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Just spotted the Spydercube. Might get one.
Is there anyone on here who has used it on here? Is it better / easier than tuning colors on the eye?

I've got this bad boy: www.vistek.ca/store/ComputerAccessories/...on-spyder-3-pro.aspx

colorvision spyder 3 pro

I like it, except when I look at my photos on non-calibrated monitors they always look under exposed and drab colours.. but they look great on the monitor.

I use it with windows 7 64bit, no issues.

I was using it with windows vista 64bit before, and vista has an issue with ICC color profiles where it switches back to the windows default everytime you log out, and you have to re-initialize the default ICC profile to the one you calibrated.. but that's not an issue with the tool itself, just windows being lame.

B, I'm still using the S2P on my Mac. It has always served me well.
Just thought that this little thing might be a bit more accurate. Was wondering if it would be worth the time calibrating.

Btw, the color profiles on my compu are also always returning to Mac default. Strange stuff!

What do you do about laptop screens? How do you calibrate a MBP screen?

laptop LCDs are not good for editing on. i am and i do, but i know its not terribly accurate. if i have a single tone grey screen from corner to corner you can see all the gradations and colourshifts. its not pretty

when calibrating the software starts up, you toss the little gizmo on the screen and it goes through a bunch of colours reading exactly what light the screen is putting out. according to what the little guy sees it creates a color profile that your computer uses to display from then on (till your next caibration)

you can use their ghetto calibrating mechanism in system preferances>displays>colour but it will not be 100% accurate by any measure. still better than nothing

I use an X-Rite display 2 for my desktop's CRT monitor and my thinkpad laptop. It's works great with XP which I have on both (monitor profile doesn't get replaced by the default). I primarily edit on my desktop, but I have to use my laptop to edit and get pics up when traveling. It's not ideal at all, but I calibrate so it's more accurate than it would be. I just try to keep it angled parallel to my face.

I use tape because the suction cups don't stick that well. With the laptop, I just put the screen flat (you don't want suction cups pulling on a laptop screen).