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Scanners/Printers colours are wrong.. How do you know?

  • If the monitor is OK then it will be easy to make adjustments to your scanner with the existing drivers.
  • We suggest you first calibrate your monitor then see what if anything you need to adjust on the scanner.

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Find out the goss on colour management AKA "Wiz-E-Wig"

  Colorvision Monitor Calibration Spyders - Review
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Colour Management doesn't have to be tricky.
You have two items that need calibrating/optimising.
Theses items are your principle output devices;  your monitor and printer.

1:  Calibration of the monitor.
Quick and easy with a Monitor Spyder, this is a colorimeter that essentially will ensure that the colours on the hard drive are faithfully reproduced by your monitor. This gets the stake is in the ground so to speak. 

2:   Calibration of the printer.
Each paper and ink combination has a different colour bias. Using an ICC profile for a particular paper/ink combo will help ensure that your print will match the colour values on your hard-drive.  Thus if you have calibrated your monitor as well you will get WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get.

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Colorvision Print Fix Calibration

Colorvision Print FIX PRO V2*
* V2 requires Free Software upgrade from colorvision website
Print Fix Pro

Create your own PROFILES

PrintFIX PRO lets any photographer or designer produce their own gallery quality prints. Combining ease-of-use, high-precision accuracy, and breakthrough affordability, PrintFIX PRO meets the accuracy and quality needs of the most discerning professionals. Featuring next generation spectro technology, PrintFIX PRO precisely profiles any RGB-driven inkjet, dye-sub, thermal, chemical, or laser printer with virtually any media. The PrintFIX PRO software wizard guides you through each step of the process including printer setup, media selection, and profile creation and editing. The software design is elegant, easy-to-use, and includes comprehensive help. ColorVision has set the standard again with PrintFIX PRO, giving creative professionals the ability to create their own gallery quality prints at a truly affordable price.

  • Datacolor Spectrocolorimeter 1005
  • PrintFIX PRO software
  • Mini USB cable
  • Calibration base
  • 1 Year Hardware Warranty
  • Free Technical Support
  • Free Software Updates

Print Fix Pro in Pelican

Colorvision Print FIX PRO

January 15, 2006: A new spectrocolorimeter-based hardware/software suite allows photographers to create accurate printer profiles for a wide range of printing media.

The ColorVision PrintFIX PRO software is bundled with the Datacolor 1005 Spectrocolorimeter patch reading hardware and sells for $995 (RRP). For more serious printers, the PrintFIX PRO Suite is bundled with the ColorVision Spyder2PRO spectrophotometer plus monitor calibration software. RRP for this suite is $1275. The new wizard-based software creates spectro printer profiles that support all RGB-driven inkjet, dye-sub, thermal, chemical and laser printers. PrintFIX PRO also affords users the flexibility and richer interface of a stand-alone software application. Spectro technology enables support of a wide range of media, especially third party fine art papers, third party inks and an unlimited range of RGB-driven printers.

The PrintFIX PRO patch reader allows users to measure calibration targets and save the data in L*a*b format. It also offers optimised higher patch targets and delivers customised profiling choices according to specific user needs. Some targets can be read in slightly over two-minutes, while more critical use targets can be read in under four. Read times are saved, reducing time requirements from two hours to under 20 minutes and making high patch profiles for the most demanding devices much more justifiable. The new 1005 Spectro is a native USB device that is powered from the computer, eliminating external power supply requirements. When not in use PrintFIX PRO, rests on a calibration base that includes a spring-loaded wheel containing the device's calibration tiles.


In this review..

If you're really serious about the quality of the digital prints you make, you need to introduce colour management into your workflow. The tools required are a colorimeter for measuring the colours produced by your monitor and a spectrophotometer (or spectrocolorimeter) for measuring the colours produced by your printer.

Together they enable you to make the picture you see on-screen emulate the output of your printer.

The ColorVision PrintFIX Pro Suite includes both tools - Spyder2 Pro is the screen calibrator and PrintFix Pro handles printer fine-tuning. Both are straightforward to use, thanks to excellent on-screen Wizards that provide all the information you require. Best of all, it's easy to obtain accurate ICC profiles for your monitor, printer and media.

Workflow calibration starts with the monitor, which should be 'warmed up' for roughly an hour first. Work in normal lighting but make sure no direct light is shining on your screen. While the monitor warms up, check the following computer parameters (instructions are provided in the Spyder2 Installation guide):

- Set the display resolution to a minimum of 1024 x 768 pixels and display colour depth to 16 million colours,

- Disable Adobe Gamma,

- Switch off screen savers and power savers and disable anti-virus software,

- Windows users should set hardware acceleration to full.

Now load the software. The supplied ProfilerPLUS 2.3, a plug-in for Photoshop, installs within seconds; the Spyder2 1.0.5 software takes a minute or two extra. Then attach the Spyder2 colorimeter to your computer via a USB port. (Windows will automatically recognise it and build a database for it.)

Review Conclusions

Calibrating and profiling your monitors, printers and media is surprisingly easy with the ColorVision PrintFIX Pro Suite, thanks largely to well-designed wizards that step you through each process and, at the same time, provide you with all the information you need to understand what's going on. If you've been frustrated by the poor accuracy of facilities like Adobe Gamma and Quick Gamma, this toolkit could give you the precision and repeatability you need. The money you save by reducing paper and ink wastage will soon recoup your initial investment.

We found the software very straightforward to use and the resulting profiles for both our monitors and printers were excellent.

http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/peripherals/colorvision-printfix-pro-suite.aspx#top

October 2006 | Margaret Brown


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NEW Spyder3 Range

Colorvision Spyder3 Elite
Spyder 2 Express
Spyder 2 Express

Display Calibration for Professional Photographers and Studios

From capturing images to digital editing and printing your work, you can rely on consistent, accurate color throughout your studio and digital workflow with Spyder3Elite™. Designed for the way photographers work, Spyder3Elite is the next generation in calibration accuracy, precision and speed, allowing you to create profiles to your specifications and bring a new level of color control to your work.

Designed for:
Professional Photographers, Photography Studios and Professional users of all kinds.

Colorvision Spyder3 Pro
Spyder 2 Express
Spyder 2 Express

Display Calibration for Serious Photographers

Serious photographers and creative pros require a high degree of color accuracy; from capturing images, to digital editing and printing, Spyder3Pro™ delivers. This third generation colorimeter comes equipped with new state-of-the-art optical design and photo-centric user interface providing accurate, reliable and consistent color. Spyder3Pro™ gives you more precise control over white point and gamma, new ReCAL option cuts re-calibration time in half and SpyderProof™ function brings you a new level of color control to help you save time, money and achieve color excellence.

Designed for:
Serious & Professional Photographers or anyone whose display is the heart of their digital workflow will benefit from Spyder3 monitor calibration.

Colorvision Spyder3 Studio
Spyder 2 Express
Spyder 2 Express

Complete Color Management System for Professional Photographers and Studios

Spyder3Studio redefines color management, offering you new levels of accuracy and control for the best performance across all of your digital imaging tools. It's the cornerstone of any digital darkroom allowing you real-world colors you can rely on. Solutions from color management on-screen to complete studio solutions that let you create custom color or black & white ICC profiles geared for your printer and media selections. From start to finish, you'll get results professional studios rely on and the ease of use serious photographers demand.

Designed for:
Professional Photographers, Photography Studios, Production Studios and Professional users of all kinds

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WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR ME?

Spyder 2 Express

Spyder Express Monitor Calibration

Colorvision Spyder2 Express

Spyder 2 Express

ColorVision® Spyder2expressT offers photographers, designers, and gamers the best color experience on screen. In three easy steps, it delivers accurate, reliable and consistent color, true-to-life flesh tones, well-defined shadows and realistic highlights - day-to-day and image-to-image.

The newest member of the award-winning Spyder2 family, Spyder 2 express provides quick, easy, and accurate monitor calibration. In three easy steps, it gives you precise and realistic on-screen color, true-to-life flesh tones plus and flawless shadow detail and highlights.

Easy to install and easy-to-use, you don't have to be a color guru to use it. The Spyder2 and its advanced algorithms work behind the scenes to give you the best color experience possible. A must have for photographers, designers, gamers, and anyone who wants accurate color on screen. For Mac and Windows, calibrates all of your CRT, LCD, or laptop monitors for dynamic and consistent color.

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Spyder Pro Monitor Calibration

Spyder2 Pro (Limited Stocks left)

Spyder2PRO™
Spyder2PRO – the new standard for professional monitor calibration.

Spyder2Pro

Spyder2PRO features the all new Spyder2 colorimeter and pro-level monitor calibration software to create precise ICC display profiles for your CRT, LCD, or notebook display.

Precise calibration of CRT, LCD, and notebook displays (Mac and Windows)
Wizard software with easy-to-follow instructions (site license)
Superior gray balance and tonal response
Incredibly accurate flesh tones
Multiple monitor calibration and matching

 Features
Spyder2express
Spyder2PRO
 OS Compatability
 Monitor Calibration
Basic
Professional
 Monitor Gamma/Temp  Choices
Fixed
Yes, Unlimited
 RGB Control Calibration
 Front Projector/Ambient  Light
 Printer Profiling
No
Yes (software based)
 Bundled Software
Adobe Album Starter Edition
Colorvision PrintFIX Plus
 Free Technical Support
Unlimited
Unlimited

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  • Pantone huey & huey pro correct the color on your monitor so photos and designs print more accurately, game graphics are more intense and movies are more true-to-life. Easy-to-use right out of the box, huey adapts your monitor for changing room lighting and applies your personal preferences for viewing accurate color all of the time.

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Are you missing part of the movie?

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Even if your projector is adjusted so you get the best possible picture how do you know it's the way the film maker intended?

  • Does snow look like solid white paint?
  • Are skin tones realistic?
  • Are you missing part of the image?

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"CIS" Ink on a drip feed..


"CIS" Ink on a drip feed..
As used by Australian Camera clubs.

Green = Stop cartridge waste.
No more replacing cartridges or wondering how much ink is left.
Easy Installation, supplied instructional DVD too!
Continuous ink supply means no wasted "Bottom of cartridge" ink.
Save up to 80% on running costs without sacrificing quality
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Professional "Pro-graphics" printers come fitted with systems very similar to our "CIS" system. The main difference is that they use large (and expensive) cartridges whereas we supply bottles connect to the ink supply tubes.

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