Re: image problem

No, I'm running at 32 bit color. I tried adjusting that, too. It's just the
one image that causes problems.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony McLin" <mclin(at)usc.edu>
To: "Jami" <designsbydusty(at)tiadon.com>; <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>; "Kimiko
Drew" <macruimmon(at)earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 5:17 PM
Subject: RE: image problem


> hmmm....based on that answer I suspect that you are running 16bit color
> instead of 32bit color. Unfortuneately if your graphics card doesn't
support
> better than 16bit your only solution will be that trek.....
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org]On
> Behalf Of Jami
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 9:58 AM
> To: hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org; Kimiko Drew
> Subject: Re: image problem
>
>
> Hello......
>
> First of all, I want to thank everyone who took the time to answer my
> question. I've tried to respond to several of them privately, but I'll
send
> this to the list to save having to re-type the same information again.
>
> I've come to the conclusion that this is a matter of my computer simply
not
> liking this one particular image. I have made every adjustment to both my
> monitor and the settings of my computer, to no avail. The hair comes out
> completely black with no variation, and the skin tones come out very
normal.
> This happens on two different websites where the picture appears.
>
> When I pull the image into my Paint Shop Pro, I used the color dropper to
> grab the color from several different places on the hair, and each time it
> read black....Red 0, Blue 0, Green 0. I have had four different people
alter
> the image in the desired fashion and send it back to me, and still the
same
> result. Their image looks just the same as the original image.....at least
> as far as color goes. Again, I have made every adjustment I can think of
to
> my PSP.
>
> I have scoured the net for other pictures of women with dark auburn hair,
> and have been able to see the color clearly and pull it up with my PSP. I
> recently did a very complicated job which required a lot of very detailed
> color matching, and had no problems. I checked the color palette of the
> image, and it is at the proper setting.
>
> So, the only thing that I am left to conclude, short of a 100-mile trip to
> the nearest computer repair shop, is that it is something with this one
> image that conflicts with something in my computer. I've decided not to
> worry about it unless the problem surfaces again.
>
> Again, thank you to everyone who offered advice,
> Dusty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kimiko Drew" <macruimmon(at)earthlink.net>
> To: "Jami" <designsbydusty(at)tiadon.com>; <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: image problem
>
>
> > At 09:05 PM 7/14/01 -0500, Jami wrote:
> > >However, the person I did the picture for swears that the hair is more
of
> an
> > >auburn shade and that the airbrushed hair looks black. For the life of
> me, I
> > >can't see the difference. Could someone please look at this picture and
> tell
> > >me what I'm doing wrong?
> >
> > Hi Dusty
> >
> > I agree with the others, her hair has more auburn in coloration. Its
> > similar to my own. Looks black, but isn't. Check the monitor as they all
> > mentioned. My monitor at work I never use for photo work, as it is too
> > dark, and won't get any better (cheap card and cheap monitor). But I use
> it
> > for testing, as it is a "normal" monitor in comparison to my home one.
> >
> > Also, you wanted technique. Try the color picker and pick different
points
> > of her hair. Then use a fine airbrush point. Pick a slightly different
> > color. Or for a different technique, try using the rubber stamper, if
PSP
> > has one. I use Photoshop so I am not sure about PSP. Again, be sure to
not
> > use just one section, but change off for a more varied look. The
> > rubberstamping tool is a bit tricky to use, so practice a lot first, or
it
> > will look as bad as cut and paste.
> >
> > Good luck and hth.
> >
> >
> > Kimiko Drew
> > macruimmon(at)earthlink.net
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~macruimmon/
> > a web designer in The Camarilla
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> >
> > Nothing happens unless first a dream. - Carl Sandburg
> >
>

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