William writes ... > 1.On my Mac I can switch between different monitor profiles > on the fly but on my W2k machine I have to restart to change > them. Is this the case with XP?
Not familiar with XP, but suspect no difference ... because Windows CM is not "active" CM ... better described as "passive". That is, Windows accommodates CM by providing device associations with device profiles, but does not dictate their use. This "passive" approach simply provides a means (or API) for CM software. Therefore, the Windows version of the eye1 software might eventually allow you to right-clik its tray icon, and allow you to change to a different profile (e.g., from 6500K to 5000K) > 2.The device calibrates the screen to a standard (in theory) > but ambient light conditions obviously affect the way images > look on screen. Is there a standard for ambient lighting? ... As dark as is comfortable. I would have thought the eye1 hardware would have come with a "skirt" for eliminating ambient light(?) > 3.Having calibrated a screen how can I tell if it is right? > My Mac and PC screens are side by side and they both look > good but they don't quite match ... They should be very close ... this assumes both computers are displaying the same image from a CM savvy application (e.g., Photoshop). hth & cheerios ... shAf :o) Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland www.micro-investigations.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
