Dell Studio XPS 16 RGB LED question

Im an animator, and video editor, if I purchase this laptop with the rgb led, will the people who don't have and rgb led who view my work see it in the same quality as I do?

Is the rgb led worth it? Im not a gamer, but I would like to watch movies in my laptop sometimes.

Ill be using it for animating, video editing, digital art, and programming.

 

you should read up on color correction and ICM/ICO color profiles.

 

In short,

No, they will not see the same quality you do

But, it is worth it, because you want your pictures to look as good as possible on anyone's screen, whether it's a crappy 6-year old Compaq or a very nice desktop monitor.

 

This. By default, laptop screens are configured in a way that average users find visually pleasant, not in a way that's as accurate as possible.

 

I think it is worth it.

How many systems can you get with an RGBLED display?

Not many.....

 

I have no idea what that is, can you link me to the said article?

 

google is your friend. Anyone and everyone who is serious about computer graphics needs to know about and be proficient at color profiling. If you aren't, you are not working up to professional levels.

 

I'm a teenager and I'm doing this for fun, I'm not yet a professional, hopefully after school I will be, thanks for the info.

 

But whats the use? No matter how well I design my artwork, it wont be the same when I present it to my customers or to my friends, what about when printing the picture, will it come out the same quality as viewed on the screen? Thanks

 

using color profiling, you can adjust YOUR screens to show what your friends will see on their screens. It does work both ways.

Color profiles are supposed to be used to calibrate all of the screens and printers to the same standard. The profiles can ALSO be used to provide a common shared standard that can be distributed along with your work to ensure that people see what you intend them to see.

To do color profiles correctly, you are going to want to invest in a good crt/lcd screen colorimeter. The software that comes with the colormeter (like a Spider or eye-one or a OptixXP) will also help you to calibrate your color printer and input devices like scanners (nothing less than a 48 bit flabed, please!) and digital cameras so that the color you capture or create is the same color you distribute (via animations or printed output).

Look up terms like AdobeRGB and embedded color profiles. ICM profiles can also be distributed on their own but embedded is the most common way.

If you share work with friends and teachers a lot, work on finding a common profile you can use everywhere. I'll bet that one of the common standards is already present on all the machines and devices you target. you'll just have to target that profile when building your graphics and animations.

Color profiling is something that gets a lot of attention in computer graphics, animation, photography, and art classes. If you spend some time learning and mastering it now, you'll be way ahead of your classmates when you start taking formal classes.

 

Pardon me, but that was a tad uncalled for.
If someone is in the Forums asking for something, then it is because he or she does not know the answer to that.
Basically you called the OP an ignorant. Please, when posting, do it respectfully, after all, this is a public place. Thanks!

As for the OP. Here are some links that could work:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_management
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_profile
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/profiles.htm
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/colorcalibration/Color_Calibration_and_Profiling.htm

Hope this helps! And post with no fears if you have any doubts, questions or something. We are happy to answer!

 

quoting the wikipedia in response to user queries is less than useful......

 

Let's tone it down in here please.

Thank you.