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11 Aug The Color a Screen Cannot Show: Gamut, Metamerism, and Why a Tooth Refuses to Be Reproduced

Posted at 10:37h in Dental Imaging by Raymond 0 Comments

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A tooth is a spectrum; a photograph is three numbers. Between the light that leaves the enamel and the color that reaches the screen, something is always lost. Knowing exactly what is lost is the beginning of reproducing it well....

Two framed clinical dental images side by side on a gallery wall, one off-color and one accurate

10 Feb The Uncalibrated Monitor: Why Your Screen Is Lying About Your Clinical Photos

Posted at 10:12h in Dental Imaging by Raymond 0 Comments

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You composed the shot perfectly, nailed the exposure, and captured the shade. Then the lab receives an image that looks nothing like the tooth in the chair. Before you blame the camera, look at the screen you trusted. An uncalibrated monitor quietly corrupts everything you...