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patti
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well...I was just wondering if you can calibrate your lap top screen....have you tried it? Can you do it? Just wondering....

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do you mean colour profiling so all colours are the same when viewed and printed. If so, yes this can be done, by eye very tricking unless you are very talented with colour, or you cn buy monitor calibrators that will do it for you.

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just one example of a calibrator:

http://spyder.datacolor.com/product-mc-s3elite.php

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Yes it is. I have the Spyder2 and I use it on my laptop. Works wonders.

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The spyders are very good.

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Yes you can. I own the Spyder Elite 3 which Orsan Kart mentioned above. Here is a user review by Welly:

http://www.cameralabs.com/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

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My monitors pretty much match my prints...

...this means I have eye for colour? 8)

Sypder was what I was gonna get, until I ran out of money - seems fab.

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i didnt like how big the spyder was so i went for the huey pantone color calibrator pro.

works wonders as well and I bagged it for less than 100$.

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Got a spyder too - neat things.

palakaboy wrote:
i didnt like how big the spyder was so i went for the huey pantone color calibrator pro.


huh?^^ it's not like you carry them around.. you calibrate the stuff once in a while and throw the thing in the closet? :D

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DD_nVidia wrote:
My monitors pretty much match my prints...

...this means I have eye for colour? 8)


Or you're colour blind 8)

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Nostrum wrote:
Got a spyder too - neat things.

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i didnt like how big the spyder was so i went for the huey pantone color calibrator pro.


huh?^^ it's not like you carry them around.. you calibrate the stuff once in a while and throw the thing in the closet? :D


i carry mine around- lighting conditions change and the way that the light hits your screen will change what you're looking at.

the Huey Pantone Pro is about the size of pen making it easy to carry.

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Thanks you guys...this really helps me..

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you know you can go here patti:

http://www.cameralabs.com/forum/viewfor ... 47d3f122bc

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