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Color Calibration Hardware - What are you using?
David Meyer, Photographer
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Orlando | FL | USA | Posted: 11:27 AM on 08.21.09 |
| ->> Impromptu poll. My venerable GretagMacbeth i1 Display is on the fritz and I'm looking to upgrade. Curious as to what hardware you're using to calibrate your displays and your opinion of the devices/results. Thanks in advance for participating! |
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Scott Morgan, Photographer
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Rockford | IL | United States | Posted: 12:02 PM on 08.21.09 |
->> If I can add on to this post, what settings do you use?
gamma - 2.2 (on a macbook pro and external monitor)
white point - 6000k or 6500 k
luminance - 120cd/m2
just curious |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 12:08 PM on 08.21.09 |
| ->> David I'm on my second i1. I considered upgrading to one of their units that would allow me to profile printers. In reality I'm sending most my printing to labs so it didn't make sense. |
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Matthew Sauk, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 12:12 PM on 08.21.09 |
->> I use Spyder3 Elite.
No issues with using either costco, WHC, mpix. All of the prints look just like they do on my screens |
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Tim Casey, Photographer
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Gainesville | FL | USA | Posted: 12:57 PM on 08.21.09 |
| ->> Pantone Huey Pro, great value, I've been very satisfied |
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N. Scott Trimble, Photographer
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Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Posted: 2:28 PM on 08.21.09 |
| ->> Xpro Eye-One. Just got and it works great. I think...so it tells me... |
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Steve Violette, Photographer
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Gulf Breeze | FL | USA | Posted: 2:44 PM on 08.21.09 |
| ->> Spyder3 not issues with WHCC or exposure manager - prints are as they appear on screen |
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Danny Munson, Photographer
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San Dimas | Ca | United States | Posted: 4:10 PM on 08.21.09 |
| ->> SpectraView II system for NEC monitors. |
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Patti Banks, Photographer
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morris plains | nj | usa | Posted: 5:38 PM on 08.21.09 |
| ->> Also Spyder. Prints from my 2 labs (GPA, Millers) and Adorama come back same as on screen. |
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Thomas Quinn, Photographer
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Valparaiso | IN | USA | Posted: 6:01 PM on 08.21.09 |
->> I am using the color munki. Spot on with MPix Pro.
2.2
5000 White Balance
Luminance based on measured value with Color Munki
Very Happy with it.
Q |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 5:20 PM on 08.22.09 |
| ->> i1 Display 2 |
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Kolman Rosenberg, Photographer
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Mentor | OH | USA | Posted: 7:49 PM on 08.22.09 |
| ->> Another Spyder 3 here. |
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Jeff Jones, Photo Editor
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Gallup | NM | USA | Posted: 12:26 AM on 08.23.09 |
->> Spyder 2 for my desktop, and Pantone Huey Pro for my laptop. (I wanted the regular room light adjustment reading that the Huey provides).
As a side note - I was having an awful time getting prints to look good from CS3 and my Canon i9100 printer. I finally got smart and told Photoshop to let the printer handle the colors and BAM, colors look great. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 5:02 AM on 08.23.09 |
| ->> Jeff - Most decidedly the thing to do. The old conventional wisdom was to let PS handle the colors if you were using a color-managed workflow - but this was based on the fact that printer manufacturers didn't have a clue about color management up until a few years ago. That's no longer the case, and if you are using a decent photo printer the printer driver can usually do a better job. |
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Jeff Mills, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 2:06 PM on 08.23.09 |
->> I've come across some mentions on the internet that if you have a monitor that can display a wide gamut, such as the HP LP2475w that I just ordered, that you need a profiling device that can support the full AdobeRGB range ?
I've still got the old USB Spyder which has served me well for years on a variety of monitors, both LCD and CRT, but I wasn't sure if I am going to have to upgrade in order to get the most out of the new HP display. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 8:21 PM on 08.23.09 |
| ->> Not sure you have to worry, Jeff...maybe if you had one of the Samsung OLED monitors like the XL-20 and XL-30 that cover the whole sRGB range and then some. But the LP2475w, while a nice monitor, doesn't fall in that category (note the 20" XL-20 costs several times as much as the 24" HP...). |
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Fj Hughes, Photographer, Assistant
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Baltimore | MD | USA | Posted: 6:06 AM on 08.24.09 |
->> Monaco OPTIX w/Color Eyes software
Gama - 2.2
White Point - 6500
Luminance - 120 cd/m2 |
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