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04/05/2004 08:07:02 PM · #1 |
Getting accurate color from your monitor is becoming more and more affordable.
ColorVision and Pantone ColorPlus for $99
ColorVision and Pantone have today announced ColorPlus, the newest addition to the PANTONE(R) COLORVISION(R) product line. ColorPlus is an affordable monitor calibration tool for consumers and photo hobbyists that calibrates a monitor to produce stunning photos in a few easy steps. ColorPlus by PANTONE COLORVISION comes bundled with Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition and is available immediately in the U.S. for an estimated street price of $99. |
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04/06/2004 12:59:49 PM · #2 |
Any body has this monitor calibration hardware? i am bit tempted to buy at this price,Just don't know whether it worth it or not
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04/06/2004 02:28:55 PM · #3 |
| I'd like to bump this thread. Anyone use these tools? I'm looking at that Spyder for $149.00 but don't know what it does over the $99.00 job. |
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04/06/2004 03:38:12 PM · #4 |
Comparison here or more detail here
From a quick glance it looks like more limited software, basically.
No Mac support.
Fixed Gamma and Whitepoint.
Depends on what you are doing if you care about these features or not.
Message edited by author 2004-04-06 15:39:17.
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04/06/2004 09:24:08 PM · #5 |
Well i wont be using Mac( that's for sure). As for other issue, right now i don't much but All i need is to make sure i get best color accuracy
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05/26/2004 06:45:25 PM · #6 |
I wanted to follow up on this thread. I just completed my 1st Monitor Calibration with the Pantone Spyder ($149.00). It was a gift from my wife. (How awesome is that?)
The changes were very subtle, however, real non the less. In going back through some of my photos, I would have changed some editing. I also noticed that some of the ribbon winning photographs are better than I thought. Go figure.
Eddy -- Thanks for the heads up and recommendation!
Gordon - Thanks for the link of which does what.
The hardest part of doing the calibration, was putting it back in the box. It just doesn't close as well now.
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05/26/2004 07:57:47 PM · #7 |
The problem with those things in general is, to me that ....
You might get your monitor absolutely perfect, which is great for your end of the world for a number of reasons ....
But 99.83% of people viewing the photo over the web will not be calibrated to that degree, and thus they don't see the same thing anyway.
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05/26/2004 08:13:19 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Natator:
The problem with those things in general is, to me that ....
You might get your monitor absolutely perfect, which is great for your end of the world for a number of reasons ....
But 99.83% of people viewing the photo over the web will not be calibrated to that degree, and thus they don't see the same thing anyway. |
Thats true, but I think it would be great for printing photos. That would be the only reason I would buy it. |
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05/26/2004 08:24:34 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Riggs:
Thats true, but I think it would be great for printing photos. That would be the only reason I would buy it. |
And not just printing your own photos, but for when you are having photos printed. I send any work that I sell to a professional lab (mostly because they calibrate their printer every morning and they print on Kodak Professional paper which says "Kodak Professional - Do not copy" on the back.) They stress the need for having a calibrated monitor.
(If it is just something simple for family or myself, or I need a quick proof, I'll use the Frontier at Sam's Club, but I prefer the prints I get from the lab.) |
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