Brighter Images

Salem2007

I've found when I finish an image on my PC, it looks much darker on other PCs. I've checked my monitor and the brightness isn't set high..in fact the settings appear to be almost similar to the settings on other PCs. Is there a setting other than brightness that may cause the image to appear darker than it does from my workstation? Maybe the image is being compressed and I just need to upload at the highest possible size?

ruekaka

If you use the same application to show the image maybe the age of the monitor?

prixat

Try this page as a quick test.

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/all_tests.php

...you should be able to see all 32 steps in each strip on the first screen.

sriesch

Different monitors display the same colors differently. If you own all the monitors you can purchase hardware/software to color calibrate them, but there is no way to guarantee the picture will look the same on other people's monitors. Interestingly the same monitor can even appear brighter or darker depending on your eyes and the ambient light in the room. Look at a very dark render during a sunny day, then look at the same picture in the middle of the night. It will actually look different now that your eyes have dark-adapted.

Salem2007

I tried the link provided and the contrast was way off. It is an older monitor as well.

I do own all the monitors I'm using, so I'll try to calibrate them. I hate thinking I've rendered out something good that everyone else thinks looks like crap because it's too dark....I've got enough going against me with a lack of talent!

Testing6790

prixat said:

Try this page as a quick test.

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/all_tests.php

...you should be able to see all 32 steps in each strip on the first screen.

TIL that my work monitor sucks at blue.