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Choosing the best monitor for your needs

Choosing the best monitor for your needs - Photoshop Tutorial

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Choosing the best monitor for your needs

As your monitor is the number one priority, let's get started with this most important device in our color workflow. Now we've already established that having a monitor accurately calibrated and profiled isn't an option. It's a necessity. That said, there are a handful of things you need to know about monitor hardware and capabilities. Not all monitors are created equal, in fact, far from it, which is why you can find monitors from several hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. The question that becomes important here is, what is the minimum level of monitor necessary to be considered a professional-grade display? This is, of course, somewhat subjective depending on your needs, but since you're watching the advanced color workflow course, we'll assume that you take this seriously. One of the hurdles that you face when shopping for a monitor is getting past the manufacturer's specifications on the box. With the exception of color space, what you'll typically see is 100% Adobe RGB…

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