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The ColorMunki has its own unique software called ...

2012-01-03T09:39:39.623-08:00

The ColorMunki has its own unique software called ColorMunki software. Although similar in some UI aspects ColorMunki software is not i1Profiler.

Will the munki version unlock i1Profiler, or is it...

2012-01-03T05:22:28.633-08:00

Will the munki version unlock i1Profiler, or is it bundled with it's own specific app?

Hope that I could attend this kind of trade too. I...

2011-10-27T00:40:35.825-07:00

Hope that I could attend this kind of trade too. I do have a printing business, hence it is a beneficial for me to learn the new innovations of printers today.

http://mcp.dgtal.com/

You can make your user library visible by opening ...

2011-10-05T09:52:15.362-07:00

You can make your user library visible by opening the terminal and entering this command:

chflags nohidden /Users/[username]/Library/

2011-10-05T09:50:29.699-07:00

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Yes, this is just what X-Rite needed to do: Come ...

2011-06-28T15:17:22.393-07:00

Yes, this is just what X-Rite needed to do: Come out with a newer instrument than the i1D2 that can deal well with the modern display. I have not had a chance to compare this to the DISCUS yet. I'm eager to try that when I get a chance.

Happy to see that X-Rite finally is responding to ...

2011-06-27T12:03:13.046-07:00

Happy to see that X-Rite finally is responding to the all the critique that was aimed at the i1Display. If it wasn't matched to the specific monitor it often gave inferior results when used to profile a large gamut monitor.

Have you had a chance to compare the i1DisplayPro to Basiccolor Discus?

This new instrument turns out to be the SpectroPad...

2011-06-21T14:34:59.243-07:00

This new instrument turns out to be the SpectroPad. The SpectroPad is a portable, non-tethered spectrophotometer for those who need accuracy and mobility. This looks particularly well suited to the pressroom, and **CHROMIX will incorporate the SpectroPad SDK and support it in Maxwell**, when available.

http://barbierielectronic.com/n_Spectropad.htm

Pat- in my experience, an LCD is perfectly suited ...

2011-06-21T13:28:05.234-07:00

Pat- in my experience, an LCD is perfectly suited to do color correction. High-end post houses have been using LCD for some time now. Look at the monitors that come with Autodesk Smoke, Flame and Lustre color grading systems for example. The problem can be that the CRT (especially the Sony’s) have been the reference, and it is not push-button easy to make a LCD look like one. Also, a CRT in any form is analog, old, and to some level, not fully accurate. Nevertheless, and practically speaking, it is the reference. But a good hardware calibrated monitor with 3D LUT (which does better color space emulation) can do this. Response time and video are generally incompatible because desktop LCD’s run at 60Hz. Video and film tend to run at 24fps, 30fps and 50Hz for broadcast. An LCD performs better with an expanded frequency range that synchs up to these frequencies. Trouble is you need a graphics card that allows wide frequency. There are only a very few monitors available that have the color accuracy, adjustment sand enhancements that can do this. These run from $1000 to $3000 (in 24”- which you would want for 1080HD resolution. You would likely want a signal converter from Blackmagic or AJA to port HD. Certainly, the ability to handle HD signals and signal types puts you in a higher-end monitor class. These broadcast monitors either have less than adequate color quality, or are pretty expensive (above $10000).

Tom Gadbois
Color Graphics Specialist - Eizo Nanao

I'm not familiar with the video world, but pro...

2011-06-20T16:27:41.326-07:00

I'm not familiar with the video world, but professional photographers have successfully switched over to high quality LCDs in the last few years. It takes an IPS-panel display with built-in graphics processor like the CG series of Eizos or the like, but they can produce good sharpness and precision of color that meets or exceeds the CRTs. They are pricey, naturally. I don't know if the image response time of these models is sufficient for video work.

I work in a video post-production facility. One o...

2011-06-09T08:57:16.301-07:00

I work in a video post-production facility. One of the functions we perform is Color Correction. One of the problems we are running into is that LCD monitors simply do not have the necessary color accuracy for Color Correction work. Our colorists are constantly fighting over our remaining CRT (glass) monitors. This problem is going to keep getting worse as the electronics industry is no longer producing broadcast standard CRT monitors suitable for CC work.

You're absolutely right - I can't think of...

2011-05-11T10:32:31.156-07:00

You're absolutely right - I can't think of a single one! But just this week I talked with a customer who 'had heard' that speakers could harm a monitor, so I thought I'd throw the information out there.

Tell me a digital imaging pro, that still uses a C...

2011-05-11T04:42:23.966-07:00

Tell me a digital imaging pro, that still uses a CRT ?

/Sven W

Dag.

2011-03-11T13:21:48.454-08:00

Dag.

More delays from X-Rite for i1Profiler..... on or ...

2011-03-08T17:36:08.526-08:00

More delays from X-Rite for i1Profiler..... on or before May 1st is now the official projected release date.

The latest word now from X-Rite is by middle of Fe...

2011-02-07T12:54:02.179-08:00

The latest word now from X-Rite is by middle of February.

Any updates on the release date?

2011-02-01T03:00:13.578-08:00

Any updates on the release date?

Rick Hatmaker said: I agree that a step by step is...

2011-01-31T16:14:27.394-08:00

Rick Hatmaker said:
I agree that a step by step is a great idea. We've thought about it. The challenge is that ColorThink Pro can be used in a lot of ways. Ron Martinsen gives a wonderful perspective of how some photographers use it. In a way, an experience likes Ron's serves well as a step by step. But, we'll stay focused on your question...

Meanwhile.... maybe these suggestions will also help:

The ColorSmarts Guide within ColorThink Pro (the multi-color beanie cap with a propeller) is probably the first place and easiest method to get up to speed quickly with ColorThink Pro for common usages. There is a diverse index of functions that you can 'walk-through' to learn usage. I highly recommend it as the place most users should start out.

Probably the best resource is the ColorThink Pro USERS MANUAL is online at the ColorWiki site*:
http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/ColorThink_Pro_3_Manual

Also helpful in getting up to speed on some of the basic functions of ColorThink Pro are the 'Tutorials' for ColorThink v2:
http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/ColorThink_Tutorials

Every time I read something about ColorThink Pro I...

2011-01-30T05:26:49.848-08:00

Every time I read something about ColorThink Pro I discover some new features. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you used this website to post step by step instructions about this software?

I just hope the iterative logic is in this product...

2011-01-27T05:40:27.694-08:00

I just hope the iterative logic is in this product.

Just as an update, X-Rite has delayed the release ...

2011-01-13T14:49:17.571-08:00

Just as an update, X-Rite has delayed the release of i1Profiler Publish until end of January or February 2011.

Yes. And I've heard of some people who are bu...

2010-12-09T14:04:34.808-08:00

Yes. And I've heard of some people who are buying ProfileMaker now so they can be sure to have the scanner module in it - and at the same time also be able to get the free upgrade to i1Profiler when it comes out. People are still scanning. It's a shame they don't have an option like that going forward.

Excellent! I was wondering how they were going to ...

2010-12-09T05:23:25.836-08:00

Excellent! I was wondering how they were going to handle our previous licenses, considering there's no scanner profiling option in the new i1profiler. I was hoping I could somehow retain that functionality. I realize there isn't a huge demand for scanner profiling these days (right?), but considering this is a "Pro" utility, it's a bummer that a major feature to some would just vanish.

fledgling?

2010-05-17T04:58:21.360-07:00

fledgling?