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Offline Jack Harvey

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Monitor Calibration
« on: 2010 August 24 07:50:12 »
FWIW I recently learned of a shareware color calibration program called Supercal and although just trying it  am somewhat impressed over the Apple system in my Macbook Preferences.  The FAQ tells you how to do dual monitors.  You might want to give it a try.  I calibrated my Macbbook Pro and then my Cinema and I have never seen them so close in appearance to one another.   http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/

They also have a windoze app.  You can try it for free but they ask you spend $19 if you like and use it for more than a "trial". 

I would be interested in others opinions and/or results.  Monitor calibration is something we all should spend some time doing if we plan to critique each others images.
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Re: Monitor Calibration
« Reply #1 on: 2010 September 09 10:42:41 »
Windows 7 has a built in "visual" color calibration that at least should get rid of the worst color problems (a colorimeter of course is better). You can find it on (German Windows) "Systemsteuerung/Farbverwaltung/Erweitert/Bildschirm kalibrieren" (English equivalent "System Settings/Color Management/Extended/Display calibation" or something like this.).

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Re: Monitor Calibration
« Reply #2 on: 2010 September 09 13:39:18 »
I do not see the windows version Jack.

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Re: Monitor Calibration
« Reply #3 on: 2010 September 09 14:50:37 »
My mistake Max it is a Mac Application.  Sorry for the bad information.
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