The monitor looked to have too much of a green tint to me. The first time I did it, I wasn’t completely happy with the results. But it's a little more complicated because there are several different variables, such as the type of backlight, the range of colour that you display is capable of showing and so on. Many calibrators also measure the ambient light and adjust the brightness of the display so that it is in the correct range. It can then use the amount measured for each colour and then create a profile that is applied to your display to correct it from the measured values to pare-determined “correct” value.
#Colormunki display vs spyder 3 pro software#
A device connects to your computer which you place on your screen, and the software runs your display through a series of colours and the device measures the colour. If you’ve never used a hardware calibrator before, the principle is pretty simple. In this first part, I’m just going to look at the calibration hardware and software, and I will get to the colour checker and lens calibration tools in another blog. This all comes in a nice hard case for transportation.
#Colormunki display vs spyder 3 pro full#
The company sent me the full Spyder X Capture Pro package, which consists of the hardware calibrator, a colour checker, and a lens calibration tool. I had recently installed a new operating system on my computer, and I hadn’t gotten around to reinstalling the calibration software, so it was fortuitous timing when Datacolor contacted me and wanted to know if I would be interested in reviewing the Spyder X. This worked reasonably well to calibrate my display, but I fond the software a bit confusing, and it was difficult to get it exactly the way I wanted it. More recently I’ve been using a Colormunki Display from X-rite.
Originally I bought the Pantone Huey (when I first started working freelance) but Pantone stopped supporting it, and the software ceased working with newer versions of macOS. I have previously used both Pantone and X-Rite calibration tools. Over the years I’ve used a variety of calibration tools, and I’ve recently been trying out a new calibration system for my computer, the Datacolor Spyder X. It can actually make a huge difference, especially if you’re collaborating with others or having you work printed or so on. Having worked in both the print, photography and video industries for a long time, I’ve always appreciated the importance of having a properly calibrated display.
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