Gretag Macbeth question.

[ilkand]

Hi,

I have a Gretag Macbeth Eye One Display 2. Presumably this calibrates my monitor to PC levels.
Would I need to buy a Spydertv to get video levels on my (HT)PC?
Is there a way of making the eye one work this way?
The GM site is very confusing.:god:

Thanks
Andrew

[Neil Davidson]

The Eye One is a Spectraphotometer device which is used to measure the red green and blue components in a given colour.

The device doesn't care what level you are using (PC or video) as these determine the voltage point at which peak black or white are determined.

To use this device for monitor calibration you need something that will get the raw data out if the device and convert it in to meaningful results that will allow you to properly adjust the display. Have a look at CalMAN at www.datapopuli.com/ht which does this. Alternatively consider an ISF calibration for best results.

HTH,

Neil

[ilkand]

Hi ceenhad, thanks for your reply, will be having a look at the links in a minute. I only have the eye one display 2 though, its more like a spyder. Its not the big, posh thing professionals use. Calman seems to require a spyder2. This is where I get confused.

andy

[Neil Davidson]

That'll teach me not to read the message fully!

CalMAN works with multiple meters but I do not think yours is one of them. In this circumstance you may find that buying a Spyder is cheaper. If you are only interested in direct view then a Spyder express at about £70 is fine. If you want to work with a projector screen of any type the Spyder 2 Pro would be better as it can be tripod mounted. Forget the SpyderTV if you have any interest in calibrating greyscale.

Regards,

Neil

[ilkand]

I'm actually all CRT: Crt monitor, television and projector.
I read a veiled comment before about using the ambient light sensor for the display 2, but cannot find anymore info, so looks like it is the spyder pro.
With this, is it relatively simple to do, or is there still an element of luck?

andy

[Neil Davidson]

Proper CRT calibration is much more difficult than flat panel due to geometry issues (and convergence on the PJ).

You should be able to acheive a decent grayscale and geometry on the displays if you are patient - epecially with the PJ.

How you proceed is up to you. I have £5k worth of test equipment and hunderds of hours invested in calibration but I am still impressed with what CalMAN can acheive. Don't make the mistake of confusing knowing what the controls are with knowing how to calibrate and you will be fine however you choose to progress.

Neil

[IronBear]

Since I'm one of CalMAN's authors, I thought I might clarify a couple of points. :) The first is that the EyeOne Display2 is actually not a spectroradiometer. Only the EyeOne Pro models are spectroradiometers (or spectrophotometers). The EyeOne Display2 shares heritage with the Sencore ColorPro, the old Milori Trichromat, and other professional-caliber filter-based colorimeters. We will be supporting the Sencore flavor of this model, but we will not be supporting others until we get the current batch of four sensors through alpha, beta and golden releases. We just have so much on our plate right now that we just do not have the bandwidth to add everything all at once. :)

Best Regards,
Bill

[Gary Lightfoot]

Hi Bill,

Welcome to the forum, nice to have your input here too. :)

Good luck with CalMAN BTW, it seems like a great affordable product that many have been waiting for for a long time, I'm sure it'll fly off the shelves!

Gary