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Hi all,
I need to invest in a monitor calibration device.
Not really interested in printer calibration but need to hear your reccomendations/experiences please.
Cheers
Richie
Hello,
I got a spyder 3 pro a while back v. happy with it so far.
Just as i thought. Everyone is happy with what they have.
Nick, your Huey Pro, I need to run it on my laptop and Pc so is that possible considering you have a gadget attached for measuring the ambient light?
Well,
As i suspected, a lot of people like what they have and every magazine review i've seen has different winners. This months Digital SLR Photography magazine has a review of 8 popular devices and Spyder 3 claims the "Best Buy" award. However, I never buy on the strength of these reviews as the results can be affected by how much advertising revenue a particular product gets in their mag. Hardly an unbiased review in my opinion.
They can't even get the product spec correct on the i2.
I did find some objective American site who rated the i2 highly and suggested that the Spyder3 is not as good as it's previous incarnations.
I rang two printing labs i use and both recommended i2 so that's what i've opted for.
It doesn't support dual monitors and can be a little tricked to calibrate one the first try but it's actually dead easy to use.
Colour on my monitor to lab prints are now spot on and it would seam i made the right choice.
Here's a guide for anyone who plans to get one.
Thanks for your comments.
Richie
Thanks for the link - loads to read before decicing which piece of hardware works best.
Still wondering though how my own printer will handle the prints. How do I adjust that?
And of course - how does the print service will handle the prints? I always understood that I need to know which colourprofile the lab is using...?
Still a bit confused...
Jacqueline
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