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waiiiit, it's the software that determines whether it's compatible with wide gamut monitors?
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waiiiit, it's the software that determines whether it's compatible with wide gamut monitors?
Can I ask for thoughts please?
To keep costs down I am thinking about an x-rite i1 Display Pro on a Dell IN2010 (analog) monitor and using the free custom profile from Permajet on my canon ip5000 printer.
(System is W7 Pro 64 bit)
I know the monitor is not IPS but I also understand this only affects the colour with viewing angle so I can live with that.
Has anyone any experience with a similar setup or should I cut the middleman & go for a Colormunki photo & DIY?
Am I missing anything?
Thanks guys, very helpful thread!
To keep costs down I am thinking about an x-rite i1 Display Pro on a Dell IN2010 (analog) monitor and using the free custom profile from Permajet on my canon ip5000 printer.
(System is W7 Pro 64 bit)
I know the monitor is not IPS but I also understand this only affects the colour with viewing angle so I can live with that.
Has anyone any experience with a similar setup or should I cut the middleman & go for a Colormunki photo & DIY?
Am I missing anything?
Thanks guys, very helpful thread!
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waiiiit, it's the software that determines whether it's compatible with wide gamut monitors?
i believe the actual hardware with spyders are all the same, its the software that determines the express/pro/elite version.s
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waiiiit, it's the software that determines whether it's compatible with wide gamut monitors?
No.. it's not, it's the colorimeter, but the pre version 4 software was not designed with a wide gamut screen in mind, and doesn't play nice. The hardware is wide gamut compatible.
The X-Rite i1 Display Pro is a fabulous system. I used it myself, and still use the i1 Display 3 colorimeter it comes with on my Eizo, but with Eizo's software. I highly recommend the i1 Display Pro.
Makes me wonder whether you need it for that screen though... A cheap TN panel over analogue etc.. but you'll get a new screen one day, and once you have it, you have it.
The i1 Display Pro is only a monitor calibration solution though, whereas the Color Munki Photo will profile your print media too.
I'd go for the Color Munki Photo if you do your own printing.
This is true, but you're talking about variations of the same type.. but the colorimeter that came with the Spyder 3 and spyder 4 are very different animals.
Which target are you using in Color Navigator - 'Photography' or 'Eizo'?
Neither. Photography is too warm at 5500K unless you use very warm based papers. The defaults all seem to be 100mcd/m2 too, which is a little too dark for my liking, as 120mcd/m2 has long been an established luminance level and standard. I use my own custom one.
White point is relative though, and some people prefer warmer white points. I use mainly Epson papers though, and they have a very cool white base, and 5500K just doesn't give me accurate rendition when I soft proof. Calibration is not about white point.. people think it is, but it's not.. it's about gamma, black point and luminance. White point is subjective.
Do you not find 5500K too warm? D65 is pretty much an accepted standard now.
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yes sorry, shouldve made that clear
Yes, 5500K is a little warm for most papers - I might try your settings but suspect 6500K would be a little cold. Perhaps 6000K is the best option. I use a semi-darkened room for editing so tend to stick with 100 cd/m2.
Btw, how do you find the CG303W - a fantastic monitor IMO, I was tempted but couldn't afford it.
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I love the 303. I can't stand 16:9 screens, and this was one of the last 16:10 Eizos. When this kicks the bucket I'll have to go to the dark side and get a NEC Reference series 
Quality will be no better than yours... mine;'s just bigger is all. Both use great LG panels, same gamut, same everything... both hardware profilable etc.
D65 may well seem cool if you're used to 5500K, yes. I don't know of anyone who uses 5500K though, even the couple of people I know who work in Taylor James in London say they have their screens set at D65. It's such a ubiquitous standard for monitors now, you have to consider the likelihood of whoever you are sending your images to also using D65. Things balanced on your 5.5K screen may well look a little cold on a D65 screen. At least the other way around it will be warmer... which is usually a safer bet.
Quality will be no better than yours... mine;'s just bigger is all. Both use great LG panels, same gamut, same everything... both hardware profilable etc.
D65 may well seem cool if you're used to 5500K, yes. I don't know of anyone who uses 5500K though, even the couple of people I know who work in Taylor James in London say they have their screens set at D65. It's such a ubiquitous standard for monitors now, you have to consider the likelihood of whoever you are sending your images to also using D65. Things balanced on your 5.5K screen may well look a little cold on a D65 screen. At least the other way around it will be warmer... which is usually a safer bet.