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Which Monitor Calibration Tool?

SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3192 posts, RR: 32
Posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2293 times:

Hi all,

Which monitor calibration tool do you use? I'm looking into getting one and I'm leaning towards ColorVision S3P100 Spyder3 Pro, as it seems to me to be what most folks use. Will the Express version be enough or am I better off with Pro? Any alternatives (and I'm waiting for my good friend Dan toi chime in!)?

Thanks,

Tony

[Edited 2010-02-24 05:10:25]

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dvincent From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1710 posts, RR: 14
Reply 1, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 2284 times:

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Everybody knows my opinion on these matters - go with XRite (or used Gretag equipment). EyeOne is reliable and easy to use and I've trusted prepress software to it for many many years - where color critical means you have to do the job over if you screw it up.

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Jid From Barbados, joined Dec 2004, 954 posts, RR: 40
Reply 2, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 2283 times:

Tony the Express version is fine for monitor calibration. I found that if you are using a MAC then the Eye One device works better with the MAC OS. If it a windows box then they both perform the same, Colorvision, Eye-One etc.

It would be interesting to know what the screeners use here with their Dell Monitors and the colour setting are used as I guess they are all the same.

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SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3192 posts, RR: 32
Reply 3, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2261 times:

Quoting dvincent (Reply 1):
EyeOne

I take it it's what they call i1Display on their web site? The LT version seems to be similarly priced to Spyder3 Pro...

Tony

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cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4833 posts, RR: 49
Reply 4, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2188 times:

On Windows, Datacolor/Colorvision Spyder whatever they call it now should be fine. I've got the older Spyder2Pro.

However, the new screen when it arrives has its own hardware calibration device.

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SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3192 posts, RR: 32
Reply 5, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2169 times:

Quoting cpd (Reply 4):
On Windows, Datacolor/Colorvision Spyder whatever they call it now should be fine. I've got the older Spyder2Pro.

Hi Chris,

So I ended up ordering the Spyder 3 Pro. It seems as if the hardware on it is a bit more up-to-date than EyeOne.

I read lots of reviews and it was a tough choice. It seems that many folks really liked one of them and got terrible results with the other. I don't know whether it was "operator error" in some cases. But also lots of folks seem to have got great results with both. So, I think I'll be OK with the Spyder.

Tony

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Jid From Barbados, joined Dec 2004, 954 posts, RR: 40
Reply 6, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2167 times:

Hi Tony, yes i1Display is what Eye-one used to be and they are part of X-rite now anyway. I have a Spyder2 and an Eye-one device as stated above. Don't forget your monitor colour will drift so check it every couple of weeks.

Any word on what the screeners use here or is there no need to calibrate their Dell monitors ?

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SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3192 posts, RR: 32
Reply 7, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2126 times:

BTW, I have a stupid question. Apparently, Spyder3 has a suction cup and attaches to the screen, right? Is there any chance of scratching the screen in the process of attaching / detaching it?

Tony

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Jid From Barbados, joined Dec 2004, 954 posts, RR: 40
Reply 8, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2109 times:

The 2 has also, they are only to be used on crt monitors.

Jid

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SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3192 posts, RR: 32
Reply 9, posted (2 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2107 times:

Quoting Jid (Reply 8):
The 2 has also, they are only to be used on crt monitors.

Aha! Good tip. I'll make sure I read the manual this time.

Thanks,

Tony

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