2013-05-15 by C D Tobie
... Yes, at 110 candela, you could get excellent print to display matching, though it sounds like your ambient light is rather high, since it is suggesting
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2013-05-15 by golfwidow@frontiernet.net
I have had this monitor for 2 1/2 years. When I was using it on my old system with spyder2express I had amazing results and almost 100% accuracy with prints
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2013-05-15 by C D Tobie
... I suggest she determine how to get her display to 300 candelas, or there abouts, with no calibration or profiling involved to confuse the process. If the
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2013-05-15 by mjfait
... Then what do you recommend golfwidow does in order to increase the brightness?
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2013-05-15 by C D Tobie
... Careful. In CRTs the contrast control adjusted blacks. In LCDs it does something quite different; but not always the same thing from one make or model to
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2013-05-15 by mjfait
What is the contrast set to? It might be too low. Increasing contrast also increases the brightness.
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2013-05-15 by golfwidow@frontiernet.net
I have a flatron w2061tq LG monitor. I m using sypder 4 pro. I have been trying for months to get a good calibration. I set my monitor to factory settings
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2013-05-14 by Cdtobie
That s probably not enough info. OS, OS version, S4 version, exact error message etc, just to start. Second hand is not really practical. Have your friend
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2013-05-13 by deebarnett977
Hi I have a friend who has a Spyder4 Elite color calibrater...She seems to be having trouble when she edits in photoshop...she also gets a monitor profile
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2013-04-29 by t3chevang
What an awesomely comprehensive answer, thanks very much for your time!
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2013-04-24 by C D Tobie
... Another thought. Try unplugging one of the displays, then reattaching it. Or changing the cables/ports they are attached to... C. David Tobie Global
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2013-04-24 by C D Tobie
... Yes, there are files that could be removed that might allow the software to get unconfused about these two similar displays. Resetting prefs at app
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2013-04-24 by t3chevang
Hi there, Im useing a spyder 4 pro with software version 4.5.4 on windows vista 64. I have a few questions! :) My two monitors are an LG Flatron E2240S and an
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2013-04-01 by bec_h_photography
Thanks for the speedy response David. I will indeed look into the profile storage whatever tonight. As far as the green that I m seeing on my test prints
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2013-04-01 by C D Tobie
... This can be tricky stuff. A whitepoint preset is just a starting point. Even the simplest Spyder software (Express) will define a corrected white point
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2013-04-01 by bec_h_photography
First, let me preface this by requesting dumbed down answers to my questions, if possible. I m not a technical person, at all. :) I recently calibrated our
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2013-03-26 by David Miller
... If you re printed the SpyderPrint target correctly, the black (the first patch in the target) is already as powerful as it can get. Patch 1A in every
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2013-03-21 by Sylvester Sy
Hi I kinda need your help after calibrating my aoc e936vw monitor i realized that my monitor turned yellowish and darker most of the photos online are now
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2013-03-14 by Paolo Cavestro
Hi David, thanks a lot for your attention I appreciate it very much. Annexed you will file the two . xml files. Best Regards, Paolo From: David Miller
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2013-03-13 by David Miller
... I can look into this for you - can you send your measurements file or files to look at? Use the File:Open Data command in SpyderPRINT to open the folder
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2013-03-12 by belpicio60
This is my problem: I tried to profile two different paper that are: 1) Canon Mate Photo Paper 2) Epson Premium semigloss Photo Paper For both the paper I
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2013-03-12 by Paolo Cavestro
This is my problem: I tried to profile two different paper that are: 1) Canon Mate Photo Paper 2) Epson Premium semigloss Photo Paper For both the paper I
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2013-03-08 by belpicio60
What is my problem: I tried to profile two different paper that are: 1) Canon Mate Photo Paper 2) Epson Premium semigloss Photo Paper For both the paper I
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2013-02-19 by Cdtobie
No, it is not. C. D. Tobie Global Product Technology Mngr. Imaging Color Solutions Datacolor.com CDTobie@datacolor.com
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2013-02-19 by markly86
I have the Spyder 3 Elite with the 4.0.2 software. I have a monitor (HP2475W) that is DDC/CI compliant. Is there a way to set the software to make all the
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2013-02-19 by Rollin H
Here is an additional link concerning Win 7 and dual monitors that might be needed as it addresses problems with having the correct device drivers assigned to
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2013-02-19 by Rollin H
... Try this link to an article about dual monitors on Win7: http://www.laszlopusztai.net/2009/08/23/stop-losing-display-calibration-with-windows-7/ It is a
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2013-02-19 by julia340@btinternet.com
I ve now received a reply to my enquiry to the Datacolor Europe support team....I m based in U.K. Basically they say that the video card would need two LUTs in
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2013-02-18 by julia340@btinternet.com
Thank you so much for your helpful replies. Sorry I forgot to include my system details, so here goes. I run two seperate desktops, but each has dual monitors.
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2013-02-18 by Bob Geoghegan
Thanks C.D. and Laurie. Somehow I knew it couldn t be that easy. BG From: datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com [mailto:datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
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2013-02-18 by C D Tobie
... No. but that would be a great idea. ... No, that would indicate separate ICC profiles for each, but would not indicate separate calibration LUTs. To test
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2013-02-18 by Laurie Solomon
I am not C.D.; but I suspect that it is not so much a Windows 7 question as it is an issue that is video card specific with respect to what win 7 64 bit can
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2013-02-17 by Bob Geoghegan
C.D., Looking at J.D’s question I wonder if there’s a pre-install indicator for likely success on Windows systems. If you see different color profiles for
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2013-02-17 by Cdtobie
On the Mac, there are no dual display video card conflicts; so if that s your platform, you are all set. With Windows, some single cards (particularly PCI
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2013-02-17 by Cdtobie
These exactly the type of issue Datacolor Support is designed to handle. Go to the Datacolor website to start a support ticket. If you want to try some fixes
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2013-02-17 by Steve Bell
This is my first post to the list re a problem relating to my Spyder 3 Elite. I tried to calibrate a mid 2007 Apple 20 iMac still running 10.5.8 (needed to
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2013-02-16 by julia340@btinternet.com
Hello, I wonder if anyone could advise me about the graphics card specifications when wishing to profile a system with dual monitors? I am planning to purchase
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2013-02-15 by carlosramosdrum
Hello. i made a profile with spyderprint. the printer was printer with lots of blacks. after profiling it prints ok, but the blackest black shoul be more
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2013-02-14 by C D Tobie
Sorry, but this is incomprehensible to me. Perhaps you could reword it with a few more references to what each item means, so that we could respond? ... C.
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2013-02-14 by James R. Holtzman
Wouldn t a good alternative be to not use the profile in the printer but have the program doing the printing use the new profile? In my case, I always print
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2013-02-14 by C D Tobie
... The profile can only use the setting the printer provides. If it provides too much ink, you ll get over-inking problems despite the profile. And if it is
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2013-02-14 by Mike
I am using Spyder 3 Print 4.0 and print with a Canon ipf8100. I am trying to profile Epson Premium Luster and I have printed the Media Setting Check print
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2013-02-09 by markly86
Set the parameters at 7500, 2.4 and 85 white point. Spyder 3 elite does its calibration and stops to ask me to set the brightness level on the monitor to
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2013-02-07 by C D Tobie
... First, clean your white tile thoroughly, but not with a cloth thats been washed and has artificial brighteners in it! Then recalibrate to it, and see if
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2013-01-28 by Lars
Hi I try to make a profile for a paper, but when I read the patches with the instrument i get wrong values on white and bright light patches, it s reading them
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2013-01-21 by C D Tobie
... Spyders are not serviced for issues like this, they are replaced. And opening the shell of a Spyder would require factory recalibration once you were
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2013-01-21 by Hassan El-Zayyat
My Spyder3 has developed an intermittent fault where the cable enters the casing. I have to wiggle it just right to get it recognized. I am way past worrying
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2013-01-08 by ronlangara
David, Thanks for the informed reply and advice. All sounds much as I expected but it is good to have it confirmed and explained from your perspective.
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2013-01-06 by gerard_culemborg
With windows 7 and the right settings (see http://www.laszlopusztai.net/2009/08/23/stop-losing-display-calibration-with-windows-7/), the calibration data of
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2013-01-06 by CDTobie
... Still, applying a profile under Windows at the OS level will not flash the video calibration data to the Video LUTs, as it will on a Mac. So the idea that
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