There are a few things Id like to see fixed in CF6 but that looks unlikely now. Gary.

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Colorvision Spyder Free Software Available

Is that sufficient as long as you use the free software available on the net or should you go for the suite It seems that it wouldnt be used very often.

Anyone care to loan out (fully insured of course) Thanks Stu.

This software is free can be used with several colour probes.

According to one of the other threads on avs all the Spyder2 probes are much the same, so it seems the Spyder2 Express package should be OK for what you need.

You could buy it and then sell it on again if you cant get one loaned out (I was loaned one to test).

Gary.

It may be labeled as entry level but its an accurate probe just perfect for the calibrator on a budget.

Totally supported.

Cons: the slowest, especially in dark patterns.

Price: the colorimeter (hardware) is part of several Colorvision packages.

Xrite DTP-94 (AKA Monaco Optix): Pros: quite fast, it is a very accurate colorimeter.

It even has recalibration (internal offset calculation based on the temperature).

Cons: more expensive than Spyder2 and discontinued in a few months, still one of the best.

Gretag MacbethXritePantone Eye-One Display2LT: Pros: since Xrite and Gretag Macbeth merged this is supposed to be the replacement for the DTP94.

Gretag Macbeth Eye-One Pro: Pros: really accurate, unlike the others (which are filter-based) this is not a colorimeter but a spectrophotometer.

As its name implies this is a more professional tool (needs to be recalibrated regularly).

Cons: really expensive, not necessary better than a good filter-based colorimeter in real world calibrations.

Price: did I say expensive From 1095 msrp in Eye-One Beamer.

AVI.

The Calman software compensates to a degree for the innacuracylong read times towards black.

I havent dealt with the Colorvision (PC tools) side of DataColor very much but my impression is that the sensors are calibrated on a batch basis ie one is measured then the resulting calibration files are downloaded to the rest of the batch.

The new ColorFacts 7.0 brings with it the release of the Spyder2 Platinum which is a hand selected and individually calibrated Spyder2 probe which will be accurate enough for almost any application.

Colorvision Spyder Upgrade Is Available

An upgrade is available for existing ColorFacts users but it remains to be seen if the meter will be available to purchase on its own.

Neil.

There are a few things Id like to see fixed in CF6 but that looks unlikely now.