Datacolor User to User Support Group.

I have added my reponses to your questions in the appended text 
below.  I asked Eizo support and their reply was that I would have to 
unistall both Colornavigator and Sypder3 software, reinstall only the 
ColorNavigator and use it.  They claim that having the Syder3 
software installed is causing a problem.  They are also suggesting 
that I may have to only have one monitor installed while setting the 
Eizo monitor.  I will try this and post my results.  Worst case, I 
guess, is I have to buy and additional graphics card and run one 
monitor per card.

I must say this is turning into a real hassle.  When I had a CRT and 
a cheap LCD, I did fine with the Spyder package.  Now that the CRT is 
gone and I replaced it with a very good LCD capable of color managed 
work, things have definitely gotten complicated.  Oh well, it keeps 
me from getting bored.

Rollin

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, cdtobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
> On Nov 25, 2008, at 1:57:57 PM, Rollin <rhill3@...> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps I am misunderstanding what you mean or am not doing it 
> correctly as my monitor still has a definite blue cast.  Here is 
what 
> I have done:
> 
> 1. Run the EIZO ColorNavigator to set the monitor to 6500K, 2.2 
gamma 
> brightness = 80cd/m2.  Once it has run, I save to result and then 
> exit.
> ___
> Does it look cool already at this point? 

Response: Yes.  My desktop displays a photograph which has a netral 
gray border around it.  The photo looks cool and the gray is 
definitely on the blue side.
 
> 2. I run Spyder3Elite for 6500K, 2.2 gamma.  When it takes the 
> initial measurements, it shows that the color is 6877K with a gamma 
> of 2.2 and brightness of 77.8 cd/m2. 
> ____
> Not usually necessary to define the whitepoint again; you could try 
calibrating to Native Whitepoint in the Spyder software...
>  
> 
> 3. I tried the tools->colorimeter under Spyder3Elite and it showed 
> the color temp as 6876K.
> 
> Well, its being consistant. I suppose you could target 6200 in the 
Spyder software and see if that gives you something closer to 6500k 
as a result...

Response: This would require that I change RGB settings to achieve a 
profile.  The problem is that I would need to use the ColorNavigator 
software to make the changes.  I wonder if I can have it and the 
Sypder3 sofware running at the same time and if any changes in the 
Nav would be reflected immediatly to the monitor LUT.

> 
> This is the point at which confusion sets in.  I need to get the 
> monitor set at 6500K.  Basically as far as I can tell, I would have 
> to use the Eizo ColorNavigator to make changes to R,G,B values if I 
> wanted to try to use the Spyder utility to build a profile for the 
> video card.
> 
> I am running under Win XP and have disabled WinColor (the color 
> control applet).  I have dual monitors off one video card.  I do 
know 
> that I am setting/measuring the correct monitor under both software 
> tools.
> 
> It would be worth testing: disconnect the second display, and see 
if anything changes with recalibration of the Eizo...
> --
> C. David Tobie
> WW Product Technology Manager
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor
> CDTobie@...
> www.datacolor.com/spyder3
>