how to use eye-one display 2 on a iBook G4?

[n_onaga]

Hello,

I just bought a Gretagmacbeth Eye-One Display 2 for my iBook G4 (Mac OS X), but

am a beginner at this and am rather confused about how to use it...

Can anyone give me some pointers, or refer me to a previous message or tutorial

on how to do it? I have tried to search but have not found anything that was

understandable to me

 

In particular, I am confused about how I go about disabling or uninstalling

Adobe Gamma. I am also confused about whether there are other profiling systems

that are already in my iBook that I need to disable, and how I find them - does

anyone know what they are, and how I disable/uninstall them?

 

Also, I am also confused about whether the Gretagmacbeth Eye-One Display 2 works

with my laptop at all, because at some point when I was trying to run it, it

said that my monitor is not supported by Eye-One Match... I am confused as to

this is only with regard to the "pushbutton" calibration, or if it just doesn't

work at all

If it's just with regard to pushbutton calibration, then what should I do? Do I

manually adjust the monitor settings? How do I do that? I can see there are

manual controls for the brightness, but I have not figured out how to manually

change the contrast, or the RGB settings...

 

So yeah, to sum it up, basically I have no idea how to use it is the problem...

 

Any help would be appreciated,

thank you!

[richard_meyers]

First, there is a tutorial (Flash) on the CD. It might be a little outdated but it should give you a feel for the process. As you've

discovered there is no manual but the right panel of the GUI gives instructions for each step. Click on the arrows to scroll the help information.

 

There are certain monitors which are recognized by the software. If the one you have is not, no problem.

 

Profiling your monitor begins with setting the contrast to maximum and

the brightness to minimum. From there start the process and select the 'Easy' button. Re-adjust the brightness and/or contrast if asked to. It will take a few minutes to calibrate. Let the software save the profile to the default location and you're done. Feel free to practice and experiment until you get the hang of it. Later you can use the 'Advanced' button to give you more control and presumably a better profile.

 

It's best to calibrate in a ambient lighting that's not too bright and avoid having lights or reflections on the screen.

 

I'm sure others with more experience will chime in.

 

Good luck.

[n_onaga]

Thank you Richard!

That's very helpful, but um, how do I adjust the Contrast for the monitor?

I did go through the tutorial but I still couldn't figure out how to disable/unstill Adobe Gamma and whatever other profiling programs, and how to manually adjust contrast and RGB settings...

[erik scanhancer]

1. You're on a Mac, so there is no Adobe Gamma running. And if there is it will be overruled by the Eye-One Match startup

controller. (It runs in the back, so don't bother to find it.)

 

2. All you can do with a Mac screen is adjusting brightness. If the buttons are present on your computer you can use F14

and F15 to adjust brightness. An indicator on your screen will show where you are on the brightness scale.

 

3. If the Eye-One Match software is asking to set a parameter that cannot be set manually, simply go to the next step.

 

4. Let the software do its job and don't bother about the things you don't know. All will become clear if you go straight

forward.

[erik scanhancer]

Oh, forgot to say: you can also adjust screen brightness by calling up the "Screen" menu

under system preferences. It has a brightness slider.

[n_onaga]

oh great, thank you very much Erik! That answers my questions, thank you

 

I can adjust the brightness with buttons on the keyboard, and I'm happy I don't have to worry about the rest!

 

Thank you!