OT but maybe soneone has an cure

On 7/12/07 6:09 PM, in article , "Don"
wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable. Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

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"Don" wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable. Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

I don’t know what TIFF and PSD has to do with WEB, but for JPEG you may want to try sRGB color space see if it helps. Or because web is using sRGB color space so the image often brighter, richer color, and more contrast than aRGB.

I am using aRGB and I had some color issue before, and I still use aRGB on my web (photo only) even I can see the difference between sRGB and aRGB

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:09:14 -0400, "Don" wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable. Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

What ISO setting do you use on your camera?

Dave

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:09:14 -0400, "Don" wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable. Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

check your monitor here.
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Dave wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:09:14 -0400, "Don" wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable. Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

What ISO setting do you use on your camera?

The OP mentions that TIFF and PSD are fine, so I guess it has nothing to do with neither ISO by camera nor scanner. And as I mentioned I dunno what TIFF and PSD have to do with web which don’t display TIFF and PSD.

And because there is something ain’t right about the question, It seems like we need to ask the OP more question before we can be able to give some answer. And the OP is nowhere to be found <bg>

Dave

"Joel" wrote in message
Dave wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:09:14 -0400, "Don" wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that
I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable.
Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just
started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

What ISO setting do you use on your camera?

The OP mentions that TIFF and PSD are fine, so I guess it has nothing to do with neither ISO by camera nor scanner. And as I mentioned I dunno what TIFF and PSD have to do with web which don’t display TIFF and PSD.

And because there is something ain’t right about the question, It seems like we need to ask the OP more question before we can be able to give some answer. And the OP is nowhere to be found <bg>

Dave

At some point PS (CS2) can drop it’s ability to manage colour properly on the display. I suspect the problem is a "registry cleaner" I used.

My version refused to convert one colour space to another when opening images. Some were dark, some off colour.

I cured it by reloading the PS. Just be sure you de-register it first or you might have to go through hoops with Adobe to re-authenticate it.

JA

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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:09:14 -0400, "Don" wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable. Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

If it was the bad old days of television, yes, I would have said the tube was on its way out. It does not happen too often now and really if the 3 colours, red green and blue are all about the same brightness, it probably will not be the tube. However some years ago I gave up servicing monitors as they were too difficult to get at, ie. they are mainly enclosed in a steel cabinet inside the plastic exterior. You will not find many places where they are prepared to examine the monitor and even if you take it to them they will charge you just to connect it up to a computer. Remember it is not the bad old days anymore – it is all money, money, money, give give give 🙂

Borge in sunny Perth, Australia

"Julian." wrote:

"Joel" wrote in message
Dave wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:09:14 -0400, "Don" wrote:

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that
I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable.
Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just
started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

What ISO setting do you use on your camera?

The OP mentions that TIFF and PSD are fine, so I guess it has nothing to do with neither ISO by camera nor scanner. And as I mentioned I dunno what TIFF and PSD have to do with web which don’t display TIFF and PSD.
And because there is something ain’t right about the question, It seems like we need to ask the OP more question before we can be able to give some answer. And the OP is nowhere to be found <bg>

Dave

At some point PS (CS2) can drop it’s ability to manage colour properly on the display. I suspect the problem is a "registry cleaner" I used.
My version refused to convert one colour space to another when opening images. Some were dark, some off colour.

You SAVE to whatever color space you want to be saved, and Photoshop may warn you about the color space but it isn’t its job to mess with other’s setting.

I cured it by reloading the PS. Just be sure you de-register it first or you might have to go through hoops with Adobe to re-authenticate it.
JA

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:46:59 +1000, "Julian." wrote:

And because there is something ain’t right about the question, It seems like we need to ask the OP more question before we can be able to give some answer. And the OP is nowhere to be found <bg>

JA

Many of them pop up here with a question,
and disappear again without even a thank you.
Ignore this to see whether he comes back.
Like you said, something sounds funny.

Dave

Okay, sorry I haven’t been replying to these messages, but working 10-12 hr days preclude constant monitoring of this newsgroup. I have no idea of the ISO, since neither camera is in any way a professional grade instrument, they are just plain point-n-shoot. But why would that be important since the scanner also produces images that are too dark as are jpegs on a webpage???? My question was if there was a setting within windows that maybe got changed somehow that would affect jpegs? I don’t know, I’m asking!! Sorry to ruffle so many feathers with a question that can not be answered. By the way, I did thank you all in advance in my original query. "Dave" wrote in message

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:46:59 +1000, "Julian." wrote:

And because there is something ain’t right about the question, It seems like we need to ask the OP more question before we can be able to give some
answer. And the OP is nowhere to be found <bg>

JA

Many of them pop up here with a question,
and disappear again without even a thank you.
Ignore this to see whether he comes back.
Like you said, something sounds funny.

Dave

Dave wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:46:59 +1000, "Julian." wrote:

And because there is something ain’t right about the question, It seems like we need to ask the OP more question before we can be able to give some answer. And the OP is nowhere to be found <bg>

JA

Many of them pop up here with a question,
and disappear again without even a thank you.
Ignore this to see whether he comes back.
Like you said, something sounds funny.

Dave

I agree! many of them don’t realize that many people spend lot of time monitoring the newsgroups to read the confirmation.

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:57:14 -0400, "Don" wrote:

My question was if there was a setting within windows that maybe got changed somehow that would affect jpegs? I don’t know, I’m asking!! Sorry to ruffle so many feathers with a question that can not be answered. By the way, I did thank you all in advance in my original query. "Dave" wrote in message

Was this down here the letter in which you thanked in advance? English is not my home language, but still…
Oh’ of course ‘TIA’

JPEGs from my digital camera, scanner and even for the web are so dark that I need to increase the gamma from 1.0 to about 3.0 to make them acceptable. Tiffs and .PSD’s are fine. I have a 3 y/o monitor (CRT) and haven’t intentionally altered the default settings on my Window XP. Since it just started happening, could it be the monitor is dying or is there a toggle somewhere that got detoggled?? TIA

1.
Seeing that your problem is from more sources than only one, it seems that your problem is situated in your monitor and not somewhere else. Is it ever been calibrated – not necessarily professional but by hand?
Have you looked at it from another PC?

2
It is against my normal ways to reply to top-posters, but there are people here who do, although not many. Keep on top-posting and a few will still answer you.

Dave

"Joel" wrote in message
Dave wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:46:59 +1000, "Julian." wrote:

And because there is something ain’t right about the question, It seems like we need to ask the OP more question before we can be able to give some
answer. And the OP is nowhere to be found <bg>

JA

Many of them pop up here with a question,
and disappear again without even a thank you.
Ignore this to see whether he comes back.
Like you said, something sounds funny.

Dave

I agree! many of them don’t realize that many people spend lot of time monitoring the newsgroups to read the confirmation.

Yes, I suspect my monitor is dying and was asking the original question as a way of adding weight to my argument that I simply MUST go right out and buy a flat screen monitor lest some evil befalls my house. So the original question "could my monitor be dying" can be answered in the affirmative, no?