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Re: EIZO ColorNavigator and Spyder3 Setup

2008-11-21 by Rollin

At the risk of sounding totally (not just partially) dumb, exactly 
how does one go about setting the EIZO disply manually while using 
the Spyder3 to build a profile?  I have run the EIZO ColorNavigator 
to set the desired gamma (2.2) and whitepoint (6500K) but the monitor 
looks to be on the cool side (slightly).  I have opened some images 
of prints that I made and have looked at them under a color corrected 
light source vs. the image on the montior (using the paper profiles 
from Spyder3Print) and the prints are slightly warmer.

I am guessing the I would have to open the EIZO ColorNavigator and 
use the Manaual Adjustment option which will let me set the 
brightness, black level, gamma and 6 colors (RGBCMY) while also 
running the Spyder3 Elite software to create a profile.  I would 
think the EIZO software will be making a hardware adjustment away 
from the basic 2.2/6500 setup and the Spyder software will be trying 
to build a profile that gets loaded to the video card to also make 
adjustments.  

Before I start playing around, I thought I would ask if anyone has an 
EIZO (mine is the CG222W) and has done this type of adjustments?  
Also, if you have, what controls did you identify to the Spyder 
software for the monitor?

Thanks,
Rollin

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, Cdtobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
>
> I'd suggest using the Eizo software once, with your Spyder, to set  
> your desired gamma and whitepoint internally in the display. Then 
you  
> can run the Spyder software on both displays from then on, as you  
> previously did.
> 
> C. D. Tobie
> WW Product Technology Mngr.
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> DataColor.com
> CDTobie@...
> 
> On Oct 28, 2008, at 4:58 PM, "Rollin" <rhill3@...> wrote:
> 
> > I just received an EIZO CG222W monitor to replace a CRT that died 
on
> > my system.  The documentation with it indicated that I needed
> > to "unistall any measurement driver that may be installed on the 
PC"
> > before installing the EIZO ColorNavigator.  Just what does this 
mean?
> >
> > I have a dual monitor setup which includes the new EIZO and a Dell
> > LCD monitor as the second monitor.  I have the Spyder3 package
> > installed and used it in the past to calibrate both the CRT and 
the
> > Dell LCD )as much as it can be profiled).  I crearted profiles for
> > each and used the MS Color Management Applet (WinColor) to load 
the
> > different profiles for each.  I have a dual headed NVidia FX3400
> > graphics card.
> >
> > With the new setup:
> >
> > 1. Do I keep the Spyder3 code installed?
> > 2. Can I use it to profile the Dell LCD but let the EIZO
> > ColorNavigator handle the EIZO monitor?
> > 3. Should I remove the MS applet - it now appears totally 
confused as
> > to what is actually installed as far as monitors?
> > 4. Any other things I need to know about this environment?
> >
> > I like the new monitor and I like the Spyder3 packages. I would 
like
> > to make sure I am using them together in the correct manner.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rollin

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