AdrienneZ

Hi, Damien! I finally upgraded to a better monitor (Dell U2415 -thanks for the recommendations). I used your instructions for the I1 Pro and I have a question. You mention turning off anything that looks suspiciously like the monitor trying to be clever. Would that include disabling "ClearType Text"? It is turned on by default and here is what the dialog box states: ClearType is a software techonology developed by Microsoft that improves readability of text on existing LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays), such as laptop screens, Pocket PC screens and flat panel monitors. With ClearType font technology, the words on your computer screen look almost as sharp and clear as those printed on a piece of paper. I went through the steps, and it gives you several screens of text to choose the one that is most clear (not unlike an optomotrist saying "1 or 2? Now 3 or 4? Okay 2 or 3?"). My concern is that if it's increasing sharpness of text, is it also doing that to images or is that a completely different application. I am not tech saavy at all. And just for kicks, I went in and tried to turn that off, and it keeps going back to the "on" setting. So I'm unsure if I can actually turn it off anyway. The color calibrated beautifully and it matches my prints. I would say that the contrast on my monitor is a little stronger than on my prints though. What do you suggest? I had left the box to manipulate the contrast unchecked.

You never disappoint, Damien! Thanks so much!

Hmm, I am missing something. I am to click on each color in the dropdown and change to these numbers, correct? When I do that, I end up with a bluish monochrome image. Blending mode, perhaps? oh, masking would do it, yes? (Sorry--my brain is just about dead today.)

Hi, Damien. I've tried using the duplicate layer>change blend mode to color> gaussian blur method you taught me previously. That does the trick as far as getting rid of the pink rainbow. But I'm left with the wavy pattern still. What should I try next? (or instead?) I'm attaching the SOOR

Okay, I left the threshold at 6, but I brought the radius down a bit until I had a little bit of the texture left. Then I did a quick mask to create a solid color fill layer with the lighter color. I think it's satisfactory, but I hesitate to even say that because you might think it's total crap.

Me again, with more moire problems. The tulle overskirt on this little dress is making me very sad. I tried the gaussian blur on a duplicate layer in color blending mode method you suggested previously with no luck. What other tricks have you got for this?

Fantastic! Thanks heaps!

I've got a troublesome bit of moire going on in this image. I have tried a few things which helped with the color problem, but I can't get rid of the rainbow pattern. Here is the SOOR crop: