Datacolor User to User Support Group.

I believe Paul is correct on this. I'd like to also add that although your video card has two connections, you cannot profile BOTH monitors. I believe this is the case with one video card. You will need two video cards to profile both monitors. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Troy

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From: "bwinkjet" <bwinkjet@...> 
Hi,

I am no expert. I saw this thread developed on another forum. The 
conclusion is that Windows in its current iteration does not support 
individually calibrated monitors i.e. more than one monitor profile. 
It cannot use 2 different profiles at one time, just one or the other 
which might explain what you are describing. Check this out with 
Microsoft information if you need verification. It is said that 
Vista may provide this feature. In addition you will need a video 
card that will support 2 profiles as well. Above is summary of what 
I remember and is subject to error.
HTH

Paul

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "Phiegze" <swp91011@...> 
wrote:
>
> There is still the problem - what is wrong with my Spyder2 if it 
can't
> make both monitors neutral or the same?
> 
> 
> 
> --- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, David Miller <dm2363@> 
wrote:
> >
> > >In a message dated 12/25/2006 4:15:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> > >swp91011@ writes:
> > >
> > >I haven't tried a print yet as I just read all the targets and 
created
> > >the profiles last night with PrintFix Pro.
> > >
> > >However, on the face of it, if one monitor shows white as 
yellowish
> > >and one does not and I adjust the image so it looks good on one 
it
> > >would have to have different colors than if I had adjusted it on 
the
> > >other to look equally as white.
> > >
> > >They can't BOTH be right.
> > >
> > 
> > To improve your visual matching between your monitor and your 
print:
> > 
> > - The monitor has to be calibrated. Use the Spyder (or other 3rd 
party
> > equivalent) and calibrate your display to D65, gamma 2.2
> > 
> > - You need to turn on softproofing in PFP 2.0 to display the 
image on
> > your calibrated monitor with the printer profile taken into 
account; or;
> > you need to open the image in Photoshop (with it's working space 
set to
> > Adobe RGB), go to the View:Proof Setup:Custom menu, select your
> printer profile
> > and rendering intent, and turn on paper black simulation (this is 
the 
> > equivalent
> > of what PFP 2.0's softproof shows).
> > 
> > - You need to view your print under a proper light source. Proper 
light
> > sources are NOT any of the following: incandescent table lamps;
> incandescent
> > overhead lights; flourescent lighting (office or otherwise); 
bright
> sunlight.
> > We would recommend that you get one of the widely available
> "daylight spectrum"
> > lamps, which come configured as floor-standing lamps or
> desktop-style lamps,
> > and view your prints that way. You can also get an Ott-light, 
which
> is an
> > even more specialized version of the same kind of bulb, but for 
most
> people,
> > the more generic lamps are fine.
> > 
> > When you've calibrated your monitor to D65, the color of white 
has a
> specific
> > color temperature, and visually, this should be very close to the 
color
> > temperature of your paper white when you've printed through the 
PFP
> 2.0 profile
> > and you're viewing it under the controlled light source as 
described
> above.
> > 
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > David Miller
> > Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
> > ColorVision
> >
>