h00ligan Posted January 30, 2010 Share #1 Posted January 30, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I bought a Huey a while ago one woot.com, and I thought, for $20 or $25 shipped (bulk overstock) i may as well try it. Well, I hooked it up and did a quick cal - wasn't that pleased and put it in a drawer for a few months. Into photography I found myself venturing - so out it came. This time it calibrated and badly, magenta hue to the whole screen. I went onto the Pantone site to search for a possible solution, locating an article that said a small batch had a known issue. I filled out a form and within a few hours of submitting it received a UPS shipping notification. They didn't ask for a credit card, there was no instruction to return the broken one, nothing - just "here's a new one on the way". I received it and ran through a successful calibration. I can't speak for print on this one, but I can say the screen looks a LOT better. That's not going to surprise most of you, nor did it me (having used calibrators at work). What was really impressive and why I chose to share this was the outstanding support I received from Pantone. Very quick and efficient, and the one I received was a full retail version like you'd get at the store. In an age where technology can be a +- 2% quality issue, good support is essential, and I wanted to take a minute to suggest that those not seeking a super expensive calibrator give Pantone a chance. I'll perhaps have more to report after I start printing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wparsonsgisnet Posted January 30, 2010 Share #2 Posted January 30, 2010 Edward, I use this in the Pro version (just a sw upgrade) and am very pleased with it. Nice catch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted January 31, 2010 Share #3 Posted January 31, 2010 Edward, that is excellent service and well worth recording here. I use a Huey (standard) for my laptop and it is great having it adjust the monitor as and when ambient light changes. Bill, I note you have the pro version. What is the difference between the two, apart from price? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 31, 2010 Share #4 Posted January 31, 2010 I tried a borrowed Huey, after Monaco discontinued support for my Optix Pro, following the take over by Gretag Macbeth. I can't buy any more machine software licences and have used my two permitted installs. I am afraid I was not impressed with the Huey. The two CRT screens on my PowerMac look totally different, although supposedly calibrated the same. I think I will get a Spyder 3 Elite or get someone to hack the licence of the Optix Pro software. Having been dumped in the poo by the manufacturer, I feel the moral imperative is on my side. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted February 1, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 1, 2010 Edward, that is excellent service and well worth recording here. I use a Huey (standard) for my laptop and it is great having it adjust the monitor as and when ambient light changes. Bill, I note you have the pro version. What is the difference between the two, apart from price? David, there are additional calibration tools. So far, I have not made use of them, but am planning to try to adjust the lightness of my image. That is, my print is always darker than the screen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 1, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 1, 2010 David, there are additional calibration tools. So far, I have not made use of them, but am planning to try to adjust the lightness of my image. That is, my print is always darker than the screen. Bill, Ever since my first decent photoprinter, an Epson R800 in 2002, I too have always found that prints come out darker than the screen. There was a forum member called Edmund Ronald, living in Paris who used to write printer profiles for your own printer but he did not respond to the last message I sent him. The worst culprit is my Canon Pixma Pro 9500, that I have in the UK, except for Lyson pro satin paper, where Lyson wrote me a profile from a calibration print I sent them. Sadly, I am unimpressed by the Lyson paper, so that does not help a lot. I generally use Ilford Galerie papers and they do provide specific paper profiles for both the Canon and also the HP B9180 that I had in France. They are still always on the dark side, the HP less so than the Canon. The HP has now gone to the great dead printer heap in the sky and I am really hoping that the replacement Epson 3880 that I will buy in April, will have better lightness/darkness matching. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted February 1, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 1, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wilson, I am using ImagePrint as my rip and it too prints darker. I am trying to "calibrate" the amount of exposure I must add to a print -- but the color balance is fine. The problem for me is that the lightness I have to add varies according to the subject matter. With skin it's worse and with foliage not so noticeable. I guess I need a Leica M10Computer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonM Posted February 4, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 4, 2010 What would be great is if Pantone came up with a test page for a printer that you put the wand over for each colour patch when it told you to do so, using whatever light you wanted to. Then it could calibrate a printer and a monitor and you'd have a 1 stop shop for visualization and printing. Wouldn't that be awesome ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 4, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 4, 2010 What would be great is if Pantone came up with a test page for a printer that you put the wand over for each colour patch when it told you to do so, using whatever light you wanted to. Then it could calibrate a printer and a monitor and you'd have a 1 stop shop for visualization and printing. Wouldn't that be awesome ? Colour Confidence > ColorMunki Photo Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonM Posted February 6, 2010 Share #10 Posted February 6, 2010 Indeed. Thanks. Was thinking more at the Huey price point in order to be "awesome". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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