From: Ofnuts on
On 12/07/2010 07:45, Scotius wrote:
> Do publishers use highly advance monitors or
> super-knowledgeable graphics professionals who know how things will
> turn out even if they can't preview them?

One of the reasons lies in the lack of computational accuracy during
editing, that rears its ugly head as a the "combed histogram":

http://www.photoreview.com.au/tips/editing/combed-histograms.aspx

--
Bertrand
From: Paul Furman on
Ofnuts wrote:
> Scotius wrote:
>
>> Do publishers use highly advance monitors or
>> super-knowledgeable graphics professionals who know how things will
>> turn out even if they can't preview them?
>
> One of the reasons lies in the lack of computational accuracy during
> editing, that rears its ugly head as a the "combed histogram":
>
> http://www.photoreview.com.au/tips/editing/combed-histograms.aspx

Same issues that raw files help with. Dark blue and/or red/yellow sunset
skies with gradual transitions are the worst. If the initial exposure
and lighting is good, there's no benefit.