Chris102
2013-03-17, 02:31 PM
Hey guys!
I'm having a problem with quality consistency when viewing my edited photos on different platforms. I edit with Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 on a MacBook Pro. When I edit, I have my screen set to highest brightness and edit my photos to look color rich and on the bright side. I can get them to look good on my Mac display, however when I pull up these edits on the Windows computers at school (with Dell LCD monitors), they look really dull and dark. It seems that they have a certain luster on my Mac that I can't get them to retain for Windows viewing. I think it may have something to do with my MacBook screen being brighter than your average LCD monitor.
I should add that these photos that look dull are outdoor photos taken on a cloudy day, but I am able to get them looking good on my MacBook. And it's not a problem with color mode (I don't think)--I always convert to sRBG for saving.
I have two monitors here that I'm thinking about using when editing in the hopes that it'll solve my dullness problem. I have a VIZIO VX200E television and an Envision H1781 LCD monitor. I've tried out both with my MacBook, and I found that the VIZIO TV's colors are rich and bright, while the Envision is dull and blueish--kind of like the Dell LCD monitors I have in mind.
Which of these monitors would I be better off using? And any tips on what I might be doing wrong/how I can make my photos look rich and contrasty on both Windows and Mac?
I'm having a problem with quality consistency when viewing my edited photos on different platforms. I edit with Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 on a MacBook Pro. When I edit, I have my screen set to highest brightness and edit my photos to look color rich and on the bright side. I can get them to look good on my Mac display, however when I pull up these edits on the Windows computers at school (with Dell LCD monitors), they look really dull and dark. It seems that they have a certain luster on my Mac that I can't get them to retain for Windows viewing. I think it may have something to do with my MacBook screen being brighter than your average LCD monitor.
I should add that these photos that look dull are outdoor photos taken on a cloudy day, but I am able to get them looking good on my MacBook. And it's not a problem with color mode (I don't think)--I always convert to sRBG for saving.
I have two monitors here that I'm thinking about using when editing in the hopes that it'll solve my dullness problem. I have a VIZIO VX200E television and an Envision H1781 LCD monitor. I've tried out both with my MacBook, and I found that the VIZIO TV's colors are rich and bright, while the Envision is dull and blueish--kind of like the Dell LCD monitors I have in mind.
Which of these monitors would I be better off using? And any tips on what I might be doing wrong/how I can make my photos look rich and contrasty on both Windows and Mac?