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Monitor Calibration

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August 28, 2017
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Hi everyone, I'm a first year graphics design student and was planning to buy a monitor calibration. I will use mostly in graphics design, photo and video editing. i Just want to know what you are using and what you are going to recommend to start with. Thanks.

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jdanek

Inspiring

I would like to know what type of monitor and computer you are using?

NB, colourmanagement

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Hi Jdanek,

I am using Macs, mainly a macbook and an iMac, I have an Eizo Coloredge connected - as those screens have a high level of accuracy when calibrated. Also good uniformity.

D Fosse

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The Spyder is fine. Note that Spyders have a somewhat bad reputation, which stems from many years back with the Spyder 2, which really was bad. Since then they have tightened up their operation and the new models are very good.

That said, the i1 Display Pro is generally regarded the best sensor, with excellent inter-unit consistency, and the whole package is worth the price for the sensor alone.

Stay away from the Spyder Express edition. The software is severely crippled, with only single display support, and limited options for tuning the calibration parameters. You'll want to do that when you get some experience.

Long term, you may want to look at high-end monitors with fully integrated calibration software (NEC Spectraview and Eizo Colornavigator). These open up a whole new world and run rings around third-party calibrators, both in ultimate quality and practical use. Both support Spyder and x-rite sensors.

TheDigitalDog

Inspiring

I'd avoid anything Spyder:

http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=103094.msg845726#msg845726

The higher the reported dE, the worse the unit preformed. So you'll see two Spyder's (newest models) were 9.9 and 7.2 which is pretty awful. The X-rite products were 1.4 and as low as 0.8!

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

D Fosse

Community Expert

In all fairness, the white point accuracy isn't critical - you'll adjust that visually anyway, right? D65 may not give you a very good match to paper white, whatever the sensor returns. Much more important is how accurately the primaries are placed relative to that white point. That has a direct impact on how colors are actually reproduced.

Not that I have any particular views on the Spyders (I use the i1 myself) - but that test is pretty limited in scope.

NB, colourmanagement

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Hi,

I reckon a decent starting point at an entry level cost would be the Datacolor Spyder 5, I've seen good resilts with those, especially when the Soyder 5 colorimeter is used with a subsequent upgrade to my favourite display software "basICColor display".

so that's my recommendation. Do it in 2 stages over time.

At a slightly higher price the XRite i1 display pro is worth a look As I am sure many will point out.

Again I prefer to run the colorimeter with basICColor software.

if you are in Europe and contact me directly I can give you a -20% discount code for the spyder.

I hope that helps, please mark as helpful if so

if youre OK now, please mark as answered so others can see theres useful info in this thread.

best of luck

neil barstow

colourmanagement

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