Colormunki Photo/display Calibration
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That’s great news Tudor, but does that mean you won’t be able to post a photo for us..Customs said that everything sent from EU is free from VAT and taxes. Everything outside the EU is subject to taxes and VAT.
So... I ordered the Colormunki Photo from Amazon UK and paid $100 less than I would of if I bought it locally. And that includes shipping... Plus I'll get it after 25dec, so it's faster too.
Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it!
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Excellent! Have fun with your new tool!Customs said that everything sent from EU is free from VAT and taxes. Everything outside the EU is subject to taxes and VAT.
So... I ordered the Colormunki Photo from Amazon UK and paid $100 less than I would of if I bought it locally. And that includes shipping... Plus I'll get it after 25dec, so it's faster too.
Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it!
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Tudor said:The Hat : hahaha What did they promise you, Brian?
Merry Christmas, everyone!
A MERRY CHRISTMAS….
stratman said:Excellent! Have fun with your new tool!
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Are you sure you don’t want to rephrase your reply. ? ?
No hidden or cute meaning. Honest injun! I didn't want to denigrate the ColorMunki by calling it a "toy", so I called it what it is,a "tool" to help tudor get the most out of his computer and photographs. Wouldn't mind one myself.
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I got my colormunki on 6 jan instead of 27 dec; I paid for Priority Express and they sent it using Standard... The second Amazon guy I talked to sent my P&P money back.
Did some profiles with it using the original software and it's great!
Used argyll_162+dispcalgui to calibrate my display... still great!
I want to use argyll to do some printer profiles. Do you have a good command line for me? Some tips? Any help would be welcomed.
Did some profiles with it using the original software and it's great!
Used argyll_162+dispcalgui to calibrate my display... still great!
I want to use argyll to do some printer profiles. Do you have a good command line for me? Some tips? Any help would be welcomed.
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I looked at @mikling 's commands and modified them a bit:
targen -v -d2 -G -e2 -B2 -g128 -f880 A4profile
printtarg -v -iCM -a0.70 -b -h -T360 -M4 -P -p210x297 A4profile
I get 880 patches on two A4 pages (which should be enough for a good profile, as I understand). Each patch is 9,5x9,5 mm and CM's sensor window is 8mm in diameter. Are the patches big enough to be read correctly?
targen -v -d2 -G -e2 -B2 -g128 -f880 A4profile
printtarg -v -iCM -a0.70 -b -h -T360 -M4 -P -p210x297 A4profile
I get 880 patches on two A4 pages (which should be enough for a good profile, as I understand). Each patch is 9,5x9,5 mm and CM's sensor window is 8mm in diameter. Are the patches big enough to be read correctly?
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Here's the bottom line:
Is the argyll_162+dispcalgui profile for either the monitor or printer better than the profile obtained from the xRite software?
I have tried to install argyll_162+dispcalgui software and had problems because it did not recognise my colormunki.
Faced with a non-intuitive trouble shooting procedure decided I wasn't willing to invest that amount of time and effort unless I could be certain of an improved result.
Of course old goats like me can remember back to MSDOS 3.2 (Came on 2 - 5" floppies) when the command line was king, and any serious work involved all the command line parameters.
In my case even before that with Appledos on the old Apple ][
Printing has now come down to CONTROL-P and reach for the coffee mug.
How we have been spoiled by the GUI interfaces!
RS
Is the argyll_162+dispcalgui profile for either the monitor or printer better than the profile obtained from the xRite software?
I have tried to install argyll_162+dispcalgui software and had problems because it did not recognise my colormunki.
Faced with a non-intuitive trouble shooting procedure decided I wasn't willing to invest that amount of time and effort unless I could be certain of an improved result.
Of course old goats like me can remember back to MSDOS 3.2 (Came on 2 - 5" floppies) when the command line was king, and any serious work involved all the command line parameters.
In my case even before that with Appledos on the old Apple ][
Printing has now come down to CONTROL-P and reach for the coffee mug.
How we have been spoiled by the GUI interfaces!
RS
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You can find here how to install Argyll, drivers and path: http://www.argyllcms.com/doc/FCMS2010_ArgyllTute.pdf You can get dispcalGUI and instructions on how to use it here: http://dispcalgui.hoech.net/ . DispcalGUI is an interface and it's only for displays, not printers.
When I used argyll and dispcalgui to profile my display I chose the fastest setting (under 100 patches, can't remember exactly). There was a slight difference from the xrite profile, but not that noticeable to my eyes. Maybe with more patches... There are settings with more than 2500 patches, but it takes a looooong, loooong time and... I didn't do it yet.
Right now I use a xrite generated profile for my display (forgot to backup the argyll profile when I reinstalled windows...) and try to get used to profiling a printer with argyll. There is a lot of info to digest, though!
When I used argyll and dispcalgui to profile my display I chose the fastest setting (under 100 patches, can't remember exactly). There was a slight difference from the xrite profile, but not that noticeable to my eyes. Maybe with more patches... There are settings with more than 2500 patches, but it takes a looooong, loooong time and... I didn't do it yet.
Right now I use a xrite generated profile for my display (forgot to backup the argyll profile when I reinstalled windows...) and try to get used to profiling a printer with argyll. There is a lot of info to digest, though!
