Hi Christine tekila-at-mindspring.com (Christine Holzmann)::31/10/04::6:02 am:: GMT-0500
>In our production >department we have a variety of monitors that need to be calibrated >(Apple Studio displays, other LCD monitors, CRTs, etc.). What is the >best to go for, in your opinion, that would cover the most of these? nice that yo're taking colour management seriously. IMO, to cover all those display systems, and to get proper continuity across them a colorimeter will not do, you'll need a spectrophotometer. And you'll need to match the luminances where screens are adjacent and need to match visually. I recommend GretagMacbeth's eyeOne <Monitor> with basICColor Display software, the eyeOne Monitor is only available from color-solutions, makers of basICColor under an OEM arrangement with Gretag. They did that because they too think a spectrophotometer is better, especially with multi screen installations where visual matching is important. >The monitors do not have individual RGB guns of course (only our LaCie >monitors do, which we use the Blue Eye for and this is not suited for >the other monitors.) >I am looking at the three main devices out there: > >There is a new Pantone Colorvision 2 Spyder that looks pretty good I've not tried the new spyder, I was stung to many times by the old ones. I hope they now have the repeatability and inter instrument difference issues solved. I guess they should have by now. > >Here is the link to the Gretagmacbeth one Gretag eyeOne Display 2 is good, as is thier new SW, but it's a colorimeter, not a spectrophotometer. Form Gretag you'd need the eyeOne Photo to get a spectro. > >And here is the Monaco OPTIX: http://www.xritephoto.com/product/optixxr/ another colorimeter. >My friend, may God always shine a rainbow upon your path as you walk >along life's trails:) thanks, that'd be nice. Regards, Neil Barstow :: Apple Solutions Expert :: colourmanagement.net Consulting in Imaging & Colour Management, custom profiling, training, seminars implementation :: WE RESELL :- Gretag+eyeOne :: basICColor Squid, Display etc. XRite. :: GTI viewing booths :: Epson :: Proofmaster RIP + ISO Proofing solutions www.colourmanagement.net/ :: www.apple.com/uk/creative/neilbarstow/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
