Het guys, How good is dtp94? I saw it on sale for $150 On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Steffen <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > The Sypder2 is indeed the problem here. It is not compatible with > widegamut displays. They added 'support' for this with the spyder3. > > Greets, > Steffen > > Am 11.04.2010 14:38, schrieb Magnus Berg: > > Thank you for your answer Roger. > > > > I have read the same thing during my search for a solution; that Spyder > > 2 can differ from one unit to unit. And yes, if no one else here on the > > list has any better suggestion to a solution I'm willing to buy a new > > color meter. Spyder 3 it's that expensive. > > > > Magnus > > > > > > 2010-04-11 14:17, Roger Breton skrev: > >> Magnus, > >> > >> I have two Spyder2 here and one of them results in profiles with a > >> terrible > >> green cast. I would not be surprised that the instrument itself is the > >> source of your problems. > >> > >> Roger > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:argyllcms- > >>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Magnus Berg > >>> Sent: 11 avril 2010 07:40 > >>> To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> Subject: [argyllcms] Am I stupid or is it something else... my color > >>> management sucks. > >>> > >>> Hi, I'm new to the list and got a big problem. > >>> > >>> I bought me a used Spyder 2. Realized that my old CTR couldn't produce > >>> enough light (90 cd/m^2 not 140 cd/m^2 that sRGB require). Digged a > deep > >>> hole in my wallet and bought a quite expensive NEC 2690WUXI2. Now my > >>> color managed application show a green cast after calibration and > >>> > >> proofing. > >> > >>> It's not fun at all. :-( > >>> > >>> > >>> This is how I do the calibration and proofing: > >>> > >>> I use dispcalCUI. After that I had use the screen's OSD to set the > >>> 'White > >>> point', 'White level' and 'Black point' i got this nice values then I > >>> do a > >>> > >> 'Check > >> > >>> all': > >>> > >>> Doing check measurements > >>> Black = XYZ 2.28 7.37 0.00 > >>> Grey = XYZ 27.17 28.58 31.02 > >>> White = XYZ 130.26 137.22 149.83 > >>> 1% = XYZ 1.38 1.46 1.58 > >>> > >>> Target Brightness = 140.00, Current = 137.22, error = -2.0% > >>> Target 50% Level = 50.07, Current = 28.58, error = -15.4% > >>> Target Near Black = 1.37, Current = 1.46, error = 0.1% > >>> Target white = x 0.3128, y 0.3291, Current = x 0.3121, y 0.3288, > >>> error > >>> > >> = 0.38 > >> > >>> DE > >>> Target black = x 0.3128, y 0.3291, Current = x 0.3120, y 0.3299, > >>> error > >>> > >> = 1.22 > >> > >>> DE > >>> > >>> > >>> Then dispcalGUI send this command to dispcal: > >>> dispcal -v -d1 -c1 -yl -P0.500317863954,0.485345838218,1.0 -qh -t6500 > >>> -b140 -G2.2 -f0 -k0 -A4 -B0.0001 colprof -v -qh -al > >>> > >>> Before, then I only did a -qm calibration, I got strong red casts on my > >>> calibrated screen, and the profiled applications gave strong green > >>> casts. > >>> > >> The > >> > >>> strange thing then was that the red cast only occurred on color > >>> > >> 254,254,254 to > >> > >>> around 249,249,249 but tones darker than that looked neutral grey > >>> with my > >>> eyes. After that I chose -qh this color tones and others looks neutral, > >>> > >> with my > >> > >>> eyes. > >>> > >>> > >>> After that I load the calibration profile done after the command above > I > >>> > >> got > >> > >>> this then I run dispcal -r -yl: > >>> > >>> magnus@debian:~$ dispcal -r -yl > >>> XRandR 1.2 is faulty - falling back to older extensions Place > instrument > >>> > >> on test > >> > >>> window. > >>> Hit Esc or Q to give up, any other key to continue: > >>> Current calibration response: > >>> Black level = 0.60 cd/m^2 > >>> White level = 135.50 cd/m^2 > >>> Aprox. gamma = 1.92 > >>> Contrast ratio = 226:1 > >>> White chromaticity coordinates 0.3099, 0.3266 > >>> White Correlated Color Temperature = 6676K, DE 2K to locus = 4.9 > >>> White Correlated Daylight Temperature = 6676K, DE 2K to locus = 0.3 > >>> White Visual Color Temperature = 6490K, DE 2K to locus = 4.7 > >>> White Visual Daylight Temperature = 6664K, DE 2K to locus = 0.3 > >>> The instrument can be removed from the screen. > >>> > >>> > >>> I understand nothing. How can I have gamma 1.92 and the above > >>> temperature then I chose to calibrate to 2.2 and 6500? And why is > >>> there a > >>> green cast on the pictures viewed in Color managed applications? > >>> > >>> Did I understand things right: > >>> I should load the profile as a system wide screen calibration profile > >>> with > >>> dispcalGUI, the same as you do with dispwin -L. And then I load then > >>> same > >>> profile to the color managed applications as a screen color profile? > >>> It's then I load then profile into then color managed applications that > >>> > >> then > >> > >>> green cast ampere. > >>> > >>> I have struggled with this for weeks, and googled a lot, and reading > >>> this > >>> > >> mail > >> > >>> list without finding any useful help. Therefor I ask you for help. The > >>> > >> only thing > >> > >>> I want is a good color managed environment for working with sRGB > >>> pictures. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iF4EAREIAAYFAkvBy6wACgkQJYXm27tZN3e7cwEAyeZa6oZBvm5tAvys66Qc9a72 > 6ITd1+i7DGDjRnyC1kwBAIqW3EuOKQdfJBIeDlq0rB9Z5n3aggbZRZz+pCe09so2 > =Ekit > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- AAK