Monitor Calibration - Try before you buy!

wonder_lander · 16 Apr 2010 at 23:52

Thorien said:
OOH, OOH can you add me to the list please!
OP is a star what a great idea!

Hertfordshire!

djkav said:
Add me to the list too please

Your awesome

Location: St Helens, Lancs

Which version of the software do u need to download? I see a fair few for Windows.

Added you guys to the list!

Da[]San;16372092 said:
djkay, i'm just fown the road from you in Wigan, we could share..email me in trust to arrange.

I'm happy for it to be shared but it must be done within the agreed 10 day allocation of the unit, hope that's OK

Also can you give me a shout when you receive it so I can keep tabs...thanks!

mctiny · 17 Apr 2010 at 00:18

Any chance of posting out to Brazil

wonder_lander · 17 Apr 2010 at 00:21

mctiny said:
Any chance of posting out to Brazil

You pay the flights and I'll bring it out myself

Sorry mate, a bit too far for it to travel!

mctiny · 17 Apr 2010 at 02:39

wonder_lander said:
You pay the flights and I'll bring it out myself

Sorry mate, a bit too far for it to travel!

Might just have to buy from there and get it shipped over, due to the taxes out here it'll probably me cheaper for me to pay you to bring one over...

Da[]San · 18 Apr 2010 at 14:55

wonder_lander said:
Added you guys to the list!

I'm happy for it to be shared but it must be done within the agreed 10 day allocation of the unit, hope that's OK

Also can you give me a shout when you receive it so I can keep tabs...thanks!

Yeah will be, calibrator is being posted tomorrow i'll only need it for a few nights and then i'll let djkav have it.

djkav · 18 Apr 2010 at 17:23

Da[]San;16386367 said:
Yeah will be, calibrator is being posted tomorrow i'll only need it for a few nights and then i'll let djkav have it.

No probs, I'll have it posted on before the 10 days is up. I only live 15min drive from Da[]San.

Da[]San · 22 Apr 2010 at 21:23

Calibration 1 Complete on Dell 2407.
Then 2 laptops to do tomorrow night afterwards i'll contact djkav to arrange handover.

Da[]San · 26 Apr 2010 at 14:24

Passed onto djkav last night. Feedback left for Barno.

wonder_lander · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:51

Just realised that the postage prices changed at the start of April so will revise OP once I know the new postage cost

djkav · 29 Apr 2010 at 22:29

Hi wonder lander, I have current possession of ur calibrator but I was rushed into hospital Thursday 29th wiv kidney stone pain. I will try an get the calibrator back to u ASAP. Sry for the delay

MoodyB · 30 Apr 2010 at 09:36

Could you add me to the list please ? Currently trying to get a showreel finished & this would be invaluable

Location : Motherwell in Scotland.

Adrianr · 30 Apr 2010 at 09:50

Barno said:
I've got the Spyder2 at the mo, had a lot on with work so taken me a few days to get round to using it. The results have been great after initial calibration with the spyder2express software followed by further calibration with ColorEyes Pro as recommended in this thread.

My only problem is with the luminance. On my first run with ColorEyes Pro I had the luminance set to maximum and it ended up at 167. Then I had it calibrate to 120 and it is a lot duller to my eyes. I use my monitor mostly for gaming where I would probably be happy to sacrifice 'correct' luminance for a more vibrant image. Would you recommend cranking it up a bit or do you guys reckon I should stick to 120?

Also is luminance the same as the brightness/backlight setting on my monitor?

And lastly once my trial with ColorEyes Pro runs out can I just use the spyder software to load different profiles?

Thanks again to Jon (wonder_lander) for the kit

I'm sure your no longer in posession of the colorimeter by now so apologies for my late response, however for future reference should you choose to purchase your own..

120cd/m2 is a starting point for luminance, and will still depend on the ambient lighting for your monitor, and amount of lighting for any output media. Though I will say whilst 120cd/m2 will often look dull to factory brightness with immediate change, you will likely get used to the new setting untill it just appears normal. 120 will be too low if you're working in a greenhouse on a sunny day, for example, or too high if you're working in a pitch black room. I work at 80cd/m2!

Plus if your monitor is mainly used for gaming you're not having to conform to any standard, set what you like using. Alternatively create a couple of profiles, a gaming one, and a working one (Though it's unfortunately not very easy to switch between profiles on the fly in windows unless there is a new more advanced LUT loader with CEDP)

wonder_lander · 12 May 2010 at 20:33

MoodyB said:
Could you add me to the list please ? Currently trying to get a showreel finished & this would be invaluable

Location : Motherwell in Scotland.

Added you to the list.

twoblacklines is suspended so is skipped until his account is live again.

DarkShadow contacted via trust.

Postage cost now £5.50

wonder_lander · 21 May 2010 at 12:34

Now with Clairvoyant and SS has been contacted as he's next in line

Clairvoyant · 25 May 2010 at 11:15

Im not seeing amazing differences, I have done it a few times but still not a great change. Guess it could be my panel.

Kol · 25 May 2010 at 13:17

Clairvoyant said:
Im not seeing amazing differences, I have done it a few times but still not a great change. Guess it could be my panel.

Have you tried any of the other software?

Clairvoyant · 25 May 2010 at 14:08

Kol said:
Have you tried any of the other software?

I have tried the trial of the colour eyes as stated in this thread before.

DiG · 25 May 2010 at 14:19

Clairvoyant said:
Im not seeing amazing differences, I have done it a few times but still not a great change. Guess it could be my panel.

Sounds like a good thing to me! Means your panel was already well calibrated

jesta · 28 May 2010 at 13:07

I'm going on holiday from the 15th June to the 9th July and I think the calibrator will reach me between these times so any chance of skipping me and then putting me back into the line after the 9th?

wonder_lander · 28 May 2010 at 13:09

jesta said:
I'm going on holiday from the 15th June to the 9th July and I think the calibrator will reach me between these times so any chance of skipping me and then putting me back into the line after the 9th?

Cheers for letting us know and of course that will be fine mate. Have a nice holiday!