Comments on: This is your Mac on drugs http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/ Thought stream from SmugMug's CEO & Chief Geek Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:40:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-bleeding2 By: digipix http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-103197 digipix Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:52:37 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-103197 I work on a mac and use a pc for the web, and the article describes the colour changes I have noticed. Great article,, so now I ve ideas on how to remedy them. Macs are great to work on, but most people use pc s . thanks for the article I work on a mac and use a pc for the web, and the article describes the colour changes I have noticed. Great article,, so now I ve ideas on how to remedy them.
Macs are great to work on, but most people use pc s .
thanks for the article

]]> By: Color management in Firefox 3 makes viewing photos and graphics enjoyable again: My Mac Journal http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-103040 Color management in Firefox 3 makes viewing photos and graphics enjoyable again: My Mac Journal Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:38:47 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-103040 [...] 2 on your Mac vis-a-vis what you see in Photoshop / iPhoto / Finder / Preview, or if you get inconsistent or “wonky” colors in Safari, try installing Firefox 3 (currently in [...] [...] 2 on your Mac vis-a-vis what you see in Photoshop / iPhoto / Finder / Preview, or if you get inconsistent or “wonky” colors in Safari, try installing Firefox 3 (currently in [...]

]]> By: 55disk » Colour Settings for your Mac http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102940 55disk » Colour Settings for your Mac Fri, 16 May 2008 10:35:10 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102940 [...] Why the web can look wonky on a Mac [...] [...] Why the web can look wonky on a Mac [...]

]]> By: 17 Pens » links for 2008-04-15 http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102591 17 Pens » links for 2008-04-15 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:34:53 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102591 [...] SmugBlog: Don MacAskill » Blog Archive » This is your Mac on drugs (tags: color mac gamma) [...] [...] SmugBlog: Don MacAskill » Blog Archive » This is your Mac on drugs (tags: color mac gamma) [...]

]]> By: David B. http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102251 David B. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:16:34 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102251 THANK YOU, Don, for explaining just WTF is up with my Mac when I choose "Save for Web" in Photoshop. I have been frustrated for all-too-long at how the colors get all washed-out. IMNSHO, the Mac's behavior for displaying untagged image files is seriously broken. The vast majority of such files are sRGB with a gamma of 2.2. That's what the Mac should assume by default. I find it preposterous (and totally counterintiutive) that when I change the Monitor driver settings, the displayed difference between a tagged and an untagged file can evaporate. Logically, changing the settings on a display device should affect all displayed images equally -- it's a device setting, not a per-image setting. Color management should make things more consistent between systems, not less. And one of the reasons I'm a Mac user is that it (normally) frees me from tearing my hair out over technical details like I've just spent this week doing with regard to web colors. THANK YOU, Don, for explaining just WTF is up with my Mac when I choose “Save for Web” in Photoshop. I have been frustrated for all-too-long at how the colors get all washed-out.

IMNSHO, the Mac’s behavior for displaying untagged image files is seriously broken. The vast majority of such files are sRGB with a gamma of 2.2. That’s what the Mac should assume by default.

I find it preposterous (and totally counterintiutive) that when I change the Monitor driver settings, the displayed difference between a tagged and an untagged file can evaporate. Logically, changing the settings on a display device should affect all displayed images equally — it’s a device setting, not a per-image setting.

Color management should make things more consistent between systems, not less. And one of the reasons I’m a Mac user is that it (normally) frees me from tearing my hair out over technical details like I’ve just spent this week doing with regard to web colors.

]]> By: matt http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102250 matt Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:37:49 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102250 I have done some work for a customer, slicing up a page and creating links etc. When this is displayed on a windows PC using IE or FF it displays fine. But when its displayed on a MAC it looks as if the slices have been pushed about! Are there differences? Thanks Matt I have done some work for a customer, slicing up a page and creating links etc.
When this is displayed on a windows PC using IE or FF it displays fine. But when its displayed
on a MAC it looks as if the slices have been pushed about!

Are there differences?

Thanks

Matt

]]> By: FireFox 3 - Color Management Done Right at Johan’s blog http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102248 FireFox 3 - Color Management Done Right at Johan’s blog Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:14:05 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102248 [...] Safari supports color profiles so-so. If an image is stored with a color profile such as sRGB, Safari will display it properly on my MacBook Pro. However, if an image does not have a color profile (which unfortunately is true for most images on the web to save bandwidth since all images are assumed to be in sRGB color space), Safari does not try to convert it, and it will look bland and dull. [...] [...] Safari supports color profiles so-so. If an image is stored with a color profile such as sRGB, Safari will display it properly on my MacBook Pro. However, if an image does not have a color profile (which unfortunately is true for most images on the web to save bandwidth since all images are assumed to be in sRGB color space), Safari does not try to convert it, and it will look bland and dull. [...]

]]> By: oh, you poor people •••• « the fishkettle het’troph http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102236 oh, you poor people •••• « the fishkettle het’troph Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:02:11 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102236 [...] see comments. oh! even more helpful [...] [...] see comments. oh! even more helpful [...]

]]> By: Emper » Mis dos nuevos juguetitos http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102181 Emper » Mis dos nuevos juguetitos Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:06:35 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102181 [...] no espero hacer nada medianamente potable en los próximos meses). Todo esto, en cuanto resuelva un problema con los perfiles de color y el Mac que me trae por la calle de la amargura y que se carga el color de todas mis fotos (básicamente, [...] [...] no espero hacer nada medianamente potable en los próximos meses). Todo esto, en cuanto resuelva un problema con los perfiles de color y el Mac que me trae por la calle de la amargura y que se carga el color de todas mis fotos (básicamente, [...]

]]> By: links for 2008-03-02 at eArchitecture http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102169 links for 2008-03-02 at eArchitecture Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:35:13 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/14/this-is-your-mac-on-drugs/#comment-102169 [...] SmugBlog: Don MacAskill » Blog Archive » This is your Mac on drugs Images management on the Mac (tags: graphics howto mac Photography photoshop safari smugmug Standards tutorial) [...] [...] SmugBlog: Don MacAskill » Blog Archive » This is your Mac on drugs Images management on the Mac (tags: graphics howto mac Photography photoshop safari smugmug Standards tutorial) [...]

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