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Old 06-23-2006, 12:16 PM
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Other than playing with the contrast ratio (which many products can't address), there's nothing unique about newspaper work with respect to the target calibration values you select. Use a 2.2 gamma (unless you have the option to select Native which only the Sony Artisan and the EyeOne Display products allow that I know of). I'd try using CCT 5000K as a white point to start with since your paper is very warm (usually I'd say start at 6500K but in this case, you're in a somewhat unique position). If screen to print matching is too warm, you can up the CCT Kelvin target value).

Luminance is based upon the ambient light by the display (lower is better). On a CRT, you'd be hard pressed to get more than 95 cd/m2 for long. An LCD can go much higher (meaning you can work in something other than a dark cave). That said, and not knowing anything about your environment, you might try something along 120 cd/m2 for a CRT.
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