Calibrator ease of use for first-time buyers
Calibrator ease of use for first-time buyers
- Subject: Calibrator ease of use for first-time buyers
- From: tom lianza <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:37:03 -0400
Edmund,
Thanks for the kind words about our products. Ease of use is, and
always has been, the prime goal in monitor adjustment software. When I
founded Sequel Imaging in 1989 my prime goal was to build a product that
would allow a non-scientist to calibrate and adjust a display. This
implied that the price point would have to be very low in comparison to
scientific instruments, the size would have to be small, and the
software should be easy to use.
The major problem has always been trying to keep up with the changes in
the display technology world. A big point to consider is the goal that
the customer is trying to achieve. For instance, matching of all
monitors in a facility. Our products are used at all the major
animation studios with custom software running on linux. This
application is very demanding because of the precise black point
requirements. The monitors are adjusted automatically using the DDC
channel on the display via our "enable cable technology". The goal is
to allow the artist to "get on with their work" in a seamless manner.
This process is greatly aided by the need to support only one brand and
model number of display. This is what made the Sony Artisan (which we
designed at Sequel) such a great calibrator.
A product like i1 match is particularly challenging because we have to
support a wide range of displays in a wide range of environments. All
three (soon to be two) major vendors in this area have the same
challenge. The biggest issue facing photographers today is the rapid
advances in display technology. The shift to wider gamut displays with
the next level of DDC/Ci features such as adjustable gamma and 6 axis
color models will greatly complicate the calibration software process.
In fact, the six axis color adjustment displays require an ICC version 4
color profile. Microsoft WCS should be able to handle these displays as
well, but I haven't personally looked at that implementation.
The biggest challenge is the laptop display. These displays are
generally unusable for critical viewing (Mac or PC) and customers insist
on calibrating them. The management of customer expectations in this
area is a full time job. It seems that the displays in this area are
getting worse, not better. My recent intel mac Laptop has very high
luminance but at the expense of screen viewing angle. My Thinkpad T60
probably has the best display that I have ever seen in a laptop, but it
still doesn't cut it for critical evaluation. This problem won't go
away because there isn't enough demand from the market place to pay for
great displays in laptops.
Take care,
Tom Lianza
Director Display and Capture Technologies
Gretagmacbeth (for a few more days...)
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