Re: filmscanners: Trying to Calibrate Monitors to Match

["Michael Moore" <miguelmas@qwest.net>]

You're darn tootin' this is relevant! Please post your responses to Larry's
question here so the rest of us can benefit. Thanks in advance.
Mike M.

Larry Berman wrote:

> Now that I've got my new Win2K system up and running (still waiting for a
> second Sony monitor from Dell), I'm finding that it's impossible to get the
> monitors to look alike (by eye) between my Win98SE system and the Win2K
> system. The grays on the Win2K are much colder and lighter in comparing
> Photoshop's tool bars and menus. I know that there's been a few threads in
> the past on calibration, and it something I now have to take a hard look at.
>
> I was looking at the ColorCal system:
> http://www.colorcal.com
> Monitor Spyder with PhotoCal Software for $224
> Monitor Spyder with OptiCal Software for $399
> optional RGB profile for an additional $199 or less as a bundle (because
> I'll probably be getting an Epson printer in a about two months).
>
> Is anyone using one of these calibration systems with Win2K? Which would
> you recommend to calibrate and match monitors across the two Windoze
> operating systems (Win2K and Win98SE), and across the dual monitors on each
> individual system.
>
> If you want me to keep this off the forum e-mail me privately (
> mailto:larry@bermanart.com ). I'll be happy to take all the responses and
> create a page for them on my web site where it can remain as a reference.
> But I know I consider it a relevant topic and would want to read them here.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry
>
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