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Is My computer monitor really that much out of whack colorwise??
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantdjskyler
It's not where you start
Registered: March 17, 2007
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Yes, I see the grid in the right image, but in the left Edward Everett Horton looks like a pumpkin!

I don't mean to be harsh    but rather than putting this energy into defending your new bad scan, why not go back to the scanner + Photoshop and create a truly superior image for submission?
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributormdnitoil
Registered: March 14, 2007
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I think that was where I was at with my vote.  It was like trying to figure out which turd smelled the best.  No offense or anything.
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantastage
Registered: June 26, 2007
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I don't have this DVD, so can't vote.  However, I don't really like either image and if viewing the screen image in isolation my perception would be that the skin tones in the left-hand image are too red, whilst the reds in the right-hand image are too saturated - BUT I 'prefer' the right-hand skin tones.

The situation with computer monitors is the same as that with TVs.  If you read product reviews in TV/Home Cinema magazines, they keep emphasising that the very first thing you should do is set up the colours/contrast correctly; e,g, using a disc with a THX setup sequence.  TVs are generally supplied set to totally gastly colour and contrast settings - solely because it looks good under the flourescent lighting in the high-street shops.  Admittedly we do have a couple of TV presenters in the UK (David Dickenson, to name one) that have orange skin, but the vast majority of us in the UK don't, and I can't stand TVs set up that way - or perhaps more correctly never adjusted after being taken out of the box.  Sadly this applies to computer monitors - they are typically supplied with default settings to make you feel good about having spent too much money!.

When I supply monitors to my clients, I typically need to match from camera/scanner through to printed output, so monitor adjiustment is critical and I combine known test files/photos/prints with calibration devices.  However, on many occasions, the toners/inks in the printer dictate a compromise meaning that the on-screen image is not the best.  On many occasions, I've barely left the building before somebody tweaks an image file to look better on screen, then wonders why the printed output is rubbish. 

Remember also that with printed DVD covers you're talking about reflected colours, so they will 'never' correctly match the transmissive colours that you review/vote upon when viewed on computer monitors.  Sunny/Cloudy days, flourescent/incandescent/halogon lights, daylight/warm white/cold white lamps, and even glossy/matte screen finishes will always make you see different colours.  And we haven't even spoken about defective eyesight, nor the colour gamut of individual manufacturer's monitors yet!......

The best that you can ever do, is to calibrate your own equipment, and hope others do the same.
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