[argyllcms] Re: Some clarification about profile generation and verification
- From: Magnus Berg <magnus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:12:42 +0200
I have just posted a question on this topic to Datacolor. Now we have to
take it calm and wait. I'll be back. ;-)
Magnus Berg
2010-08-26 15:57, adam k skrev:
> IMHO
> The best way to conform this would be to call or email Datacolor support.
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Magnus Berg <magnus@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:magnus@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> I'm very interested in this 'Spyder 3' - 'wide gammut display'
> combination to. I just found an article, dated April 28 2010, with the
> following information:
>
> "Usually if the sensor and software is more than a year or two old
> it is
> filtered and configured to respond to the much smaller color gamut of
> home/office monitor and displays; and using it with a new wide color
> gamut display can result in a poor or even skewed, inaccurate
> calibration and profile. I have found the most recent Spyder3
> sensor and
> software will work very effectively with new wide color gamut
> professional displays and provide accurate calibration and profiling,
> and the latest Spyder3 sensitometer will also work with other brand
> software effectively like NEC’s Spectraview 2."
>
> http://blog.shutterbug.com/davidbrooks/new_datacolor_spyder3_elite_version_4/
>
> The Spyder 3 is a old one that may have been improved during the
> years.
> But to believe it a test with a spectrophotometer would be a good
> thing.
>
> Magnus Berg
>
> P.S. I'm using my Spyder 3 with a Nec 2690wuxi2. On the package to my
> Spyder 3 I see a copyright symbol followed by 2009. But who knows
> exactly then the improvement was made? D.S.
>
>
> 2010-08-26 13:05, andrea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:andrea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev:
> >> And yes, may be it looks correct for you. It's your choice... until
> >> you want
> >> to write a review about a display...
> >> May be you will publish erroneous measures and you will judge
> the test
> >> specimen based on your erroneous measures. So, I feel it is very
> >> dangerous!
> >> (If you care about the quality of your reviews and your
> integrity, I
> >> would
> >> suggest you to check your results with a spectrophotometer
> before you
> >> would
> >> publish that review. Or at least make a note about this
> possible issue.)
> >
> > Thanks Janos for your important note.
> >
> > I bought the Spyder3Pro because Datacolor says it's compatible with
> > wide gamut displays. I repeat, I'm not sure if
> >
> > I profiled with in-bundle software and I expect results are
> correct, I
> > guess inside obvious limits of a cheap colorimeter. Argyll
> results are
> > similar, better looking to the numbers.
> >
> > I'm an amateur and not a pro, I don't have any heavy color
> constrain,
> > so I think this is acceptable.
> >
> > The article could be affected by this issue, sure I write a note
> about
> > it (thanks a lot!), but in any case I think could be a good starting
> > point, even if you use a better colorimeter or a spectrophotometer.
> >
> > I hope I will have the chance to test with another instrument.
> >
>
>
>
>
> --
> Adam Kielcz
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