Attack of the Spyders. Oh My!
Attack of the Spyders. Oh My!
- Subject: Attack of the Spyders. Oh My!
- From: Anthony Sanna <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:00:07 -0600
I'm currently making the switch from 9 to 10.2.1, and among the many,
many transitional glitches is the issue of monitor calibration. This
should be an easy one, both hardware (DTP92usb) and software (OptiCal)
work well in Jaguar, but there are a few catches.
CATCH ONE: I just spoke to ColorVision Tech Support about support for
the DTP92usb. I was told that OptiCal for OSX - for now & in the
future - will only support their own Spyder (however, they have a
convenient trade-in program for your old device).
CATCH TWO: ColorVision will not sell the Spyder outside of a software
package, and their cheapest package is $388. However, if you take
advantage of their generous "trade-in" program, ColorVision will knock
$189 off the package price to bring the ring down to $199. All you
have to do is send them your current monitor profiling device, which,
in my case, is a fairly new DTP92usb (which X-Rite sells for $550,
instrument only). I do have an old ProSense puck around somewhere, so
the options are:
OPTION A: Keep OptiCal, buy a Spyder. Chromix sells the CRT/LCD
Spyder/PhotoCal bundle for $259, so an option would be to keep the
X-Rite for an extra $60.
OPTION B: Buy another monitor profiling package that works on OSX with
the DTP92 (i.e.: $99 buys pCity's ICC Display).
OPTION C: Buy another software package AND device that offers inherent
advantages over Options A & B, like a Gretag/MacBeth package that works
on CRT's & LCD's and is expandable for other uses, such as replacing my
Digital SwatchBook for color control & sampling, and possibly, print
profiling. Chromix has the Eye-One Pro for $1449 ($1649-UV) that would
replace both X-Rite instruments, and seems to be very expandable.
Of course, all these options lead to questions, such as:
Q1: Is the Spyder as accurate as the DTP92 or the Eye-One? The Spyder
is about a third the cost of the other two.
Q2: I like PreCal/OptiCal. What OSX & DTP92usb compatible software is
its equal or better?
Q3: In the long run, is it best to just bite-the-puck and invest in a
more long-term solution/system.
Tony
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