April 2012 21:45, N2hotmusic <n2hotmusic@earthlink.net > wrote:
> I should have said thanks, Jim!
>
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Re: iOS Mail
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:02 pm (PDT)
Howdy.
On an iPhone, you highlight/select a word, phrase, sentence, paragraph,
by tapping the word or phrase to see a selection command item appear on
screen.
You might try a tap but if that doesn't do it try pressing your finger
on the sentence for just a moment longer than a tap.
The "command item" will say Copy Select All Define. You can then tap
one of the commands.
Or,
Note the blue dots at each end of the selected item. You can hold one
of these with a finger to extend or shrink the selection by dragging
it.
The Copy command works like Copy/Paste on your Mac and you could then
open a new email message and do the "tap" and paste it into the message
body.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:48:40 -0400, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> Can anyone that uses iOS Mail answer a question for me? I have not used
> it long and am not familiar with settings, gestures, etc.
>
> How does one, if possible, higlight an area of an incoming mail, reply
> to it so that only the highlighted area is repeated, as in standard
> Apple Mail.
>
> I hope that's not confusing. Highlighting text in Apple Mail and
> replying, by default, quotes only the highlighted text.
>
> I'm having a hard time getting rid of excess junk in quoted outgoing
> messages.
>
> Does anyone have any 'tricks' that they use to overcome this?
>
> TIA
>
> H
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Re: iOS Mail
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:07 pm (PDT)
I did that and had just started looking at the 'fine details' of the os. Was just going to Google it to get an encapsulated version, when you posted the URL.
Thanks again Otto.
Sent from Harry's iPod !
On Apr 17, 2012, at 16:50, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@googlemail. > wrote:com
> I recommend that all iOS users download the manual into iBooks so they have
> it handy at all times.
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Re: iOS Mail
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:08 pm (PDT)
Thanks Dan. Otto posted a good article on the topic...a URL to it anyway.
Harry
Sent from Harry's iPod !
On Apr 17, 2012, at 17:02, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net > wrote:
>
> On an iPhone, you highlight/select a word, phrase, sentence, paragraph,
> by tapping the word or phrase to see a selection command item appear on
> screen.
>
> You might try a tap but if that doesn't do it try pressing your finger
> on the sentence for just a moment longer than a tap.
>
> The "command item" will say Copy Select All Define. You can then tap
> one of the commands.
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Re: iOS Mail
Posted by: "Jim Harry" jim.harry@harryfamily.com jnharry
Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:19 pm (PDT)
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, N2hotmusic wrote:
> I should have said thanks, Jim!
>
I had never even thought to do it until Harry brought it up. I wish the
Gmail app would do it too....
Jim
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Re: iOS Mail
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:57 am (PDT)
On 18 April 2012 00:19, Jim Harry <jim.harry@harryfamily.com > wrote:
>
> I had never even thought to do it until Harry brought it up. I wish the
> Gmail app would do it too....
>
Surely you can still edit/trim messages, though?
Otto
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Re: canoscan 9900f scanner and OS 10.6.8
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:56 pm (PDT)
Howdy.
I think you have an older scanner that won't be getting a driver and
software update from Canon for the most recent versions of Mac OS X.
You might check out SilverFast and VueScan.
<http://www.silverfast.com >
<http://hamrick.com/ >
I think the SilverFast site and software is a bit confusing at first
glance so spend some time reading about the basic, mid, and high end
version of the scanning software.
VueScan is done by a guy named Ed Hamrick who has been making his
VueScan software for a long time. I think it's pretty good but may be
a bit more oriented toward film and transparency scanning.
Both are 3rd party scanning programs that support many older scanners.
Be sure to check the list of supported scanner models on each site.
You may also be able to scan - maybe - with Canon's scanning program.
If you are trying to scan via a TWAIN plugin it might not work. We've
been seeing a lag in scanner makers keeping up with the jump from
32-bit to 64-bit in the TWAIN plugin department.
I have a CanoScan 8800F model and can't scan with it from within Adobe
Photoshop (ver. 12.1 from CS5.1) with a TWAIN plugin IF Photoshop is
set to launch in 64-bit mode. If I change Photoshop to launch in
32-bit mode then the TWAIN plugin will work and I can invoke the Canon
scanning software from within Photoshop.
You might try Image Capture in your Applications folder to see if it
can recognize the CanoScan 9900F.
Good luck.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:03:34 -0400, Curt Hudson wrote:
> I have a Canon Canoscan 9900F flatbed scanner that I am trying to use
> with my new imac (OS 10.6.8). The scanner worked fine on my G5 but
> now there seems to be no support for drivers for 10.6. I've looked
> at Canon's website and no driver. CNet may have a driver but I am
> not sure. Nothing specific for the 9900.
>
> Apple's support and support communities show others with the same
> problem but the latest post was from last August, again with no real
> solution.
>
> I've used System Profiler and the computer sees the scanner, but that's it.
>
> Anybody have a similar problem that's been resolved?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Curt
>
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Re: How can I trash Newstand?
Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com jrswebhome
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:58 pm (PDT)
And I want to trash it. Useless waste of my iPhone acreage. jr
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@..com .> wrote:
>
> The free version of NYT works , but either way you cannot move the NYT in or out of Newsstand.
>
> Unless the periodical app is written for Newsstand you can not place it in Newsstand, and if it is you can not move the periodical out of Newsstand. I suspect most of the periodical apps written for Newsstand are paid versions only.
>
> Brent
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 12:21 AM, paul smith wrote:
>
> > It will accomodate only paid subscriptions made through iTunes, I believe.
> > --
> > PSmith
> > MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1
> >l
> > On Apr 17, 2012, at 12:33 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> >
> > I can't move the NYT out of it and I can not move any of my other newspaper apps into it.
>
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Re: How can I trash Newstand?
Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com jimdoc01
Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:10 pm (PDT)
> And I want to trash it. Useless waste of my iPhone acreage. jr
Is your "acreage" somehow not enough for all your apps?
Move it to the last page.
--
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
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Re: How can I trash Newstand?
Posted by: "Jim Showalter" jshowalt@mindspring.com jshowalt94127
Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:40 pm (PDT)
On Apr 17, 2012, at 2:10 PM, Jim Saklad wrote:
>> And I want to trash it. Useless waste of my iPhone acreage. jr
>
> Is your "acreage" somehow not enough for all your apps?
> Move it to the last page.
I made a folder that I put on my last page. That folder has several apps that come with the iPhone that can't be deleted which I don't use. They are all in one tiny place. Any new undeleteable app goes into the folder (up to 12 of course). Saves a lot of angst.
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Re: How can I trash Newstand?
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:39 pm (PDT)
Agree, it is a waste, but you can't without jail breaking, and I don't know if you can then.
On Apr 17, 2012, at 1:58 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> And I want to trash it. Useless waste of my iPhone acreage. jr
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@..com .> wrote:
> >
> > The free version of NYT works , but either way you cannot move the NYT in or out of Newsstand.
> >
> > Unless the periodical app is written for Newsstand you can not place it in Newsstand, and if it is you can not move the periodical out of Newsstand. I suspect most of the periodical apps written for Newsstand are paid versions only.
> >
> > Brent
> >
> >
> > On Apr 17, 2012, at 12:21 AM, paul smith wrote:
> >
> > > It will accomodate only paid subscriptions made through iTunes, I believe.
> > > --
> > > PSmith
> > > MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1
> > >l
> > > On Apr 17, 2012, at 12:33 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> > >
> > > I can't move the NYT out of it and I can not move any of my other newspaper apps into it.
> >
>
>
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Re: How can I trash Newstand?
Posted by: "Barbara Adamski" adamski@telus.net bkadamski
Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:31 pm (PDT)
I love it because I can read the one weekly news mag I subscribe to on my iPad. But, if I didn't have that, I suppose I just wouldn't pay attention to Newstand.
b
On 2012-04-17, at 5:39 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> Agree, it is a waste, but you can't without jail breaking, and I don't know if you can then.
>
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 1:58 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
>
>> And I want to trash it. Useless waste of my iPhone acreage. jr
>>
>> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@..com .> wrote:
>>>
>>> The free version of NYT works , but either way you cannot move the NYT in or out of Newsstand.
>>>
>>> Unless the periodical app is written for Newsstand you can not place it in Newsstand, and if it is you can not move the periodical out of Newsstand. I suspect most of the periodical apps written for Newsstand are paid versions only.
>>>
>>> Brent
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 12:21 AM, paul smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> It will accomodate only paid subscriptions made through iTunes, I believe.
>>>> --
>>>> PSmith
>>>> MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1
>>>> l
>>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 12:33 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I can't move the NYT out of it and I can not move any of my other newspaper apps into it.
>>>
>>
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Re: How can I trash Newstand?
Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com waldonny
Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:36 am (PDT)
Great minds think alike. I have exactly the same arrangement.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1
On Apr 17, 2012, at 5:40 PM, Jim Showalter wrote:
I made a folder that I put on my last page. That folder has several apps that come with the iPhone that can't be deleted which I don't use. They are all in one tiny place. Any new undeleteable app goes into the folder (up to 12 of course). Saves a lot of angst.
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Re: How can I trash Newstand?
Posted by: "Michel Munger" michel@macsupportcentral.com mmungermtl
Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:52 am (PDT)
I like choice, first and foremost. I want to be able to decide, say,
that The Economist goes straight on the first home screen on my iPad,
while regrouping other publications elsewhere if I see it as necessary.
Imposing Newsstand is taking that choice away from me.
Michel
Barbara Adamski said:
> I like Newstand. WHy does it disgust you?
>
> On 2012-04-16, at 3:52 PM, Michel Munger wrote:
>
>> And publishers are starting to use it. The Economist has inserted itself
>> in Newstand on iPad.
>>
>> I share the disgust for it, but we're stuck with it.
>>
>> Michel
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Re: Start-Up Apps Upon Launch
Posted by: "Tony Troiano" oraziofotografik@verizon.net tonee_t2000
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:58 pm (PDT)
Thank you Jay & Otto.
--Tony--
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Yes, System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items.
Otto
===================== ===
On 17 April 2012 12:31, Tony Troiano
<<mailto:oraziofotografik%40verizon .net>oraziofotografik@ verizon.net >
wrote:
> I am guessing it is under accounts in system preferences. There are
> two options, one to hide the app and one to eliminate it from the
> list totally.
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Re: OS X warns of "out of disk space", but lies!
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:12 pm (PDT)
On Apr 17, 2012, at 8:31 AM, DaveC wrote:
> All seems calm right now.
>
> What happened?
You might have had an out-of-control log file that was deleted when
your Mac ran it's maintenance scripts on re-start.
If that's the case, it's likely that the application that was in
distress, and hence writing the same error message to a log over and
over again until your hard drive filled up, will still be problematic
and that the situation will repeat itself.
Here is a short article that I once wrote, hosted by a friend, on
how to deal with the problem next time it occurs:
Out-Of-Control Cache or Log File
http://www.office.mvps.org/ faq_topic/ performance2. 1.html
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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Re: OS X warns of "out of disk space", but lies!
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:08 am (PDT)
>Calm down, every little hiccup is not malware.
Assistance is always welcome. Patronizing attitude is not.
>You had a word processor, browser and email apps open. If I had to
>pick one, I would have said the browser, but if it went to sleep, I
>doubt that. I know I sometimes have issues with FireFox hogging all
>the memory, but not the storage, and that it sometimes blocks the
>shut down process.
>
>Instead of force quitting, I would have opened a window and seen
>what was using all the disk space. I'm sure you would have found a
>cache or hidden file that was huge.
Frequently after waking from sleep Safari (or Firefox, if I'm using
that) is very sluggish and I must restart. I presume they have a
memory "leak" and keep eating memory.
I'm guessing that a log file (as Randy said) or a virtual memory file
(my guess) has grown to eat up all available disk space.
>Do you my any chance have a Canon scanner.
No.
>Do you normally leave it on all the time, or did something block the shutdown?
On 24/7, reboot once a week and run Applejack.
>If you just wanted to clear the problem, without knowing the reason,
>I would have just restarted without force quitting all the apps.
>
>BTW, without telling us which of the partitions on your Mini you
>were running in, that info does not help to solve the problem.
>
>Brent
Maybe make a worst-case scenario guess? :: presume the one with the
least available room is the boot partition. What then?
Dave
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Rotating through Safari's windows (...or not)
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:33 pm (PDT)
Randomly, it seems, when I press Command-` (that's the key just below
the Esc key) Safari will rotate between all its windows.
But sometimes (as just now) it rotates between just 4, or 2 of those windows.
When I pull down the Windows menu I see that I have 24 windows open.
Anyone else see this behavior? Know the cause?
Thanks,
Dave
--
2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
OS X 10.6.8 (yes, Snow Leopard)
Safari 5.1.5
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Re: Rotating through Safari's windows (...or not)
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:44 pm (PDT)
On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:33 PM, DaveC wrote:
> Randomly, it seems, when I press Command-` (that's the key just below
> the Esc key) Safari will rotate between all its windows.
>
> But sometimes (as just now) it rotates between just 4, or 2 of those windows.
>
> When I pull down the Windows menu I see that I have 24 windows open.
>
> Anyone else see this behavior? Know the cause?
The cause?
Yeah, see Sys Prefs> Keyboard> Keyboard Shortcuts (tab)> Keyboard & Text Input> Move focus to next window
It's been there for a long time.
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Re: Rotating through Safari's windows (...or not)
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:43 am (PDT)
>On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:33 PM, DaveC wrote:
>
>> Randomly, it seems, when I press Command-` (that's the key just below
>> the Esc key) Safari will rotate between all its windows.
>>
>> But sometimes (as just now) it rotates between just 4, or 2 of
>>those windows.
>>
>> When I pull down the Windows menu I see that I have 24 windows open.
>>
>> Anyone else see this behavior? Know the cause?
>
>The cause?
>
>Yeah, see Sys Prefs> Keyboard> Keyboard Shortcuts (tab)> Keyboard &
>Text Input> Move focus to next window
>
>It's been there for a long time.
Please reread my post.
What is the cause of NOT rotating through ALL the windows? (Hint: it
doesn't involve the Tab key at all.)
Dave
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Networked Color Laser Printers
Posted by: "Arjun Singhal" arjunsinghal@yahoo.com arjunsinghal
Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:59 am (PDT)
Hi
We need to buy a medium grade color printer for our educational support venture - Quotient 1 Learning (www.quotient1.com)
So far we were using the HP DesktJet 6500 Wireless Multi-function Print/Copy/Scan/Fax for printing our material. However, the per page printing cost is high using a DeskJet as we need to print 30-40 pages per day in color.
We are looking to purchase a medium duty color laser printer - that can be connected to the network by either ethernet or wireless and can be accessed by both Macs and PCs with good support. I like the HP Brand for the life of their printers and general availability of consumables.
Can anyone please suggest a good printer which we can buy? I currently have a list of two printers available with my vendor
These are model numbers 1525 and 1515 which are both in the range of INR 20,000 to INR 25,000 (USD 400-500)
Request an early response.
Regards,
Arjun
blowtrumpet.com
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Re: Networked Color Laser Printers
Posted by: "Les Streater" lesstreater@marpubs.demon.co.uk linernutuk
Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:18 am (PDT)
Look at the Xerox range - impressive colour and true Postscript.
My own experiences of HP - and a number of others too - is that a good model is ok but a bad model is atrocious.
If you can get the Xerox Pagepack contract in India it really brings the per page price down amazingly. And the contract gives you full parts and labour too.
Les Streater
www.lesstreater.com
On 18 Apr 2012, at 08:59, Arjun Singhal wrote:
Hi
We need to buy a medium grade color printer for our educational support venture - Quotient 1 Learning (www.quotient1.com)
So far we were using the HP DesktJet 6500 Wireless Multi-function Print/Copy/Scan/Fax for printing our material. However, the per page printing cost is high using a DeskJet as we need to print 30-40 pages per day in color.
We are looking to purchase a medium duty color laser printer - that can be connected to the network by either ethernet or wireless and can be accessed by both Macs and PCs with good support. I like the HP Brand for the life of their printers and general availability of consumables.
Can anyone please suggest a good printer which we can buy? I currently have a list of two printers available with my vendor
These are model numbers 1525 and 1515 which are both in the range of INR 20,000 to INR 25,000 (USD 400-500)
Request an early response.
Regards,
Arjun
blowtrumpet.com
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Re: Samsung display - need better calibration
Posted by: "Dane Robison" macdane@mac.com macdane1
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:42 pm (PDT)
Unfortunately, additional software won't do you any good if you don't have the capability to make further adjustments. The next step beyond "eyeballing" it in System Prefs -- and it's a significant step -- is a colorimeter. This is a device that works in conjunction with software to display certain ranges of color on your display and then accurately read those colors, making necessary adjustments in hardware. In a nutshell, the calibration system knows what it's displaying and what it *should* look like, and it sees what it *does* look like. It's then able to tweak settings until it sees what it thinks it should.
You're looking at a minimum of probably $120, but it *may* be worthwhile. It also may not. In my experience, some inexpensive displays and displays lacking much in the way of manual adjustment may not be possible to accurately calibrate.
I've had good, consistent, reliable hands-on experience with both the Eye One and the ColorMunki, and bad, inconsistent, unreliable experience with the Huey. People whose opinions I trust have spoken highly of the Spyder as well. I'd suggest Googling these to get a handle on what's out there and then possibly take a look on eBay or Craigslist to see if you can find a good deal on a used model.
Good luck!
Dane
On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:12 PM, klondike12345 wrote:
> I'm very happy with the Mini and have more memory on the way, However
> I'm looking for better ways to calibrate the Samsung display. Using the normal Apple screen calibration function (in System Prefs) works well up to a certain point, but the display only has rudimentary picture controls (bright, contrast sharpness) that only helps the picture in a limited way
>
> I'm wondering if there are any types of software / freeware out there that can help me calibrate this new display more thoroughly. I'm even having trouble getting my screen brighter, even the SHADES freeware only brightens the screen a little bit more
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Re: Samsung display - need better calibration
Posted by: "Hugh Crymble" hcrymble@bmts.com hcrymble
Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:30 am (PDT)
I bought a Samsung Syncmaster P2770 and had such difficulty getting it calibrated by eyeballing that I was going to buy a more expensive monitor. I bought a Spyder3 and it worked well and the monitor is now useful for photography which it wasn't before.
I noticed that I need to run it again. I guess these monitors don't hold their calibration forever and need redone from time to time.
I think it might have been replaced recently with the Spyder4
hugh.
On WednesdayApr 18, 2012, at WedApr/18/12 2:42 AM, Dane Robison wrote:
> Unfortunately, additional software won't do you any good if you don't have the capability to make further adjustments. The next step beyond "eyeballing" it in System Prefs -- and it's a significant step -- is a colorimeter. This is a device that works in conjunction with software to display certain ranges of color on your display and then accurately read those colors, making necessary adjustments in hardware. In a nutshell, the calibration system knows what it's displaying and what it *should* look like, and it sees what it *does* look like. It's then able to tweak settings until it sees what it thinks it should.
>
> You're looking at a minimum of probably $120, but it *may* be worthwhile. It also may not. In my experience, some inexpensive displays and displays lacking much in the way of manual adjustment may not be possible to accurately calibrate.
>
> I've had good, consistent, reliable hands-on experience with both the Eye One and the ColorMunki, and bad, inconsistent, unreliable experience with the Huey. People whose opinions I trust have spoken highly of the Spyder as well. I'd suggest Googling these to get a handle on what's out there and then possibly take a look on eBay or Craigslist to see if you can find a good deal on a used model.
>
> Good luck!
> Dane
>
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:12 PM, klondike12345 wrote:
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> > I'm very happy with the Mini and have more memory on the way, However
> > I'm looking for better ways to calibrate the Samsung display. Using the normal Apple screen calibration function (in System Prefs) works well up to a certain point, but the display only has rudimentary picture controls (bright, contrast sharpness) that only helps the picture in a limited way
> >
> > I'm wondering if there are any types of software / freeware out there that can help me calibrate this new display more thoroughly. I'm even having trouble getting my screen brighter, even the SHADES freeware only brightens the screen a little bit more
>
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