Editing using a laptop screen.

Rob.Marsh

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Hi Peeps, need some help/thoughts on this.

I am currently using PSE 6 on my toshiba A300 laptop. My question is this...

Am I at a disadvantage using a laptop to edit my photo's?. Currently the screen is not calibrated, as in its straight out of the box.
I don't have really have room for a LCd monitor, hence the laptop option. I could, using the laptops HDMI out, edit on my Samsung 32" HDTV, will this yeild better results, will getting a calibration kit for my laptop be sufficient?

Apologies if this seems a dumb Q, but I am lost amongst colour profiles, calibration etc etc, that its got me confused and wondering if I am doing things right :shrug:

*note to mods, sorry if this is in the wrong place!*
 
Calibration is the way forward, Huey being about the cheapest option. The only problem you might have is that some laptops screens are hardwired to 9300k so calibration isn't going to be perfect as it should really be 6500k.
 
Thankyou both for your replies. its very encouraging.
What started the "alarm bells" ringing if you like were the differences when I had my laptop running through my TV, but that was with a naff cable via VGA so noise could have been an issue.

Ill take a look at a huey system. Keriokk, may I ask what you do with regards to calibration etc?
 
I have also been using laptops only for the last 2 years and have never had an issue. Someone posted a link a while back to a site where you could check you calibration. Mine was spot on and I doubt it has changed since. I can't for the life of me remember where the site was, but hopefully someone here will know, but there are a few checking tools out there if you google Monitor Calibration.
 
My first laptop I used the Gamma tool that comes with Photoshop and there was an online tool as Fabs said where you could check the blacks and whites (if it was the same one). Since I have been borrowing a laptop recently (and had a new one of my own for a few days before it was returned) I have had a few problems but found this was more of a sRGB issue as they were set for something else, now the colours seem better to me again.
 
hmm, interesting thanks fabs, kerioak. It seems that google will be my friend once again!
 
Kerioak said:
My first laptop I used the Gamma tool that comes with Photoshop and there was an online tool as Fabs said where you could check the blacks and whites (if it was the same one).
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Was probably a similar one, there do seem to be a lot out there. I do remember there being a colour chart with the one I used.
 
The tool you are looking for is Adobe Gamma. However I don't know if its available outside Elements/ Photoshop
 
Thanks Chappers, I have elements, just still learning my way round it. I have only had it a week or so.
 
Google Adobe Gamma and you'll find several tutorials on how to use it
 
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