Re: Spectros better than colorimeters for monitor profiling? [was: X-Rite colormunki]
Re: Spectros better than colorimeters for monitor profiling? [was: X-Rite colormunki]
- Subject: Re: Spectros better than colorimeters for monitor profiling? [was: X-Rite colormunki]
- From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:21:42 -0700
- Thread-topic: Spectros better than colorimeters for monitor profiling? [was: X-Rite colormunki]
In a message dated 10/21/08 12:51 AM, Koch Karl wrote:
> Hi Marco,
>
> if you feed them peanuts, all you can expect is monkeys <g>
>
> I don´t think there are "better" or "worse" technologies here, it´s a
> question of implementation.
> My experience is that a spectro with a 20 nm or even 10 nm resolution
> is not sufficient. Equally insuffient is a colorimeter with the
> "wrong" calibration matrix. And the matrix will always be off, if it´s
> not tailored to the respective panel type (backlight, LCD filter
> characteristics).
> A 1nm or 2nm spectro is doubtlessly the "better" instrument if money
> (and ease of use) is irrelevant.
> I prefer a panel-optimized colorimeter over any of the "affordable"
> spectros. That´s why basICColor display will have a colorimeter/panel
> optimization in one of the next versions.
Hi Karl.
Thanks for the reply, but I'm still unclear. Perhaps it will help if I ask a
more-specific question.
Possibly, the spectrophotometer that is most of most common use among
production people like myself, and photographers too, is the EyeOne Pro,
which is used by ProfileMaker (and EyeOne Match) at a resolution of 10nm,
though I understand that it is capable of resolutions as high as 3.5nm or
so. (I believe that Argyll can use it at that res, though I have not used
that software myself.)
Unlike a colorimeter such as the EyeOne Display 2, a spectrophotometer like
the EyeOne Pro will not be limited in its ability to read human-visible
colors, no matter how wide the gamut. That would, in theory, make it an
attractive choice to calibrate and profile wide-gamut monitor displays.
So, the question that I would be grateful to see answered is: in which
situation(s) is the EyeOne Pro *not* a good tool to create monitor profiles?
With EyeOne Match? With basICColor display? With CCFL backlights? With LED
backlights?
Stated slightly differently, when and why is an EyeOne Pro *not* an adequate
tool for monitor profiling and calibration? When used with which software
and/or display combinations?
Thank you.
Marco Ugolini
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