Colour Calibration Resource

[Syclone1]

found a new link for anyone that was asking about colour calibration...

http://www.calibratenow.net/getting_started.html

-dave

[Clifton Santiago]

Nice resource. Too bad the Colorvision Spyder Pro doesn't have 64 bit drivers...

[armilla]

Hey Clifton. Yeah the lack of 64 bit drivers for the Spyder Pro is a real pain in the arse. I mailed ColorVision back in April about this, and they insisted it was one of their top priorities and that the drivers should be available Q2 2006. Needless to say, I'm still waiting, and my Spyder Pro is gathering dust.

Andrew.

[gilicom]

do you use the color spyder?
will the spyder2express be enough for calibrating all of our monitors?

[CCS]

I was interested in the Spyder, but when I saw the Huey (by Pantone) it sounded potentially even more promising. Has anyone compared the two?

http://www.pantone.com/products/prod...&idProduct=103

[armilla]

The Huey does look good - especially price wise, but I chose the Spyder2Pro because of it's ability to calibrate a dual monitor set-up. This woeked really well before I went the 64-bit route. As far as I'm aware, the Huey and other cheaper alternatives don't cater for dual monitors.

[tct70]

Same question as gilicom........

[CCS]

Wouldn't the dual monitor scenario have more to do with the vid card(s) than with the meter?

[Clifton Santiago]

Yeah, exactly CCS. But because I don't have 64 bit drivers for the Spyder, I can't test and see if my card allows dual profiles.

To be safe I got 2 identical monitors which will be easier to use with same profile.

[Syclone1]

Well if you want the most accurate displays then you should be using 2 icc profiles as even if the 2 monitors were off the same assembly line one after the other they will most likely be different.

-dave

[panthon]

Can u calibrate a laptop with spyder? There are no controls to adjust monitor parameters....

Edit: And what about an external TV connected through firewire to the computer. How can i be sure the TV is displaying the videos correctly?

[Clifton Santiago]

Well yes. But previously I was using a new LCD and a 4 year old, burnt out CRT, which were so vastly different that you couldn't even pretend to calibrate them the same. 2 new monitors, same size and brand, have got to be an improvement. Visually they look the same.