Datacolor spyder calibrator

[dbay]

After taking the plunge on the adobe cc package, I've now found out the hue and luminescent are way off on my laptop when I then view the edited photos on a mobile device. I am wishing to send some files to print but I daren't risk it until I can calibrate the screen first....

I have my eye on a used spyder 4 elite but my question is can it calibrate a touch screen hp pavillion laptop (https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c03967297) and could it then calibrate a second screen that is running off the same laptop? The laptop has just recently had a 1tb ssd fitted but the rest of the specs are the same as in the attached link above.

Sorry for the stupid question but I've never really understood tech.

 

[ecoleman]

Yes and yes

 

[dbay]

That was easy

 

[Box Brownie]

IMO you just need to bear in mind that when you calibrate it will produce a profile that is loaded each time you boot the computer.

Therefore, when you attach the external monitor you will need to calibrate that screen.....this will produce it's unique profile.

Very few computers allow for two profiles to be used simultaneously. This doesn't mean you cannot use an external screen.....just that you need to know how to handle it.

A minor thought is to confirm with Datacolor that the Spyder 4 Elite supports all the current (external) monitor screen types.

Sorry if this makes it more complicated as the process is quite simple & straightforward but there IMO a need to understand what happens when you do a calibration.

 

[dbay]

IMO you just need to bear in mind that when you calibrate it will produce a profile that is loaded each time you boot the computer.

Therefore, when you attach the external monitor you will need to calibrate that screen.....this will produce it's unique profile.

Very few computers allow for two profiles to be used simultaneously. This doesn't mean you cannot use an external screen.....just that you need to know how to handle it.

A minor thought is to confirm with Datacolor that the Spyder 4 Elite supports all the current (external) monitor screen types.

Sorry if this makes it more complicated as the process is quite simple & straightforward but there IMO a need to understand what happens when you do a calibration.

The second screen is only a thought to be honest, it was more the compatibility with the now aged laptop and with it being a touchscreen display. I suppose I could use the second screen for the detailed edits and use the laptop screen for the overall colour balance before exporting for print.