Re: Colorvision Spyder& photocal vs Lacie Blue eye
Re: Colorvision Spyder& photocal vs Lacie Blue eye
- Subject: Re: Colorvision Spyder& photocal vs Lacie Blue eye
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:04:37 EST
In a message dated 3/7/01 12:02:28 PM, email@hidden writes:
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I am using a Lacie 22" Electron Blue monitor and need some advice on a
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color calibrator . Lacie offers the Blue Eye at about twice the cost of
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the
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Colorvision Spyder & photocal . Has anyone had any experience with these
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two systems? Do the differences (if any) warrant the additional cost.
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Any
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advice would be appreciated.
The sensor LaCie is bundling in the new BlueEye is the Chroma4, a simple
three sensor device in no way comparable to the Monitor Spyder, with its
eight sensors. The BlueEye has the convenience advantage of prebalancing your
RGB guns automatically, but since this needs to be done only rarely, and I
know I've got it right when I do it manually with PhotoCal, I don't find this
much of an advantage. Overall I'd say that the Spyder/PhotoCal package was
at least comparable software (I suspect more than comparable) and definately
superior hardware... and of course its a lot cheaper as well.
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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