[Openicc] Using windows display profile under linux

[Pablo d'Angelo]

Hi all,

Actually, my friend didn't have a ColorVision Spyder2, but the ColorVision
ColorPlus package. This is a Spyder 1 with "easy" to use and totally
inflexible software. Its basically: Stick device to screen, select display
type and press next a few times....
According to the reviews I found on the net the Spyder 1 device is not very
good.

Well, after calibration I couldn't notice ANY difference between the
uncalibrated and the calibrated display, and the ColorPlus software even
offers a comparision mode where it is possible to switch the calibration on
and off.
Maybe my displays (FSC S-19 LCD) sRGB factory setting is halfway sensible,
and the entry level ColorPlus package just aims at removing terrible color
casts...

Given this, I wont make any further attempts with this device. Luckily I
didn't have to pay for lending it.

ciao
  Pablo

Hal V. Engel wrote:
> On Friday 07 April 2006 02:27 am, Pablo dAngelo wrote:
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I've been talking with Hal about creating display profiles using the
>>affordable hardware with windows support. Maybe this is of general
>>interest, since I'm probably not the only one who would like to use such
>>monitor profiles under linux
>>
>>I don't have access to the Colorvision Spyder 2 yet, but I doubt that it
>>comes with software that can be used to measure single patches and output
>>the measurements.
> 
> 
> I have not looked specially at this device but I know that many of these 
> devices either come with or you can download a spot measurement software tool 
> that will allow you to do individual measurements.  I know this is true for 
> the Eye-One devices and also for many of the X-Rite devices.  If this is not 
> the case for the ColorVision devices then I don't think they will be very 
> usefull at this point for doing what you want to do.