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I've seen this being asked long time ago, and googling it I couldn't find any answer...
Is there a way to do some profiling without buying the devices? I just want to check my setup every now and then, and spending 200£ for the calibrator it's a bit steep...

Thanks!
 
When you say you want to do the calibration "every now & then"........just how often? Though I don't do it often enough it is recommended to do it every 3 months.
 
I do have an DTP94 device, but just for confirming that is still doing a good job, I'd like to use a modern one. Or even better using a spectrophotometer to profile my device itself. For the prints, I get the profiles done by permajet as I use their paper.
 
Get yourself the Spyder 5 express (£99) and use DisplayCal software (free)

The only difference between the Spyder Express, Pro and Elite is the software. DisplayCal is far superior
 
ecoleman said:
Get yourself the Spyder 5 express (£99) and use DisplayCal software (free)

The only difference between the Spyder Express, Pro and Elite is the software. DisplayCal is far superior
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No idea about the devices bit, but DisplayCal is very good and well worth bunging them a donation if you use it
 
ecoleman said:
Get yourself the Spyder 5 express (£99) and use DisplayCal software (free)

The only difference between the Spyder Express, Pro and Elite is the software. DisplayCal is far superior
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I do use displaycal, I don't have any problems with that, is just if there was some renting availability of calibration devices I would be able to check my device. I've been reading about this topic for a while, and I do know how to do it.
There's also quite a few posts online showing that spyder5 devices are at most a hit and miss in terms of quality of results, compared to I1display pro. And for the price difference I'd buy the latter.
 
MarcHT said:
I do use displaycal, I don't have any problems with that, is just if there was some renting availability of calibration devices I would be able to check my device. I've been reading about this topic for a while, and I do know how to do it.
There's also quite a few posts online showing that spyder5 devices are at most a hit and miss in terms of quality of results, compared to I1display pro. And for the price difference I'd buy the latter.
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Nothing wrong with the Spyder device, it's just the software that's crap.
I calibrate 2 iMacs perfectly with a Spyder and DisplayCal. I was never able to get the screens to match when using the Spyder software. DisplayCal gives me a perfect match between the two screens.
 
ecoleman said:
Nothing wrong with the Spyder device, it's just the software that's crap.
I calibrate 2 iMacs perfectly with a Spyder and DisplayCal. I was never able to get the screens to match when using the Spyder software. DisplayCal gives me a perfect match between the two screens.
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I'm not saying your device is doing a wrong job, but thinking of doing an investment on this kind of device, I'd choose the x-rite.
There's just an example (from avsforums) of why it's less recommended than the i1display:

Hi, Spyder meters are not so good to low luminance patch reading, as you can see from the following picture (the crosses away from the REC.709 triangle of the CIE Chart are bad/failed readings...coming from dark patches inaccurate measurements) from a test Steve Shaw performed (CEO of LightIllusion) show the poor performance of Spyder 4/5 meters where they fail to read properly dark colors.

When you buy a new Spyder 5 meter, it's color accuracy is like playing a lottery, so even new meters have large unit-to-unit differences to the measurements, this is why they are not recommended from calibration software companies. (You can fix the color accuracy issue if you create a 4-color matrix meter correction table using a software that supports that (not Spyder software).
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MarcHT said:
I'm not saying your device is doing a wrong job, but thinking of doing an investment on this kind of device, I'd choose the x-rite.
There's just an example (from avsforums) of why it's less recommended than the i1display:
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Whatever. You said you didn't want to spend £200 so I gave you an alternative. Do what you like.
 
MarcHT said:
I've seen this being asked long time ago, and googling it I couldn't find any answer...
Is there a way to do some profiling without buying the devices? I just want to check my setup every now and then, and spending 200£ for the calibrator it's a bit steep...

Thanks!
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Other people feel the same way and sell their device after one single use. So they are to be found second hand in good condition and boxed, for a sensible price. Buy a used one, and sell it on again if necessary.
 
Check out your local camera club. They might well have one that you can borrow if you join. For example Maidenhead CC has calibrators, mount cutters, portable hides, and other stuff available for members to borrow, and membership is only £55 per year.
 
Apologies for going slightly off-topic but is a Spyer3Pro still worth using? There's one lurking at the back of a cupboard so I'd like to know if it's worth download DisplayCal, etc. and getting it back into use.
 
Snapsh0t said:
Apologies for going slightly off-topic but is a Spyer3Pro still worth using? There's one lurking at the back of a cupboard so I'd like to know if it's worth download DisplayCal, etc. and getting it back into use.
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DisplayCal is free so give it a try. However a quick look on the DisplayCal forum would suggest it will work fine.
 
Snapsh0t said:
Apologies for going slightly off-topic but is a Spyer3Pro still worth using? There's one lurking at the back of a cupboard so I'd like to know if it's worth download DisplayCal, etc. and getting it back into use.
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Better than nothing, sure it will be.
 
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