Is Adobe Gamma not installed with CS3?

Mathias,

Though 100-200 euros can pay more than a pair of beers anywhere, I don't think that's way too expensive for a professional tool like Photoshop.

Adobe Gamma is no longer distributed with Photoshop. Many experts argue that visual 'calibration' doesnt really exist and give a false sense of security (every person sees slightly different etc), plus the fact that it is not suitable for LCD monitors.

You are expected to buy a hardware calibrator. Like it or not.

Personally, I'd have to say that Adobe Gamma was better than nothing. Hardware calibrators are not cheap.

If you are an amateur, use a CRT monitor, and dont want to spend money on a hardware calibrator, try QuickGamma (I have no experience with this, but it comes recommended by others).

>Maybe a bit more Adobe cost cutting, to go in line with their price increases

surely not collusion with the calibration manufacturers... :)

> It would make some sense to have removed Adobe Gamma as it isn't suitable for LCD Monitors which are by far the most common now.

Well that doesn't make sense to me.

Firstly there are still CRTs out there, and secondly Adobe Gamma does work on some LCDs.

Having said that, it is pretty ancient but, if that were the reason to remove it, it should be replaced.

Maybe a bit more Adobe cost cutting, to go in line with their price increases. :(

No question, I can (and did) manually add Adobe Gamma, but my question was - has Adobe stopped installing Adobe Gamma with the release of Photoshop CS3?

If you are running Vista look in here:
c: \ program files \ common files \ control panels
there you will find *adobe gamma.cpl*
copy this to your windows \ system32 folder and it will appear in you control panels list.

It would make some sense to have removed AdobeGamma as it isn't suitable
for LCD Monitors which are by far the most common now.

No, it is not there either.
Of course on my CS2 computer, it is there and in the Control Panel.

I'm guessing that Adobe is finished with Adobe Gamma and this is how we all find out.

If I manually add the Calibration files to the CS3 computer, Adobe gamma will load and work, but it will not install the loader for the startup menu. ?

Good point, Andrew!

Give a look see in Programs-->Common Files--> Calibration-->Adobe Gamma. Maybe it's there and for some reason didn't make it to Control Panel.

Andrew