Spyder2Pro Color Calibration System
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I've been using Spyder 2PRO for several months to edit video on a Mac Book Pro 17' with a secondary monitor, switching between several different types of monitors including LCD and NTSC. During startup, the Mac determines which monitor is connected and applies the appropriate profile. After getting the hang of the software, matching monitor calibration was achieved and the relevant data stored with each monitor's profile. The only drawback has been the lack of Mac Book Pro's individual brightness and contrast manual controls which required several passes through monitor setup to find the best combination. After checking the calibrations using SMPTE color bars with a blue filter I am quite pleased with the results. Tips for the novice: Turn off all auto options on the computer such as keyboard backlight, ambient adjust, etc. and allow the Spyder ambient sensor to take light measurements and indicate changes in room lighting. Also, turn off all desktop pictures/designs and select solid
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As a professional photographer, I rely on my images for my income. That's why after purchasing another monitor, I calibrated it with SpyderPro 2.
It works as advertised. But be aware, this is not a 'point and click and done' operation. It took nearly 4 hours to calibrate my monitor. I have a very fast Mac dual core, so don't go there. The time is in the details. The Spyder takes measurements, for different colors, has you adjust them, then tries again. I found very small adjustment make big differences to the Spyder, but not to the human eye.
Bottom line, I recommend the SpyderPro 2, but keep in mind it will take time, and (at least in my case) monitor adjustments are very finite.
It works as advertised. But be aware, this is not a 'point and click and done' operation. It took nearly 4 hours to calibrate my monitor. I have a very fast Mac dual core, so don't go there. The time is in the details. The Spyder takes measurements, for different colors, has you adjust them, then tries again. I found very small adjustment make big differences to the Spyder, but not to the human eye.
Bottom line, I recommend the SpyderPro 2, but keep in mind it will take time, and (at least in my case) monitor adjustments are very finite.
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I specifically purchased Spyder2Pro to calibrate my MacBook Pro 17" to a new Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP. After many failed attempts to get the Dell to look closer to my MBP display with its built-in Dell monitor controls, I turned to Spyder2Pro because I mirror the display. I ran it a few times with different settings, but I honestly have not found the right profile yet. It certainly looks better than it did before but some colors are just not right and that bothers me. My problems are blues look too purple, tans lean towards orange, and whites have a cast. As a Web Designer, I want better accuracy when proofing my sites on my own monitor before I present to clients and see it on their different monitors. I have not tested the printer side of the software yet. I'm on the fence as to whether I'd recommend the product.
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Been using this for about a month now. Overall cannot see any great improvement over using Quick Gamma, which is free, but then again, I've got an inexpensive AOC CRT monitor, and a laptop LCD monitor with the notorious Radeon Mobility card that won't allow external programs to write to it.
Anyway, I've calibrated to all the settings on the menu and also tried to achieve the 2.2 gamma, 5800 color temperature profile suggested with the ambient light option turned on. The latter was not doable with my monitor. I also saved ALL the profiles produced. Bear in mind, each profile was produced using different brightness, contrast, and color temperature settings, all of which were set outside the program, using the control knob on the monitor itself.
Here are a couple of things that were weird for me with respect to the CRT. EVERY ONE of the profiles produced is apparently identical. The screen color or brightness do not change one little bit, no matter which profile is selected as default
Anyway, I've calibrated to all the settings on the menu and also tried to achieve the 2.2 gamma, 5800 color temperature profile suggested with the ambient light option turned on. The latter was not doable with my monitor. I also saved ALL the profiles produced. Bear in mind, each profile was produced using different brightness, contrast, and color temperature settings, all of which were set outside the program, using the control knob on the monitor itself.
Here are a couple of things that were weird for me with respect to the CRT. EVERY ONE of the profiles produced is apparently identical. The screen color or brightness do not change one little bit, no matter which profile is selected as default
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I upgraded from the Spyder2Express, not really an upgrade because its cheaper to just purchase the pro version than it is to get the upgrade, which means I ended up with a spare device.
On my mac the dual screen supports just works, I use a single card with two outputs and it does support two profiles at the same time. Worked first time, but Mac dual screen support is much better than Windows.
I also calibrated my Windows systems and my laptop with no issues.
Makes the complex task of calibrating your screens pretty simple.
One point to highlight before you start though and this applies to ANY product of this type.
You simply MUST try to learn what you are attempting to do BEFORE starting any calibration process. If you do not know what the device is trying to do, then you will have problems. Color management is a complex process, expecting this device to simplify it while ignoring all the other aspects of a color managed workflow is a recipe for failure.
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On my mac the dual screen supports just works, I use a single card with two outputs and it does support two profiles at the same time. Worked first time, but Mac dual screen support is much better than Windows.
I also calibrated my Windows systems and my laptop with no issues.
Makes the complex task of calibrating your screens pretty simple.
One point to highlight before you start though and this applies to ANY product of this type.
You simply MUST try to learn what you are attempting to do BEFORE starting any calibration process. If you do not know what the device is trying to do, then you will have problems. Color management is a complex process, expecting this device to simplify it while ignoring all the other aspects of a color managed workflow is a recipe for failure.
This applies to Gretag and
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Extremely easy to use with excellent results. The Wizard guides you through each step of the way and Help is just a click away if needed. The Pro is well worth the time effort and money. I haven't run the PrintFIX PLUS as of yet but will give feedback after I do.
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We just purchased the Spyder2Pro after it was highly recommended. We use Dell workstations with dual monitors. After working out the quirks for about 4 hours, we tried the color correction that comes with the dual monitor video card (nVidia). It allowed us to calibrate dual monitors (Spyder2PRO only calibrates one, so dual monitors do not match), and actually looked better than using the Spyder2PRO. Plus it only takes about 5 minutes compared to 20 or more with the Spyder2PRO. The Spyder2PRO was a waste of money for us.
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