Low-End Monitor Calibration SW?

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Jun 14, 2006
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I have volunteered to teach a demonstration class for the local arts council to artists who need photos of their work for competitions and proposals but who don’t want to spend the money for studio shots, such as I make. My aim is to help them get the best shots possible using cheap backdrops, reflectors, consumer cameras, etc.

On the subject of color management, I want to avoid the tangle of issues that pros deal with for commercial purposes, but I do need to give these folks a clue about their monitors. Many are not very computer savvy and probably are looking at screens that seriously misrepresent the actual content of their images. Sooo…

Is there any relatively inexpensive monitor calibration software that will help them get some degree of reliability from their monitors?

Thanks!

David


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inez
Jun 15, 2006
On 6/14/06 2:52 PM, David Habercom commented:

I have volunteered to teach a demonstration class for the local arts council to artists who need photos of their work for competitions and proposals but who don’t want to spend the money for studio shots, such as I make. My aim is to help them get the best shots possible using cheap backdrops, reflectors, consumer cameras, etc.

On the subject of color management, I want to avoid the tangle of issues that pros deal with for commercial purposes, but I do need to give these folks a clue about their monitors. Many are not very computer savvy and probably are looking at screens that seriously misrepresent the actual content of their images. Sooo…

Is there any relatively inexpensive monitor calibration software that will help them get some degree of reliability from their monitors?
Thanks!

David

With or without hardware? Pantone is now selling a product developed by Gretag Macbeth called the "huey" that’s under $100.

But if they will be using Photoshop, you could just stick with Adobe Gamma.
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David Habercom
Jun 16, 2006
inez wrote in
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On 6/14/06 2:52 PM, David Habercom commented:

I have volunteered to teach a demonstration class for the local arts council to artists who need photos of their work for competitions and proposals but who don’t want to spend the money for studio shots, such as I make. My aim is to help them get the best shots possible using cheap backdrops, reflectors, consumer cameras, etc.
On the subject of color management, I want to avoid the tangle of issues that pros deal with for commercial purposes, but I do need to give these folks a clue about their monitors. Many are not very computer savvy and probably are looking at screens that seriously misrepresent the actual content of their images. Sooo…
Is there any relatively inexpensive monitor calibration software that will help them get some degree of reliability from their monitors?
Thanks!

David

With or without hardware? Pantone is now selling a product developed by Gretag Macbeth called the "huey" that’s under $100.
But if they will be using Photoshop, you could just stick with Adobe Gamma.

Thanks, Inez. I plan to assume consumer image management software and no hardware for color calibration. Huey sounds good. I will check it out. I’ll also check to see if PS Elements has the Gamma feature, though I doubt it. Thanks again.
David


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inez
Jun 16, 2006
On 6/16/06 7:14 AM, David Habercom commented:

inez wrote in
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On 6/14/06 2:52 PM, David Habercom commented:

I have volunteered to teach a demonstration class for the local arts council to artists who need photos of their work for competitions and proposals but who don’t want to spend the money for studio shots, such as I make. My aim is to help them get the best shots possible using cheap backdrops, reflectors, consumer cameras, etc.
On the subject of color management, I want to avoid the tangle of issues that pros deal with for commercial purposes, but I do need to give these folks a clue about their monitors. Many are not very computer savvy and probably are looking at screens that seriously misrepresent the actual content of their images. Sooo…
Is there any relatively inexpensive monitor calibration software that will help them get some degree of reliability from their monitors?
Thanks!

David

With or without hardware? Pantone is now selling a product developed by Gretag Macbeth called the "huey" that’s under $100.
But if they will be using Photoshop, you could just stick with Adobe Gamma.

Thanks, Inez. I plan to assume consumer image management software and no hardware for color calibration. Huey sounds good. I will check it out. I’ll also check to see if PS Elements has the Gamma feature, though I doubt it. Thanks again.
David

I find it hard to believe that PS Elements woudn’t have Adobe Gamma included. Kinda useless without it, huh? And your students may have basic calibration within there OS, monitor software, camera softwareŠ maybe?

You can find reviews here: http://tinyurl.com/gr868
On GretagMacbeth site: http://tinyurl.com/nndy8
The huey is both a device and software, believe it or not. It’s no Eye-One, but it sounds like it’s a good product and value.

And there’s this cheap: http://www.colorwizzard.com/color/c1.html They’re older software, Colorific, came with my Lacie display and it was pretty good. Apparently they no longer support Mac:(

You might check out some of this out:
http://www.binuscan.com/photoperfect/us/info.html
No experience with it, but I had binuscan software bundled with my scanner that’s half decent.

If your students are on PC instead of Mac, you might check out http://www.easyrgb.com/easyrgbpc.html, if the free version is adequate. I don’t know a thing about it, so it’s not a reccommendation.
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adykes
Jun 16, 2006
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David Habercom wrote:
inez wrote in
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On 6/14/06 2:52 PM, David Habercom commented:

I have volunteered to teach a demonstration class for the local arts council to artists who need photos of their work for competitions and proposals but who don’t want to spend the money for studio shots, such as I make. My aim is to help them get the best shots possible using cheap backdrops, reflectors, consumer cameras, etc.
On the subject of color management, I want to avoid the tangle of issues that pros deal with for commercial purposes, but I do need to give these folks a clue about their monitors. Many are not very computer savvy and probably are looking at screens that seriously misrepresent the actual content of their images. Sooo…
Is there any relatively inexpensive monitor calibration software that will help them get some degree of reliability from their monitors?
Thanks!

David

With or without hardware? Pantone is now selling a product developed by Gretag Macbeth called the "huey" that’s under $100.
But if they will be using Photoshop, you could just stick with Adobe Gamma.

Thanks, Inez. I plan to assume consumer image management software and no hardware for color calibration. Huey sounds good. I will check it out. I’ll also check to see if PS Elements has the Gamma feature, though I doubt it. Thanks again.
David

PSE has a simple gamma adjustemnt.

I want to know what to use for gamma adjustment if I’m using free tools liks picasa that doesn’t come with one.


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