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4k Ultra HD monitor questions

William Payne said:
98-100% sRGB colour space and on the higher end ones 98-100% Adobe RGB colour space.
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For large size monitor (>35"), I only know Dell U3818DW is 99% sRGB.

P4317Q shows 100% sRGB when analyse by Spyder 5 Elite+ (Dell says nothing about colour gamut for this monitor), but only 79% Adobe RGB.
 
h9826790 said:
For large size monitor (>35"), I only know Dell U3818DW is 99% sRGB.

P4317Q shows 100% sRGB when analyse by Spyder 5 Elite+ (Dell says nothing about colour gamut for this monitor), but only 79% Adobe RGB.
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If you work in sRGB then those numbers are perfectly fine. Adobe RGB would be a problem at 79% but only if you work in that colour space. Adobe RGB is more a print colour space for books and high end printing and such. Most web based stuff is viewed in sRGB.

It entirely depends on what you are doing. Video for example gets into the world of high bit LUT's (look up tables). I haven't delved much into that area.

If you aren't doing colour accurate work then you don't need to place as much importance on colour spaces and bit depths.

A pro monitor for a colour accurate job is going to have different specs then what say a programmer or typist would need out of a pro monitor.

This is the problem with naming anything pro. What is pro to a pro depends on what they are doing.
 
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William Payne said:
If you work in sRGB then those numbers are perfectly fine. Adobe RGB would be a problem at 79% but only if you work in that colour space. Adobe RGB is more a print colour space for books and high end printing and such. Most web based stuff is viewed in sRGB.

It entirely depends on what you are doing. Video for example gets into the world of high bit LUT's (look up tables). I haven't delved much into that area.

If you aren't doing colour accurate work then you don't need to place as much importance on colour spaces and bit depths.

A pro monitor for a colour accurate job is going to have different specs then what say a programmer or typist would need out of a pro monitor.

This is the problem with naming anything pro. What is pro to a pro depends on what they are doing.
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Yeah, in fact, I believe the "target audience" is the most critical factor when looking for a Pro monitor. If I know most of my clients are using those "normal" monitors to watch my products, then I will prefer to use a normal monitor to do the job as well, which make sure "I see what they see". If I produce something that only I can see on my pro monitor, but looks different on their monitors, then obviously my "Pro" monitor is giving me trouble more than benefit.
 
h9826790 said:
Yeah, in fact, I believe the "target audience" is the most critical factor when looking for a Pro monitor. If I know most of my clients are using those "normal" monitors to watch my products, then I will prefer to use a normal monitor to do the job as well, which make sure "I see what they see". If I produce something that only I can see on my pro monitor, but looks different on their monitors, then obviously my "Pro" monitor is giving me trouble more than benefit.
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That really depends on how fussy the person is and the expectations of clients.

But many people edit way beyond what most can view on their own stuff. Movies for example. Think about what they use to film and edit big time cinema films compared to the average tv most average people watch them on.

There are plenty of great stuff out there edited on normal old apple cinema displays.
 
A few days ago, I began reading (articles and online videos) about sRGB vs Adobe RGB. Came across the best and shortest explanation here:

Some key quotes:
(1) Video, that's all in sRGB
(2) If you can shoot in Adobe RGB, have an Adobe RGB monitor and can output an Adobe RGB product...good for you.
(3) Everyday jobs = sRGB
(4) If you send an Adobe RGB file to a lab that prints sRGB, some of the color will get clipped off.

I'll continue studying.

William Payne said:
If you work in sRGB then those numbers are perfectly fine. Adobe RGB would be a problem at 79% but only if you work in that colour space. Adobe RGB is more a print colour space for books and high end printing and such. Most web based stuff is viewed in sRGB.

It entirely depends on what you are doing. Video for example gets into the world of high bit LUT's (look up tables). I haven't delved much into that area.

If you aren't doing colour accurate work then you don't need to place as much importance on colour spaces and bit depths.

A pro monitor for a colour accurate job is going to have different specs then what say a programmer or typist would need out of a pro monitor.

This is the problem with naming anything pro. What is pro to a pro depends on what they are doing.
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Average Pro said:
A few days ago, I began reading (articles and online videos) about sRGB vs Adobe RGB. Came across the best and shortest explanation here:

Some key quotes:
(1) Video, that's all in sRGB
(2) If you can shoot in Adobe RGB, have an Adobe RGB monitor and can output an Adobe RGB product...good for you.
(3) Everyday jobs = sRGB
(4) If you send an Adobe RGB file to a lab that prints sRGB, some of the color will get clipped off.

I'll continue studying.
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That's about right. It all comes down to the needs of the user
 
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