My D2 needed a mac and what now

[RASO]

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I just got a macbook, one of those aluminium things and now everything looks different. Good but different.

Is there anything that needs to be set up or calibrated, fine tuned for that leica feeling:D

 

I want to get aperature (?). Saw a bundle of aperature and nik complete for a reasonable price.

 

If i get the bundle do I still need photoshop? or will elements do?

 

Thanks for any tips.

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[miami91]

I just got a macbook, one of those aluminium things and now everything looks different. Good but different.

Is there anything that needs to be set up or calibrated, fine tuned for that leica feeling:D

 

I want to get aperature (?). Saw a bundle of aperature and nik complete for a reasonable price.

 

If i get the bundle do I still need photoshop? or will elements do?

 

Thanks for any tips.

 

Aside from a quibble over Apple's lack of support for the D-Lux 4 raw file format, I think Aperture is wonderful, as are the Nik plugins (which are also available for Photoshop and Light Room).

 

Do you still need Photoshop? Probably depends on just what level of post processing you want/need to do. As long as your camera model is supported in Aperture (all jpgs are, so I'm speaking of raw file types), and you are content with a modest tool set for adjusting image parameters, I think you could get by without. Since version 2 of Aperture was released, and since getting the Nik plugin suite, I find myself using Photoshop less and less.

 

Jeff.

[lykaman]

Hi, yes I have been using an iMac 17" C2D

I recently purchased the 17' Mac Book Pro - as you say everything looks different/good/bright.

I set the Color to sRGB..then adjusted my monitor to as near to the same (viewing an image) as the iMac..

The MBP will because of the LCD screen always look different.. I use, Elements 3 & 6 - sometimes my Nikon or Leica software.

[dpattinson]

Probably worth investigating getting a screen calibrator like a Spyder, EyeOne or ColorMunki, if you don't already have one. Makes a great difference when proofing for printing.

[Overgaard]

Screen calibration is what will do a lot for any computer. It goes for everything you view and everything you edit. It's a bless and when calibrated once, it will last for 2-3 years. So if you can lend "an eye" and get it calibrated, that what you should do. Else invest in an EyeOne. It's worth every penny.

 

(Inkjet printers are from factory calibrated, so if your screen is calibrated, what you get out of the printer will look like the screen).

 

RAM is great. 4 GB will get photos and all programs running like a knife in butter. 2GB is squeezing it. 8GB is greater but very expensive for the moment on the new machines.

 

External 24" screen could be worth considering in the longer run. The MacBook is ready for it as it is, so you just need the screen.

[jerryharwood]

If you are using a mac, especially the new lap tops/ imacs, you will find that they are already calibrated for max performance. Secondly, why on earth are you using srgb ? This is absolutely godawful, and is only really any use on screen. If you are using the Mac to produce good/ excellent images, and then printing, you really ought to consider RGB 1998 for max colour gamut. You will never get the best out of your machine on srgb. Hope this helps a little.

[pleeson]

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I use the Pantone Huey pro to adjust the display.

Subtle changes are visible pre/post adjustment, but nothing like the older 1.8 gamma G5 Mac era.

If you get Aperture, I think Elements will be more than adequate unless you are into a lot of image re-creation.

I actually don't even use Elements, as Aperture and iPhoto have all I need; but my adjustments are limited to cropping, levels, color and so forth.

[ceflynn]

With Snow Leopard, Apple moves on to gamma 2.2:

 

Mac OS X v10.6: About gamma 2.2

[ewelch]

I just got a macbook, one of those aluminium things and now everything looks different. Good but different.

Is there anything that needs to be set up or calibrated, fine tuned for that leica feeling:D

 

I want to get aperature (?). Saw a bundle of aperature and nik complete for a reasonable price.

 

If i get the bundle do I still need photoshop? or will elements do?

 

Thanks for any tips.

 

If you don't want to spend the money one hardware calibration to start with, you can go to the Displays section in System Preferences. Then click on the middle tab "Color" and then click the calibrate button on the right. Follow the instructions and you'll have a pretty nicely calibrated monitor.