Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Hello,

I must be missing something.

After purchasing the Spyder 2 Pro and a second video card, I still
cannot get my side-by-side LCD monitors to look alike (one is red, the
other is green/cyan).

I've tried to calibrate them to the same default target. I've tried to
profile one display and use that as a target for the other. I've tried
to use one .icm profile as a target for the other. I've tried to
calibrate both to the same custom target.

It always comes out the same as when I had one video card (dual
output), and the same as when I had a Spyder 2 Suite (not pro).

Does anyone know of the preferred method to calibrate two displays to
appear reasonably similar side-by-side?

thanks,

JP

Did you load the color applet?

Randy

Thank you for the replies.

Randy: I do load the color applet (I think) if what you mean is the
"ProfileChooser" that comes with the Spyder software. I flip through
the various profiles I've created (many at this point) and they all
appear the same (albeit slightly different when I select each profile)
for the intended monitor.

CDTobie: Using the profiles created by the Spyder calibrations (as
selected by the ProfileChooser), the Windows desktop applications are
in fact not matched--one monitor red and the other (relatively) cyan.

If I open Photoshop CS3 and create a gray gradient, then duplicate it
to both monitors, it appears the same as the Windows desktop:
unmatched red/cyan. If I assign or convert (tried both) of the
documents to some of the various  .icm profiles I've recently created
via Spyder calibration, the problem remains (there is slight gamma
change when assigning a different profile, but no color change).

Does anyone have any suggestions? Please accept my thanks in advance.

JP

Hi David,

I was wondering if you have any insight in to those profiles I emailed
you--any clues would help. Thanks for looking in to it.

JP

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
> > 
> 
> Then please put copies of profiles for both your displays into a Zip
archive 
> and email it to me (NOT to this list, just me) and I'll take a look
at them.
>