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Colour Calibration

  • 16-08-2006 12:54pm
    #1
    mloc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭


    Just ordered a Dell 2407WFP, can't wait to get it.

    However, I'll be needing to calibrate it, and I was wondering has anyone used any monitor calibration products? I've been recommended the new Pantone Huey but I hear some of the EyeOne products are good too....

    any suggestions?


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  • #2
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    I was looking at the Colour Spyder pro 2 a while ago. You could honestly charge a few quid for a spin on that thing if you shelled out for it. Your based in Dublin so could stick it up in the Services forum. There was a lad who offered something similar but when I looked I couldn't find him there.
    It only makes sense to shell for one if you're going to be printing lots of shots. I couldn't really justify the expense as I don't even have a printer at all! (Long story).


  • #3
    440Hz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭440Hz


    They did a great review of calibrators in last months Digital Photography mag... I'll see if I can search it out tonight and tell ya what they said


  • #4
    JMcL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭JMcL


    Roen wrote:
    I was looking at the Colour Spyder pro 2 a while ago. You could honestly charge a few quid for a spin on that thing if you shelled out for it. Your based in Dublin so could stick it up in the Services forum. There was a lad who offered something similar but when I looked I couldn't find him there.

    You might want to check the license terms before offering a calibration service, at least publicly. I'm not sure about the monitor calibration setups, but I remember from discussions about camera profiling, which effectively uses the same technology, but at the higher end/price, that sharing the results was a strict no-no. Since it's the same companies involved, I can't imagine the policies would vary that much.
    Roen wrote:
    It only makes sense to shell for one if you're going to be printing lots of shots. I couldn't really justify the expense as I don't even have a printer at all! (Long story).

    If you make any prints at all, it's worth having at least some calibration. Most monitors are too bright, especially laptops. The result is really dark prints when they looked fine on the monitor. I've been using Quickgamma, which is better than nothing, though I'm interested in the Huey. There's a Spyder Express available around the same price, which might be worth a look too.

    Have a look at Colour Confidence, they've got just about everything at everyprice point.


  • #5
    heffsarmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭heffsarmy


    mloc I bought this one Eye-One Display ProfileMaker Bundle from color confidence, its an excellent product, I had terrible trouble with black and white photos always getting colour cast, but since I got this my black and white images are exaclty as I want them when printed. It recommends that you calibrate your monitor at least once a month but I have'nt done it for at 6 months, still get great results.

    http://shop.colourconfidence.com/product.php?xProd=1111&xSec=31


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