tobey bilek Posted December 25, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 25, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am debating between an eye one for display only or the colormunki which does monitors and makes printer profiles. Is this a decent tool? I use an iMac Mac 24" matt screen. I have been setting color with the built in color sync utility where I compare the Apple inside a lined square and make it neutral. I send out files for printing at a prolab or sometimes a Kodak 1400 dyesub for quick small work. The goal is to get an inkjet and print on some of the textured papers. I find these unique and much different than photopaper. How bad are manufactures profiles? Or I could just do it like in my darkroom, print, adjust dentity, adjust color, reprint. CS3 has a tranfer section where I can program in (save)changes. This is missing in CS4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marty Posted December 25, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 25, 2009 No complaints about my Colormunki Photo. I believe it was said elsewhere on this forum that inkjet manufacturers profiles are pretty accurate but I don't know if that extends to the textured papers you want to try. At least with a Colormunki you needn't worry about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi4 Posted December 25, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 25, 2009 Hello, The manufacturer's profiles are not bad, but I found making my own better, especially since you can modify profiles (brightness, contrast, saturation etd) using the software with which you make them. I started with the x-rite i1 2 display but soon after bought the i1 pro kit so as to be able to make printer profiles and fine tune them when needed. I am very satisfied with the results, and although I have no experience with the colormunki my experience with x-rite products would lead me to believe that should be very good indeed. regards Maurice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted December 25, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 25, 2009 Your own paper-specific profiles are the best. This one is highly recommended...X-Rite | i1XTreme Color Calibration Solution | EOXTR | B&H Photo It's pricey, but discounted for another week. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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