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Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Spyder2Express - 6500K for LCDs?
2006-06-05 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 6/4/06 9:07:33 PM, sergecashman@... writes:
Well, now you'll have all sorts of "I calibrated my monitor now it's
too blue" complaints. You don't have to put all Pro features in - just
the ones that make sense. Native wp made a lot of sense for the
majority of users even if they don't know it. If 6500K is in such
demand make it an "advanced user" option.
Actually, I had lots of complaints from Europe (where the preceeding program, ColorPLUS, was available for both Windows and Mac, instead of just for Windows, as in North America) about Mac monitors being too blue, too yellow, and impossible to balance to one another at Native Whitepoint. 6500k allows a consistant setting. The real question is whether LCDs are good enough these days to handle white point compensation or not, as the place where it used to cause problems was with inferior screens.
You'll sell tons of Expresses as long as reviews frome people like
Keeth Cooper are good.
Actually, reviews were going to suffer if we didn't offer the "magic" of adjusting your whitepoint, as head to head comparisons with Huey would show that Huey "did something" that we didn't do.
Nothing will replace the Pro features like
validation, info, colorimeter information for advanced users - but
there will always be few of those.
It was inevitable that whichever way we designed express, it would garner some complaints, and that changing it after release would garner even more, but the decision was that it was important enough to take that hit and make that change, even though there would be complaints.
By the way, upgrading to Spyder2 will get you native whitepoint, along with other adjustable settings for whitepoint and gamma. Those who don't need the PRO features, but want these controls, can get them for the price difference between express and Spyder2.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
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