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  1. Calibration Overview
  2. Monitor Calibrators
  3. All-In-One (Monitor and Printer)
  4. Projectors and Home Theatre

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We stock the latest printer and monitor profiling devices including Pantone Huey, ColorMunki and the Spyder 3 Range.

1. Calibration Overview

All monitors exprience 'colour drift'. Over time, your monitor's colours are slowly changing. You won't notice at first because the drift is very gradual, but you'll start to notice the symptoms such as:

- Colours appearing unnatural
- What you see on screen doesn't match what comes out of your printer
- Your work looks different on someone else's monitor
- When watching movies or playing games the colours are out or too dark - you're missing out on the details.

Many users also need to calibrate their printers. Calibrating a printer is vital when using professional quality papers (such as Ilford or Innova photo papers) or when using an alternative brand of ink.

Luckily there are a number of colour calibration devices that can bring back 'true colour' to your monitor, printer, or home theatre system. These devices suit a wide range of applications and budgets, our aim is to help you find the one that is right for you.

Pantone | Colorvision | Pantone Huey | Eye-One Display 2 | Color_Munki | Color Cue 2 | Spyder3_Studio | Spyder3_Elite | Spyder3_Pro | GoeGuide | INFO on-line shop..

Many people refer to the calibration process as "WYSIWYG" or What You See Is What You Get. Whether calibrating our printer, monitor, scanner or projector, our basic aim is to achieve WYSIWYG.

 

2. Monitor Calibrators

The most popular entry-level monitor profiler is Heuy. Huey was created by Pantone and GretagMacbeth - two giants in the world of colour calibration. Huey is quick and easy-to-use making it perfect for beginners, hobby photographers, design students, etc.

For professional users Pantone and GretagMacbeth have created the Eye-One Display 2. With the speed and ease-of-use of it's little brother Huey, Eye-One also offers users a far greater degree of control. After performing a more thorough monitor calibraion than the Huey, Eye-One users can also customise setting such as gamma and white-point. The Eye-One is perfect for professional photographers, design studios, and video work.

We also stock the Colorvision Spyder range of screen calibrators - the Spyder 3 Pro and Spyder 3 Elite profilers are perfect for advanced users. The Spyder3 Pro offers high quality calibration with a high-level of user customisation, while the Spyder3 Elite allows unlimited user control and supports projectors as well as LCD, CRT and laptop monitors.

 

Pantone | Colorvision | Pantone Huey | Eye-One Display 2 | Color_Munki | Color Cue 2 | Spyder3_Studio | Spyder3_Elite | Spyder3_Pro | GoeGuide | INFO on-line shop..

 

3. Monitor and Printer Calibration

Printer calibration is usually required when using non-genuine inks, or different paper types (as an Epson printer for example comes pre-profiled for Epson ink and papers). Many photographers prefer premium papers such as Ilford Gallerie or Innova papers, which may require profiling for best results.

The simplest and best-value all-in-one (monitor and printer) calibrator is the Pantone ColorMunki (or Colour Monkey). ColorMunki calibrates your monitor in a similar way to the Huey or Eye-One. The software provided will then print several colour swatch sheets, which the ColourMunki scans to build a printer profile for the ink and paper type being used. ColorMunki can create printer profiles for all your favourite paper and ink combinations. In calibrating both the monitor and the printer, ColorMunki allows you to achieve WYSIWYG.

 


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Pantone | Colorvision | Pantone Huey | Eye-One Display 2 | Color_Munki | Color Cue 2 | Spyder3_Studio | Spyder3_Elite | Spyder3_Pro | GoeGuide | INFO on-line shop..

4. Home Theatre Calibration

Spyder3Elite is the top-of-the-range monitor calibrator that supports projectors as well as LCD, CRT and laptop screens. The Spyder3 colorimeter is based on a state-of-the-art optical design, with the industry's only 7 detector colour engine and largest light aperture, providing unrivaled performance.

Spyder 3 Range Prices on-line shop..

Pantone | Colorvision | Pantone Huey | Eye-One Display 2 | Color_Munki | Color Cue 2 | Spyder3_Studio | Spyder3_Elite | Spyder3_Pro | GoeGuide | INFO


 

More information on Colour Calibration:

Pantone

Get the right colours!
WYSIWYG
"Wiz-e-wig"
What you see is what you get!

We suggest you first calibrate your monitor then see what if anything you need to adjust on the scanner. To get the correct output consider calibrating your printer (see below) also.

This way you avoid adding yet another driver to your system and the possible implications adding software sometimes brings. We have not yet seen a correctly adjusted monitor (before calibration) however many modern scanners do a fantastic job right out of the box!

 

Ilford Papers..

Use what the professionals use.

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  • How do I calibrate my Printer?
  • How do I calibrate my Monitor?
  • How to get the best colour reproduction?

    TWO GREAT COLOUR MANAGEMENT TUTORIALS

    Eye-One Display 2
    Download this flash presentation and see how easy it is to create great monitor profiles with the Eye-One Display2 and Eye-One Pro System.
    (9 MB)

  • http://www.gretagmacbeth.com

    Download this flash presentation and learn how profiles work with Photoshop CS - from setting up color settings and applying scanner profiles to converting to a final output profile.
    (11 MB)

  • http://www.gretagmacbeth.com

Full RGB Workflows  for Epson Printers
(detailed guides on colour management and epson printers)

Photoshop CS Mac OS-X
Photoshop CS Win XP
Photoshop Elements 3 Mac OS-X
Photoshop Elements 3 Win XP
Photoshop CS2 Mac OS-X
Photoshop CS2 Win XP

Mac OS-X No Margin Printing

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Files can be downloaded at:-

http://tech.epson.com.au/downloads/

Before profile

Before profile
In the above example the colour shift was caused by using 3rd party inks on an
Epson 1290 printer printing on TDK paper

For Mac OS-X users
here's a 2MB PDF
that goes into some
detail on colour
matching.. 2MB size.

Make your own printer and monitor profiles HERE

After profile

After profile

 

Why use profiles?

Is the above picture your problem? Never sure what you'll get until you've printed it and wasted paper, ink/toner and time? Worry no more! AIM can provide a complete solution that works on YOUR ink/toner and paper preferences. No longer are you tied to a particular brand of paper or ink! Take advantage of the lower running costs of "CIS" systems without sacrficing colour fidelity..


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01-03-2004

Hello Russell,

The printer profile you prepared for me works well! A success at last! I had been wallowing for months before this breakthrough. I wish to thankyou for firstly for dealing with my under-developed knowledge on the subject and for also responding to my many correspondences. Your product is well worth the nominal cost to have made up and has really given me the impetus to continue in my digital photographic exploits. Excellent service, excellent product and excellent results! Your efforts are greatly appreciated and will be recommended widely & thoroughly.

Many Thanks,

Matthew Brennan


Subject: New profiles -brilliant!
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:19:11 +1000
From: Mick & Jo Tanton <xxn@xxagl.net.au>
To: rxx@xxedia.com.au

Hi Russell

A quick line to let you know that I'm now getting prints with colours
that match exactly what I see on the screen, using your profiles. I
hadn't realized what a difference custom profiles would make compared
with the printer manufacturer's supplied profiles. I purchased a
Nelson 75W Natural white fluorescent light (the bayonet cap type) to
go in my desk lamp. It has a colour temperature of 5000deg K, and is
an excellent source for viewing prints at any time of day or night.
The phosphors give almost correct colour to the colour targets you
supplied, whehter viewed in sunlight or under the fluorescent. I've
acquired a good understanding of setting up the Mac and Photoshop to
use the custom profiles after a lot of research, so many thanks again
for your input.
Regards
Mick
--
Michael & Josephine Tanton
Canberra ACT 2902
Australia

 

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You could think of a profile as an Equailser on your home Hi-fi system, it adjusts the final output from the available maximum output.

The gamut is the colour range, across the spectrum, that a device is able to reproduce. The way we see the results are greatly effected by the profiles applied to the device.

Make your Moni

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Create your own profiles whenever wherever you want - Spectrocolorimeter Profiles

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PrintFIX PRO lets any photographer or designer produce their own gallery quality prints. Combining ease-of-use, high-precision accuracy, and breakthrough affordability, PrintFIX PRO meets the accuracy and quality needs of the most discerning professionals. Featuring next generation spectro technology, PrintFIX PRO precisely profiles any RGB-driven inkjet, dye-sub, thermal, chemical, or laser printer with virtually any media. The PrintFIX PRO software wizard guides you through each step of the process including printer setup, media selection, and profile creation and editing. The software design is elegant, easy-to-use, and includes comprehensive help. ColorVision has set the standard again with PrintFIX PRO, giving creative professionals the ability to create their own gallery quality prints at a truly affordable price.

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