Re: inexpensive monitor calibration and profile calibration
Re: inexpensive monitor calibration and profile calibration
- Subject: Re: inexpensive monitor calibration and profile calibration
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 11:27:44 EDT
In a message dated 5/8/03 11:03:56 AM, email@hidden writes:
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> Since the original post had to do with education-based situations, its
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worth
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> noting that there is a 25% educational discount available on the Spyder,
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> which would bring the price down to around 170 bucks. Most resellers will
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> honor this, so direct purchasing from the company is not the only option
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for
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> educational situations.
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What's new (if anything) with regard to site licensing with the software?
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This question applies to educational as well as non educational users.
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SpyderPRO (the version with OptiCAL) now comes with three licenses included,
other configurations with 10, 25 and 50 seats are listed under "software" on
the ColorVision web store.
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Anyone know if the new GretagMacbeth EyeOne Display ($249 list) has the
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same
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unlimited site licensing as the older EyeOne unit ($600)? If so, the cost
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for an affordable system would end up being highly dependant on the
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licensing of the software.
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Haven't seen an answer to this yet. My guess was that this wasn't even
determined when the preannounced the product, and that the details are
getting worked out as they go along.
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> The upcoming PrintFIX product from ColorVision may change that equation a
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> bit; its in the price range of software only, scanner-based solutions,
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but
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> should build profiles that meet basic photo needs without much, if any,
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> editing.
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Ah, so it is a scanner?
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Well, its in a scanner-based price range. The product description says: "High
performance PrintFIX patch reader uses patented "flash " LED technology to
accurately measure printer calibration targets."
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There were some questions about this on DP review.
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What makes it specific to just some printers?
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The likely answer would be: characteristics of those printers and their inks,
such as printer black generation, and ink metamerism...
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I see only a small group of
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printers is "supported" so I'm interested in what this means and how it's
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printer specific. What's the difference in this hardware verses using a
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desktop flatbed scanner with Profiler?
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Another poster on DPReview already responded your question there with at
least one reason: a single device can be accounted for in ways that all the
assorted flatbed scanners and scanning software in the world cannot.
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Is this faster/better or just a
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solution for those that may not have a desktop scanner?
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Guess we'll have to wait for the public to try it and form an opinion. The
testimonials on the ColorVision website are certainly very enthusiastic.
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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