bshort Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I'm interesting in entering the world of color management and I'd like to calibrate the monitors on my home computer, but it's not clear whether or not the less expensive color calibration devices will adjust more than one monitor. I'm currently using an iMac Core2Duo with the display spanned to an additional 2007wfp (Dell monitor). Will I need to buy a special color calibrator to adjust both the built-in monitor and the external monitor? I'm specifically interested in the Huey because of its low price. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_sullivan Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Actually it's more IF your graphics card ALLOWS you to calibrate monitors seperately...a fair amount don't. Then the calibration tool you choose would be the next consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bshort Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 Yes, the Monitors pref pane allows me to set calibration on the two monitors independently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serge c Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Some solutions explicitely support two monitors (eye-one display2, spyder2 pro, coloreyes, basiccolor). With cheaper packages you'd need to calibrate one monitor at a time and manually rename and reassign profiles. I'm not sure how it would work on external laptop display, but I suppose you could "mirror" the screen for this purpose. Keith Cooper mentions the trick in Spyder2Express and Eye-One LT reviews: http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews.html However, since you probably want not only to profile but also to make two monitors reasonably "similar" to each other it is recommended to get a calibration solution with sufficiantly advanced options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene_scherba Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 <p><i>Will I need to buy a special color calibrator to adjust both the built-in monitor and the external monitor?</i></p> <p>No, it's seamless with the Mac.</p> <p><i>I'm specifically interested in the Huey.</i></p> <p>Ouch, Huey is not up to par. It's very crippled. Get a real colorimeter.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serge c Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 "No, it's seamless with the Mac." It's not seamless if the software gives the profiles the same names. With low-end software you have to use workarounds. If I was on a budget I'd look into Spyder2Express rather than Huey. It's the same colorimeter as Spyder2 Pro and works with high end software like Coloreyes, Basiccolor (both of which have free trials) and Spyder2 Pro. In case you ever need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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