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Best device to color calibrate a Monitor?

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Posted by Peter Conway on July 17, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Hi all,

Any recommendations on the best device to color calibrate a monitor with? I have a Mac wide flatscreen if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance,
Peter
Posted by Ed Cordes on July 17, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Ggretagmacbeth Eye One 2. Works great. I have been using it for 4 years and love it.
Posted by David Taylor on July 17, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Another vote for the Eye One. Very good results & extremely easy to use.
:toast:
Posted by Peter Conway on July 18, 2009 at 12:36 AM
Thank You!
Posted by Nat Coalson on July 18, 2009 at 2:42 AM
Eye One (i1) all the way (now from X-Rite).

IMO at this point it's not worth considering anything else for calibration hardware.

If you want to get the most accurate profiles, also take a look at ColorEyes software. Works great with the i1.
Posted by Garth McElroy on July 18, 2009 at 7:13 AM
The Gretag Macbeth eye one is awesome. Both my monitor and printer are profiled with the system. Color matches perfectly.
Posted by Preston Birdwell on July 18, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Peter,

Here's an excellent site for learning about all things 'color management':

Color Wiki.

You might also check out: Chromix. They have excellent learning resources, a print profile service, and calibration tools for print and monitors. Highly recommended.

-P
Posted by Peter Conway on July 19, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate all the help.

Peter
Posted by Don Grall on August 3, 2009 at 2:31 PM
I use the Eye One also, but my monitor/XP system won't retain the profile generated from one session to the next if I turn the system off. The monitor is a NEC 26"WUXi. Prior to this I had an 21"CRT Apple Studio Display with the XPsystem and had no problem. On my Vista laptop the same problem occurs but clicking on the Logo Calibration Loader Icon quickly corrects for it. The LCL icon doesn't do the trick though with the XPsystem, so I have to recalibrate the XP desktop every time I do any processing, which is daily.
Posted by Preston Birdwell on August 7, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Don,

I have never had this happen on either of my XP systems. Here's a couple of things to try:

Download and install the the latest drivers for both your monitor and display adapter.

Recalibrate your monitor to get a new profile.

In Windows, right click the desk top, select Properties>Settings>Advanced>Color Management. Click 'Add' to add your new profile to the list. Click 'Set as Default'. Next, select any old profiles, if pressent, and remove each one from list (except the new one). Click 'OK' twice.

Test to see if the profile holds as you set it.

-P