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First, Im colorblind to a certain degree and I know it. Even so, I can tell that the colors I see on my monitor and the colors on the paper from my printer can be worlds apart.
I know you can stock a library with whats been written about color management, and Id like to really understand it when I get the time to do so, but in the meantime, I could use some guidance from you all.
What Id like is have the colors on my monitor (NEC) not look funny. No green-tinted people, bluish cats, or pink lemons. Secondly, Id like the colors that come out on paper from my printer (Canon i860 with quality ink and papers) to be very close to what the monitor displays (after its color-corrected, of course!). Eventually, I might even like to set up my scanner (PlusTek OpticPro 9636T) to get the colors correct when I use it.
The wifes been hinting around about getting me a monitor calibration device like the Gretag Mcbeth One Eye 2, or Colorvisions Spyder for Dads day, but she doesnt know anything about them, and I dont know much more than she does.
I want something that will work with as little input from me as possible. After all, why ask the guy with color detection issues to do the calibrating, right? Ive tried Adobe Gamma and I get different results every time. I also want something capable of setting up not just the monitor, but also the printer and maybe even the scanner. And it has to work with Windows 2k, though I dont think thatll be much of an issue.
Im thinking those are my demands, but there might be others that I dont know about yet. Also, Ive read that some of these devices have add-ons or additional modules if you will. Im not sure if they cost extra, or if you just download the ones you need.
Im hoping you good people here can tell me what they know about these calibration devices including which ones you use, the cost, how they work, you know everything.
Thanks,
Tom Ireland
I know you can stock a library with whats been written about color management, and Id like to really understand it when I get the time to do so, but in the meantime, I could use some guidance from you all.
What Id like is have the colors on my monitor (NEC) not look funny. No green-tinted people, bluish cats, or pink lemons. Secondly, Id like the colors that come out on paper from my printer (Canon i860 with quality ink and papers) to be very close to what the monitor displays (after its color-corrected, of course!). Eventually, I might even like to set up my scanner (PlusTek OpticPro 9636T) to get the colors correct when I use it.
The wifes been hinting around about getting me a monitor calibration device like the Gretag Mcbeth One Eye 2, or Colorvisions Spyder for Dads day, but she doesnt know anything about them, and I dont know much more than she does.
I want something that will work with as little input from me as possible. After all, why ask the guy with color detection issues to do the calibrating, right? Ive tried Adobe Gamma and I get different results every time. I also want something capable of setting up not just the monitor, but also the printer and maybe even the scanner. And it has to work with Windows 2k, though I dont think thatll be much of an issue.
Im thinking those are my demands, but there might be others that I dont know about yet. Also, Ive read that some of these devices have add-ons or additional modules if you will. Im not sure if they cost extra, or if you just download the ones you need.
Im hoping you good people here can tell me what they know about these calibration devices including which ones you use, the cost, how they work, you know everything.
Thanks,
Tom Ireland
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