screen resolution?

[twistedclocks]

what should my computers screen resolution be?

because when i change aspects of my photos such as saturation on my computer then i view them on another computer they look totally different, some times much worse.. and if i'm going to be posting my images on the internet i dont want everyone else to see a somewhat bad photography when i see a good one on my computer thinking it's turned out well

[vsa]

What does the resolution have to do with colors?

And you pretty much can't control what colors other people see on their monitors. You can fine tune and calibrate your own monitor as much as you want but when you post them in the web most people will have slightly different colors on their monitors. That's just the way it goes at least for now.

[twistedclocks]

ah k, i just read somewhere that your screen should be a certain resolution, specially if printing etc.

[vsa]

Where was this?

Resolution is the size of your monitor in pixels. Of course it helps if you have larger monitor so you can view larger images more easily than on a small screen but other than that it really doesn't matter much.

[teaking]

Where ever possible it is always best to use your monitor native resolution the monitors user manual will usualy tell you what this is. As other resolutions are probably scaled the native resolution will usualy have the best results which is refered wen editing pictures.

Also when editing if posting on the web use sRGB colour profiles for the images

And if using a calibrated monitor if you can maybe try to use the standard sRGB ICC profile to softproof your images im sure photoshop lets you and I know GIMP will. As its the default colour space for most devices if your picture looks good softproofed then people viewing it will probably see something similar if not check your monitor calibration.

[twistedclocks]

okay thanks teaking
one of my many books says "ensure that it's displaying the right number of colours, that the screen resolution setting is correct and the monitor is accurately colour calibrated."
that just got my thinking if there was any correct settings is all.

[vsa]

Probably the highest resolution your screen allows you is the best and 32 or 64 bit colors and you're good to go.... at least for what comes to those settings.

[twistedclocks]

oh my god this is so frustrating how do i know out of 2 computers which one has the right settings? because when i edit a photo on the laptop then move it to the desktop the colours are completely different like more saturated etc.. how do i know if the laptop is 'normal' or if its the 'desktop'

[vsa]

There really isn't "normal" since everyone's monitors display colors a tiny bit differently. If you share your photos online everyone's gonna see them little differently cos they don't have the same exact setup as you do. This is obviously happening with your laptop/desktop too.

I'd put my money on your desktop monitor being closer to what most people would see... or thereabout.

[RichardTaylor]

These links may help with monitor (screen) calibration.
Unless your computer screens have been calibrated there is a possibility they will both be wrong.

Monitor Calibration

or

Monitor Calibration: Is Your Monitor Calibrated?