Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Thanks for your quick response. At this point I am leaning towards 
Spyder3 because of your/Datacolor responses to questions from this 
group. (I searched the x-rite site for hours trying to get info about 
Vista 64 compatibility. Found just one sentence - appears their 
latest drivers do support Vista 64 - but I shouldn't have to search 
for so long just to get such inadequate info.

Still not sure about advantage of Elite - Datacolor website appears 
to have little information about the advantage. 

You said Elite 
>"offers L* calibration, calibearion to video standards, and more."

QUESTION 1. What is L* calibration?

You said
> "Pro does allow you to adjust white luminance to an appropriate 
range,  it just doesn't offer numerical targetting of Luminance, as 
it's  philosophy is to avoid numbers where possible"

QUESTION 2. Can you give me more info about targetting luminance, and 
how/why the Elite solution is superior?

QUESTION 3. Can one uprgrade from Pro to Elite? Upgrade from either 
Pro or Elite to the Spyder3 Print package? (IF not, why not? I 
think x-rite offers upgrades from cheaper to more expensive, more 
inclusive solutions)

QUESTION 4. When installilng the Spyder3 software (which I assume I 
will download from your site) do I need to run it in "Compatibility 
mode"? or is the driver native 64-bit?

If you are interested in the website review that mentioned 
Spyder3's "Limited correction of luminance" you can email me directly

Thanks again for your quick response.




--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, Cdtobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
>
> Well, I'll see if I can answer this sufficiently from my iPhone...
> 
> First off: EyeOne Display2 is an older generation of calibrator; 
it  
> has the sensors that were used in Spyder2 in it. Spyder3 has a lot 
of  
> technical improvements, sampling a much larger area of the screen, 
at  
> more color ranges, with more sensitivity, etc.
> 
> Next: Elite offers a lot more than projector calibration. It 
allows  
> you to custom tune multiple displays to a closer match numerically, 
it  
> offers L* calibration, calibearion to video standards, and more.
> 
> Pro does allow you to adjust white luminance to an appropriate 
range,  
> it just doesn't offer numerical targetting of Luminance, as it's  
> philosophy is to avoid numbers where possible.
> 
> Yes, luminance targetting is important with LCDs, as they are so  
> bright, which requires adjustment for differing ambient luggt 
levels.
> 
> I'm not aware if any way that Spyder3 is limited in it's ability 
to  
> target luminance, within the range of luminance control the 
monitor  
> offers.
> 
> Spyder3 products are all Vista64 capable; for quite a while they 
were  
> thme only calibrators that were.
> 
> Sorry my answers are out of order...
> 
> C. D. Tobie
> WW Product Technology Mngr.
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> DataColor.com
> CDTobie@...
> 
> On Nov 15, 2008, at 2:14 PM, "madigan_bill" <madigan_bill@...>  
> wrote:
> 
> > I am about to make a purchase - can't decide if I need the Elite
> > version, or if should use X-Rite Eye-One. I currently use Spyder2 
on
> > my older machine. My new machine runs Vista 64, will be printing 
to
> > an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 from CS4
> >
> > 1.I do not need projector calibration - is that a large part of 
why
> > the Elite package is so much more expensive than the Pro?
> >
> > 2.Spyder3 Pro cannot change B/W Luminance. How important is that?
> >
> >
> > 3.I read a posoting saying that luminace calibration more 
important
> > for LCDs - true?
> >
> > 4.Why should I get Spyder3 Elite instead of the X-rite Eye-One
> > Dispaly 2?
> >
> > I read a review that says Spyder3 Elite suffers  "Limited 
correction
> > of luminance" compared to an LaCie Eye-One
> >
> > For the price of Spyder3 Elite, I could get the X-rite Eye-one
> > Display 2 calibrator - version 3.6 of the i1Match software is 
suposed
> > to be Vista 64 compatible...
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
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