ColorVision Spyder

Any experiences with this device?

Does its software license permit you to calibrate more than one computer
with a single Spyder? (I certainly hope so!)

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
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Any experiences with this device?

Does its software license permit you to calibrate more than one computer
with a single Spyder? (I certainly hope so!)

Found the answer:
http://www.colorvision.com/store_lic...e_111703.shtml

It's licensed for all the computers at one location, and up to 5 computers
portable or elsewhere.

From: "Michael A. Covington" ess

Any experiences with this device?

Yes, I've used one for about four years to calibrate our monitors. Works fine
on CRTs, maybe not as well on LCDs.

If you are also going to buy the printer profiling package I'd recommend the
Gretag Eye-One kit instead though.

Bill

I reviewed the entry-level ColorPlus version recently:

http://dpnow.com/1240.html

Ian

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
...
Any experiences with this device?

Does its software license permit you to calibrate more than one computer
with a single Spyder? (I certainly hope so!)

I reviewed the entry-level ColorPlus version recently:

http://dpnow.com/1240.html

Ian

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
...
Any experiences with this device?

Does its software license permit you to calibrate more than one computer
with a single Spyder? (I certainly hope so!)

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:01:22 -0400, "Michael A. Covington"
wrote:

Any experiences with this device?

Does its software license permit you to calibrate more than one computer
with a single Spyder? (I certainly hope so!)

A mate of mine has one - his only complaint is that it couldn't handle
a system with multiple monitors. This is probably a limitation of the
OS (WinXP) though - you only get one color profile for all monitors
connected to the system - even though they could be significantly
different brands/types etc.

When asked why he needed *both* monitors calibrated (surely you would
do graphic work primarily on just one), he responded that it's just
annoying that **** doesn't work how it should, and that the setup
looks stupid because even the background on the two different monitors
don't match up (one CRT, one LCD) I believe he also muttered a curse
that had something to do with a nasty Plague and Microsoft employees.

--
Owamanga!

Owamanga wrote in
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A mate of mine has one - his only complaint is that it couldn't handle
a system with multiple monitors. This is probably a limitation of the
OS (WinXP) though - you only get one color profile for all monitors
connected to the system - even though they could be significantly
different brands/types etc.

When asked why he needed *both* monitors calibrated (surely you would
do graphic work primarily on just one), he responded that it's just
annoying that **** doesn't work how it should, and that the setup
looks stupid because even the background on the two different monitors
don't match up (one CRT, one LCD) I believe he also muttered a curse
that had something to do with a nasty Plague and Microsoft employees.


Yepp - I know about that one. I don't use dual monitors. But if I should,
it would be a major pain for me also. Things shall work as they should,
and an uncallibrated monitor beside the callibrated should probably
disturb my color work.

Otherwise - it works just fine.


/Roland

"Owamanga" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:01:22 -0400, "Michael A. Covington"
wrote:

A mate of mine has one - his only complaint is that it couldn't handle
a system with multiple monitors. This is probably a limitation of the
OS (WinXP) though - you only get one color profile for all monitors
connected to the system - even though they could be significantly
different brands/types etc.

Were they on different video cards or one multi-output card?

When asked why he needed *both* monitors calibrated (surely you would
do graphic work primarily on just one), he responded that it's just
annoying that **** doesn't work how it should, and that the setup
looks stupid because even the background on the two different monitors
don't match up (one CRT, one LCD) I believe he also muttered a curse
that had something to do with a nasty Plague and Microsoft employees.

It may be unreasonable to ask a CRT and LCD to match, even with careful
color calibration. They have different gamuts.

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in news:418152dd
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It may be unreasonable to ask a CRT and LCD to match, even with careful
color calibration. They have different gamuts.


Thats not the problem. The problem is that spyder does not support
different profiles at all.


/Roland

From: Roland Karlsson

I don't use dual monitors. But if I should,
it would be a major pain for me also. Things shall work as they should,
and an uncallibrated monitor beside the callibrated should probably
disturb my color work.

You can calibrate both monitors, you just can't have separate profiles. The
profiles come from characterizing the monitor, not calibrating it. Those are
two separate things.

What works for most of the world is to display the actual images on the
profiled monitor with the active ICM profile and put the palettes etc on the
second monitor.