Anyone Familiar With X-Rite Monitor Calibration

[Roomka]

Hello, just purchased a dell IPS Monitor And it looks great!, However when i look at other monitors the colors are wayyyyyy off. Anyone Care to help me out please. thank you.

 

[cgipson1]

Do you mean that you have a calibration unit, and that after using it... the Dell looks off compared to the others?? Same light, same location?

 

[Roomka]

sorry lol, i meant to say i just purchased a new dell ips monitor And did a couple of pictures. Then i went to go see on the other monitors how it came out and boy it was way offff. Someone told me that i should use the x-rite software but didnt say the specific one to use cause they have many products. i went on amazon and found this one http://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-i1Disp...344969174&sr=1-1&keywords=X-rite+i1-Display+2 , not sure if its the right one but if anyone can let me know id really appreciate it

 

[cgipson1]

sorry lol, i meant to say i just purchased a new dell ips monitor And did a couple of pictures. Then i went to go see on the other monitors how it came out and boy it was way offff. Someone told me that i should use the x-rite software but didnt say the specific one to use cause they have many products. i went on amazon and found this one Amazon.com: X-Rite i1Display 2 Color Calibrator for LCD, CRT, and Laptop Displays: Electronics , not sure if its the right one but if anyone can let me know id really appreciate it

If none of your monitors are calibrated.. they are probably all over the place! The Dell is probably the most accurate.. but even it needs calibration (especially if you print your photos properly). Almost any of the calibrations units out there will work for you.. after you learn how to use it. I have an X-Rite and love it...

 

[Roomka]

so basically if i buy this x-rite software its going to make my dell monitor have the same colors as all the other monitors correct?

 

[myko5]

I don't know if this was one of the products you were looking for or not, but JamesBjenkins was selling this on the buy/sell forum. He is a reputable seller/buyer from what I have seen on the forums. Pretty sure he still has it.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/buy-sell/288701-xrite-idisplay-pro-2-monitor-calibrator.html

 

[Roomka]

Thanks!

 

[MTVision]

so basically if i buy this x-rite software its going to make my dell monitor have the same colors as all the other monitors correct?

Not necessarily. It's going to calibrate the dell monitor so that when you edit your photos - you are seeing the correct colors/brightness/etc. - and your printed photos will match what you see on the computer screen. More than likely, after calibration, your monitor will look completely different from any other monitor that isn't calibrated....

 

[myko5]

Thanks!

No problem. You might want to search the buy/sell forum here first before amazon. Sometimes you can catch a really good deal. One like I just sent you. I thought about buying it myself, but I want to pick up PS6

 

[Roomka]

yeah i just cancelled amazon order, hopefully he still has it.

 

[Roomka]

yeah its crazy i dont understand this world. they should have a standard color for all monitors. if im going to take a picture of something and then photoshop it how can the rest of the world enjoy what i have created?

 

[cgipson1]

yeah its crazy i dont understand this world. they should have a standard color for all monitors. if im going to take a picture of something and then photoshop it how can the rest of the world enjoy what i have created?

They make monitors for all different people. The guy with bad eyesight needs more brightness! The guy that is partially colorblind can compensate by cranking up one color. Someone in a really dark room needs to crank down the brightness and the contrast.

They are all adjustable. Most are adjusted badly! That is where calibration comes in. It will help to set the monitor to a accepted standard... so what you see on it is the same as what I see on MY monitor.

I would not try to adjust your new IPS monitor to look like your old non-IPS monitors.. that would be a mistake! I would adjust / calibrate the Dell first... and then HOPE that your other monitors can even be calibrated anywhere close to the Dell.

 

[Roomka]

Yeah im give that try. Thanks!

 

[Helen B]

If you want an X-Rite monitor calibrator you might want to consider the current i1 Display Pro model - it's quite a bit better than the older i1 Display 2 version.

 

[Roomka]

im guessing this is the current one correct? Amazon.com: X-Rite i1Display 2 Color Calibrator for LCD, CRT, and Laptop Displays: Electronics