I have not done a lot of photography lately but this is going to change now. I have updated all my software and bought above monitor and a new mac-mini. I also have the i1 Display tool for calibration. I normally have an Adobe RGB workflow
The above monitor comes calibrated with a certificate and it is pretty good with a DeltaE<2.
My questions now:
I understand sofar that I can use the new DXO wide gamut space and export a 16bit tiff with Adobe RGB - is this correct?
When time comes and I calibrate the monitor myself, the Asus has some preset like: native, sRGB, Adobe RGB etc… Default is “native”. I assume I do not change that and use the i1 Display tool and calibrate normally.
One very important point to watch out for, especially if you are planning on printing.
You should attempt to work in a shaded area of your room and the monitor should be no brighter than 80 cd/m² and the colour temperature should be 5500 to 5600°K.
This could look horrendously dark to start with but you will get accustomed to it. Otherwise your prints could end up looking horrendously dark.
Thank you for coming back to me. Funny enough it did not list my message to you personally in my profile so I posted it also in the public forum. No idea why it is not listed there.
I have a room where I can control the light. 80cd will be new to me. I have never gone that dark but will try. I hardly ever print though. Until now I have used the classic 6500K, why do you go to 5500 to 5600K?
Any comments on Dxo wide gamut and the second bullet above?
#1
The DxO Wide Gamut color space is their internal working color space (their “old” color space was Adobe RGB = now called legacy). DxO WG enables you to export to any desired color space. If in doubt, use soft proofing to preview the result.
#2
Had read the specs of your monitor, but don’t know how those profiles are stored. I assume that “Native” is the maximum what your monitor can show.
If you like check here … for color space comparisons and here … for proven test charts.
BTW, I use custom monitor profiles for 5900K and 6500K, each for sRGB, AdobeRGB, and Native (= close to AdobeRGB + DCI P3 combined), all with 80 cd/m². I’ve also reduced the contrast to about 1:500, which not only suits the comparable low paper reflection but is also easier on my eyes.