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Monitor calibration-Spyder 2

  • 04-11-2008 10:38pm
    #1
    moralproduction
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭


    i've just calibrated my screen with a spyder 2,im extremely suprised at how bad the colour was before !

    how many people here have calibrated their screen properly and how do you find it ?


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  • #2
    stcstc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭stcstc


    oh yea it makes a huge difference

    generally, most LCD monitors are sooo bright when they come from the factory

    waaaay to bright for photo editing


  • #3
    ThOnda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    The master of the horses - Borderfox - lent me his Spyder. The difference was HUGE.
    I only hope that it'll last some time.


  • #4
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,393 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    how do they work - manual adjustment or do they alter colour profiles within the operating system graphics drivers? most laptops which i've come into contact with just have a brightness control without contrast or colour adjustments.


  • #5
    Ballyman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Ballyman


    Where would you get one of these? Do you only need to calibrate the screen once?


  • #6
    YogiBear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 817 ✭✭✭YogiBear


    http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/review/colorvison/spyder2/colorvision_spyder2_en.html
    Something I need to do with my laptop. My internet connection is broken at the moment so having to do what the common people do & get my fix at an internet cafe... :mad: I'll mention spyder2 to them too I think! :D


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  • #7
    PoleStar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 774 ✭✭✭PoleStar


    Ok so! Who has one I can borrow ha ha!

    Maybe we should have a boards.ie calibration day! :)


  • #8
    YogiBear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 817 ✭✭✭YogiBear


    PoleStar wrote: »
    Ok so! Who has one I can borrow ha ha!

    Maybe we should have a boards.ie calibration day! :)
    :D I'll bring samwiches!


  • #9
    Ballyman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Ballyman


    PoleStar wrote: »
    Maybe we should have a boards.ie calibration day! :)

    Sounds like an outstanding plan. And cost effective :)


  • #10
    cooligPhoto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 170 ✭✭cooligPhoto


    Was thinking about calibration for a while as my print vs monitor is vastly different. After playing with PP yesterday, I'm now seriously thinking about it.

    I now know what to say when the missus says "What do you want for Christmas?" - my usual answer is "uh dunno" :)

    This has been superceded by the Spyder 3 - there's a pro version for photographers or, for 50 euro more, theres an elite version with much more functionality.


  • #11
    moralproduction
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭moralproduction


    i got mine off kerso on ebay,around €80,i think the better the monitor you have the better it works,i could only adjust the rgb on my monitor,tricky to get it right but once i did the spider finished the calibration off and it looks super now


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