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kayak107
kayak107
Inspiring
May 5, 2018
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same image viewed on MacBook Air & iMac -not equal

  • May 5, 2018
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my iMac was purchased in 2012 and the MacBook Air in 2014.  Just purchased LR CC and love the ability to edit on both computers.  However, there is a big difference in the way the same image looks when viewing on both monitors.  The MacBook Air monitor shows a much more vivid and brighter image than the iMac .

I can adjust the brightness on the iMac but what about the vividness??  I did calibrate the iMac display and that made things a little better but still not the same quality.

if I can't get them to be equal then what's the point of having the cloud sharing.

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Correct answer Jao vdL

First you need to calibrate both displays using calibration hardware (so not the built in calibration tool but a tool like a SpyderPro, Colormunki, etc.) to hope to even come close. Then realize that the mac book air has a very low quality screen and even calibrated you can't necessarily trust its display.

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Jao vdLCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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May 5, 2018

First you need to calibrate both displays using calibration hardware (so not the built in calibration tool but a tool like a SpyderPro, Colormunki, etc.) to hope to even come close. Then realize that the mac book air has a very low quality screen and even calibrated you can't necessarily trust its display.

kayak107
kayak107Author
Inspiring
May 8, 2018

thank you.

silly ? but is it possible to have LR CC and not utilize the cloud sharing??

Brad Lawryk
Brad Lawryk
Legend
May 8, 2018

i have the classic but really only wanted photoshop. can photoshop be

purchased as a standalone? and is there anything that LR CC has that

photoshop doesn't .

On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 4:47 PM, Brad Lawryk <forums_noreply@adobe.com>


Yes, you can get PS alone but it cost twice as much money as a standalone compared to the photography plan. You are better off with the photography plan and just not use Lightroom if you don't feel the need.

Creative Cloud pricing and membership plans | Adobe Creative Cloud

Can't really compare PS and LR. Two completely different products with completely different workflows.

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