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To upgrade or not?

To upgrade or not?

2008-08-14 by Mel Hughes

I have been using a Spder2PRO sucessfully for several years first with
Dell Trinitron CRT monitors then with a Dell 21 inch widescreen LCD
(from about two years ago.  Recently I added a Dell SP2208WFP 22 inch
display, and a Dell 2408WFP Ultrasharp 24 inch display.  I am not
currently doing any printer profiling.  What benefits would I see by
upgrading to a Spyder3Pro?

Mel Hughes
Sparta, TN

Re: [colorvision_group] To upgrade or not?

2008-08-14 by CDTobie@aol.com


In a message dated 8/14/08 11:32:21 AM, mellh_50@... writes:


I have been using a Spder2PRO sucessfully for several years first with
Dell Trinitron CRT monitors then with a Dell 21 inch widescreen LCD
(from about two years ago. Recently I added a Dell SP2208WFP 22 inch
display, and a Dell 2408WFP Ultrasharp 24 inch display. I am not
currently doing any printer profiling. What benefits would I see by
upgrading to a Spyder3Pro?


Lets see. Spyder3 hardware is faster, a bit more accurate, and better optimized for LCDs. The Spyder3 software is faster, and Elite offers features that Spyder2Pro does not have. The list, item by item, would be a bit too long to post here. Basically, if you are happy with what you've got, thats great; if you want increased speed, accuracy, and convenience, then look at S3Elite.

C. David Tobie
WW Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor
CDTobie@datacolor.com
www.datacolor.com/Spyder3


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Was: To upgrade or not? Now a question

2008-08-29 by Mel Hughes

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
> 
> Lets see. Spyder3 hardware is faster, a bit more accurate, and better 
> optimized for LCDs. The Spyder3 software is faster, and Elite offers
features that 
> Spyder2Pro does not have. The list, item by item, would be a bit too
long to 
> post here. Basically, if you are happy with what you've got, thats
great; if you 
> want increased speed, accuracy, and convenience, then look at S3Elite.


C. D.,

Thanks for the short course.  I went to the site and read the
comparisons.  I decided that some of the Elite's features might prove
to be very useful now and in the longer term.  My Spyder3Elite arrived
yesterday. I just ran the first calibrations on the two monitors I use
with PC's.  Both calibrations were completed very quickly, with a
smoother interface than the Spyder2Pro.  I am looking forward to the
rapid "Recal" feature.  I haven't yet calibrated the monitor on my G5
but assume it will go as smoothly.

One question though.  I am assuming (a dangerous thing) that I should
leave the Spyder3Elite connected to my main photoprocessing computer
so that it can monitor ambient conditions.  For the other two
machines, I am guessing that if the ambient conditions are stable and
remain the same as during calibration that the colorimeter not being
connected will not be an issue.  Is this correct?
> WW Product Technology Manager
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor
> CDTobie@...
> www.datacolor.com/Spyder3
> 
> 
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>
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Re: [colorvision_group] Was: To upgrade or not? Now a question

2008-08-29 by CDTobie@aol.com


In a message dated 8/29/08 10:10:33 AM, mellh_50@... writes:


One question though. I am assuming (a dangerous thing) that I should
leave the Spyder3Elite connected to my main photoprocessing computer
so that it can monitor ambient conditions. For the other two
machines, I am guessing that if the ambient conditions are stable and
remain the same as during calibration that the colorimeter not being
connected will not be an issue. Is this correct?


Yes, the ambient light function has several purposes. The first is to educate users about their ambient light conditions (many people simply don't realize that typical US office lighting is way too bright for color managed work, or conversely, that the cave they always worked in with CRTs is not appropriate any more with brighter LCDs). Beyond that, its to assist in getting the right balance of ambient light and display white luminance. Both those things can be done without continuing ambient light checks. The items where that comes in handy are educating people about how variable their conditions are (in order to convince people they should be working under consistant conditions, its necessary to show them how inconsistant their conditions are), and finally to be the canary in the coal mine, and warn you when your conditions have changed significantly. One or two canaries can serve this purpose for the whole coal mine, so leaving the Spyder3 connected to your main machine should really cover this for all machines in a given studio, unless one of them is off in a corner, near a window, where the light is less controlled, etc... on the other machines the S3 icon will simply have a slash through it, indicating no Spyder connected, and ongoing monitoring will not occur on those machines.

C. David Tobie
WW Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor
CDTobie@...
www.datacolor.com/Spyder3


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