Peter Figen Offline Upload & Sell: On
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Res - The problem with running that rez on a 27 inch screen is that your image is half the size on screen when viewing at 100 percent. That can make is very difficult to see all the detail in the file simply because it's too small. Unless you've got some sort of extraordinary close focusing ability built in to your eyes, you're likely to be missing out on crucial detail. Or you have to be half the distance to the screen as you would for a "normal" screen. Ideally, you want to be just a bit farther away from the screen from the point where you can barely make out the pixels.
The 5K screens are great for showing you your full 4K video without interpolation but not really the best for photo editing. I use my 5K iMac screen ONLY for Photoshop palettes and nothing else but I have it running at exactly half the native resolution, matching the Eizo right next to it. No matter how many times and parameters I've used to try and calibrate that mother, it's never even close - not even in the ballpark or the Eizo. And I even tried using the Eizo profile as a "target" in the X-Rite software. Just sort of gave up after a dozen attempts and stopped worrying about it. Leave the color to the pros, not the iMac Pros.
I am, however, somewhat intrigued about the idea of a new iMac Pro as a computer. They weren't available two years ago when I bought my iMac. Spec'ing out a new Pro is surprisingly expensive, running in the $12K-13K price range. It's been a long time since I spent that much on a computer and don't have much interest in the new Mac Pro. Only if I were editing 4K video on a regular basis - for money.
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