Colour temperature for post-processing

[LightningNZ]

My current monitor is a nice Viewsonic that I can set to a colour temperature of 5000K. Most people say my photos look too red. :mad2:

What do you set your screen colour temperature to so that people will see your photos looking "correct"?

Thanks,
Cam

P.S. I hope this is the right section rather than the computer section.

[Octane]

I wonder if the 5000K setting is only relevant for Viewsonic screens?

It might be a better option to calibrate it using a known device such as a ColorMunki.

H

[MrB]

What I dont understand is, calibrate to what?
To calibrate means to make something as close as possible to something else, like getting your monitor colours to match those of a printer.

To calibrate my monitor to that of the person viewing my images is pointless as most monitors reproduce colours and brightness vastly differently.

So, is there a standard that all astrophotographers use, or should be using?

[LightningNZ]

Thanks guys. I suspect it's a case of damned if I do, damned if I don't - other people are likely viewing with butt-ugly screen settings most of the time so there's little I can do.
-Cam

[Octane]

And, there lies the crux of the issue!

It's most useful when you are printing or working with others in a controlled environment. :)

H

[pluto]

Generally you want your monitor calibrated to REC709/sRGB.

In my experience though, not all monitors are capable of achieving calibration unless you buy a monitor designed to be calibrated, like this one: http://shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductUUID=OV8Q7EN59asAAAFE_ elzaeOv&CatalogCategoryID=yP4Q7EN5.w0AAAEu6 fw.zwd2 which will be my next monitor :D

[MrB]

Interesting, thanks.

My laptop apparently has 95-97% colour gamut. The 2nd gen Nexus7 apparently has 97-103% gamut.
I must admit that images viewed on the Nexus look awesome. Whether that is due to the gamut or the 323ppi display I don't know. Probably a combination of both.