Office wide monitor calibration

[CRD]

Does anyone have experience with calibrating a whole office worth of monitors? I have a X-Rite ColorMunki Design but the software says it can only be installed at 3 locations. So my images look good on my screen but terrible on other screens around the office. Is there a better model or version that will work everywhere? I'm looking, but it's hard to find information on using a single calibrator on multiple computers.

Thanks for any advice.
-Colin

[Jason Stewart]

I have a Xrite i1 Display Pro and I don't think there are any limitations. I believe the limitation with the ColorMunki is because it is more of a consumer offering vs. business oriented.

[CRD]

I sent an email to Xrite and one to DataColor and only DataColor has replied so far. They say that with the Spider5Elite you get a site-license that would work in my situation. I can install and run it on as many computers as I want in a single office.

I have to give them credit for their quick, detailed reply. I could copy/paste if anyone is interested.

[alexyork]

I have an Xrite i1 Display Pro and the thing is useless. Whenever I tried to take manual measurements for white balance it would go through the whole calibration process and then refuse to write the profile file. Just bugged out, with no help as to how to overcome. The only way I could get it to work was to use a preset default WB, which resulted in my screen being way, way too warm.

I ended up using a mate's Spyder 4 and it was spot-on first time with no issues.

[zoranm]

Hi SRD,You didn't tell what is it that you want to do: calibrate all monitors to show the same colours or calibrate all monitors to the best of their capabilities?If you want to do the first one than the procedure is: you calibrate the worst monitor in the batch, create a profile and copy it to all other PC to load at start-up. In that case you need only one licence.If you want to do the second one, than you'll have to go and install it on each PC (with separate licences)We have an old Spyder which still works and does not ask for separate licences when installed (we purchased it 10 y ago when people were less greedy with their licensing )BTW, you're not "calibrating" monitors, what you want to do is called "linearization". Calibration is more like hardware based correction to a display. Linearisation is a software application of telling video card how to display colors.Hope this helpsZoran

[CRD]

Zoran, when I started looking into this I didn't realize there were different options. I don't think it's critical that they all match perfectly and then you also seem to be limited by the worst monitor. I just want a basic level of correction. There is a designer who sits near me with two monitors and one has a pink cast and the other a green cast. This needs to be fixed.

When I asked their tech support what I would need to calibrate an office full of computers, this is what they said: "Spyder5ELITE will help you in this situation.
With that Spyder you get a SITE-License. This means that you can use it on multiple computers in the same place (in your office)."

I read this as I can buy one Spyder and use the same license across the office, with or without using their Studio Match function.