In module 1.1.11 Digital Images, I learned more about the color combinations of red, blue and green in the digital screens that we see in our everyday computer monitors. It was a nostalgic moment for me as I remember my grandmother, who is an immigrant to the country, sharing stories with me as a child of her first job when migrating to the U.S.A.
My grandmother's first job when arriving here, was working for the tech company RCA, calibrating the RGB displays on television sets in a manufacturing plant in Texas. I remember her telling me the challenges and obstacles she would overcome in her day-to-day job working in a new country without knowing the English language.
Upon completing this module, it made me curious to play with the display settings of my own computer monitors and adjust these color levels. This was a setting I had never played with before and it was interesting to see how it worked firsthand.
Though VGA, DVI, HDMI have long surpassed RBG cables as connecting cables, using RBG settings to define a color will likely never go away!
ReplyDeleteYou will actually see this when I walk through a slideshow transformation in today's class :-)
Good ole' red, blue, and green (RBG) ^_^
Your story resonates with me and it's so moving. I work for the Architecture/Interior Design Industry where color matching is a must :) I enjoyed the chapter.
ReplyDeleteDisplay settings are something I rarely bother when it comes to colors because I always seem to mess them up. Everything looks best factory default.
ReplyDeleteback in high school one of my classes had us mess around with RGB color combinations it was so much fun, trying to find a certain color moving each color by one to see what I would get.
ReplyDeleteYour grandma was such an inspiration! I've yet to play with my own settings too much, just because I usually like things the way they are.
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting to hear that you can actually change each color of your screen. Although I've heard of screen setting templates, I did not know you could customize each color personally.
ReplyDeleteIt brings back memories for me of when, in my first computer science class, we also taught this topic. I found it super interesting too. How nice that it brings back such beautiful memories with your grandmother.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the old days, where I would always jailbreak my iPhone to achieve a similar effect. I would do this due to the brightness of a screen or the vibrancy of colors being too harsh on the eyes at night. Changing the colors can provide a much needed break in the eyes to focus on the tasks at hand. This is often an overlooked feature in a lot of operating systems that could provide someone with a unique advantage if used properly.
ReplyDeleteI usually have to adjust the brightness on whatever device I'm using at the time. I like a softer/ darker setting because the brightness bothers my eyes. With today's technology, RGB strips can be installed on your computer, giving you a more customized look.
ReplyDeleteI normally know how to adjust the brightness of the computer but not the color of the computer
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