Can i use Spyder3 Pro in calibrating more than 10 monitors?
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Am I able to install Spyder display calibration software on more than one computer?
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With respect to any Datacolor monitor calibration software, Datacolor grants to you, and you accept, a personal, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to install and use the software in object code format on one or more computers at a single physical location, and on five additional laptop, notebook or other portable computers.
Am I able to install Spyder display calibration software on more than one computer?
Solution
With respect to any Datacolor monitor calibration software, Datacolor grants to you, and you accept, a personal, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to install and use the software in object code format on one or more computers at a single physical location, and on five additional laptop, notebook or other portable computers.
duhhh ............... the Spyder is an item that is frequently traded in Buy/Sell section of the forum for quite a number of years already ........ dont see any 3rd or 4th owners having issues using them ....
Allow me to correct this misunderstanding, the factors that affects your colours are both the graphic card and the monitors. Change one and the ICC profile generated is useless. For Analog, those using VGA, the graphic card send out different level of voltage to excite the electron gun to emit different amount of electrons (for CRT), or the strength of the LCD elements (for LCD). It is not the same for each card. Change the card, and with a super eye, you get different readings on the display(LCD or CRT) for your colorimeter. The generated ICC Profile will differs. Which is why you don't plug each monitor to the same system to calibrate.
Each monitor exhibit a different colour for the same colour value even for the same model and manufacture in the same batch. So you need to calibrate everyone of them. I hope this address some of the misunderstanding about the inner workings of colour management. Suppose these 2 factors are maintained, then essentially it doesn't matter where you perform the calibration as long the colours affected factors are consistent. You can always take out the ICC profile and place it in another environment as long the former mentioned factors are consistent.
Each monitor exhibit a different colour for the same colour value even for the same model and manufacture in the same batch. So you need to calibrate everyone of them. I hope this address some of the misunderstanding about the inner workings of colour management. Suppose these 2 factors are maintained, then essentially it doesn't matter where you perform the calibration as long the colours affected factors are consistent. You can always take out the ICC profile and place it in another environment as long the former mentioned factors are consistent.
If u really want to go detail into it, I can tell u that display manufacturers are not using these kind of calibrators in the calibration of their displays. They use the industrial type which are easily more than 20 times the price of a consumer calibrator. So don't expect that u can get the colors of all displays to be the same. Anyway, the spectral characteristics in different type of displays are different. Hence the inaccurate filter sensors in these calibrators may not pick up these differences. Furthermore, in consumer displays, color gamma can be an issue. U may get the white balance correct. But due to gamma issues, playback may then again show some differences in color. Talk to a display specialist for more advice.
Indeed, get one of these http://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/cg245w/
Then also invest in a Nivdia Quadro which can exhibit 10bits color channels.
But you need a compatible OS too, I think Windows 7 can.
You also need a software that understand 10bits colour channel,
I remember Adobe PS also can.
The price just keep on climbing huh.
So much about colour management.
In the end, your client's monitor is not calibrated. Back to square one.
I wonder what's the point after all....
Then also invest in a Nivdia Quadro which can exhibit 10bits color channels.
But you need a compatible OS too, I think Windows 7 can.
You also need a software that understand 10bits colour channel,
I remember Adobe PS also can.
The price just keep on climbing huh.
So much about colour management.
In the end, your client's monitor is not calibrated. Back to square one.
I wonder what's the point after all....
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Anyway, those industrial type of calibrators are not what we can afford. Surprisingly from what I understand, all display manufacturers are using those for calibration before they pack the TV into the box. These calibrators cost easily more than 10k for just the sensor alone. Furthermore to get absolute accuracy, there is even more to it. I will advise that you talk to a professional in display measurement to advise you. I can't give you a name in the forum due to some commercial secret.
Anyway, I am not a pro in photography. But its my rice bowl in light and color related stuff.
Anyway, I am not a pro in photography. But its my rice bowl in light and color related stuff.
