On May 27, 2015, at 6:10 PM, Andrew Rodney <andrew@digitaldog.net> wrote:
On May 27, 2015, at 7:03 PM, Mark Stegman <mark.stegman@gmail.com> wrote:
Was David talking about an i1 Pro or an i1 Display Pro?
If an i1 Pro is so inadequate what instrument DO you recommend for profiling a professional grade monitor like an NECs or Eizo?
I believe he was generally asking about the capabilities of i1P and an iMac versus a SpectraView.
An i1Pro Spectrophotometer isn't inadequate and is actually a better device IF (big if), you've got a colorimeter that isn't 'tuned' for the type of display being measured. In the old days, when wide gamut displays first came to market, this spectroradiometer was the only way to deal with them. But I'd agree, a colorimeter is a better option if it's designed for the display. Better for measuring dark emissive colors.
If you've got both instruments and ArgyllCMS, you can have the best of both worlds. You use the spectrometer (i1 Pro) to build a "tuning" map for the colorimeter (i1 Display Pro), after which the colorimeter remains as fast as before and as superior for the shadows, but it "borrows" the color accuracy of the spectrometer. See Graeme's documentation for details. b&