Colormunki

[Ollokot]

Hi Folks,
I was wondering if any of you good folks had any comments on the xrite Colormunki all in one calibration and profiling device, I am seriously thinking of purchasing it.

Best Wishes, Pat

[Shadowman]

I have it, like it. It can sometimes throw my edits askew as it adjusts to changing light, usually increases brightness of my monitor but not a very critical change.

[Andrew1]

I did all the checking and reviewing of the on-line information and Colormunki is the one I went with based on price, ease of use and technology. It works very well. I assume you've looked at the X-Rite website for comparisons of their own products. I can't offer any informed comparisons to other systems because I have never used them.

[Polar01]

Pat I have the ColorMunki Photo, as I also print most of my stuff. If you are not printing yourself then the ColorMunki Display would be what you need. Very simple to use I have found.

Cheers: Allan

[NorthernFocus]

I use it and like it. The ambient light feature has pros and cons. Pro is that you don't have to calibrate your monitor in the dark. Con is that as previously mentioned the monitor brightness can change while you're working. That only matters if you work in a room with windows or family members turn lights on/off. You can turn that feature off.

[Shadowman]

I use it and like it. The ambient light feature has pros and cons. Pro is that you don't have to calibrate your monitor in the dark. Con is that as previously mentioned the monitor brightness can change while you're working. That only matters if you work in a room with windows or family members turn lights on/off. You can turn that feature off.

Thanks for the info.

[Ollokot]

Hi Folks,
Thank you for your replies, I print a lot myself and that is why I am looking at the Colormunki.
The info about the ability to turn on and off the ambient light feature is most helpful.

Best Wishes,

Pat

[ajohnw]

I use one but not with the software that comes with it so don't use the ambient light level feature other than to measure it. I have played with various light settings on the monitor but decided to stick with the usual 120 cd.m^2 until recently. It's currently at 110. I have tried several settings and feel it doesn't make any difference within reason. Lower settings give a lower black level and can also have an effect on dynamic range. My eyes adjust to the display intensity so I can't see the point in sensing ambient and changing the monitor settings on the fly.

I've had mine for some time and chose it on value and the fact that a review site reckoned it was ok on LED lit displays. Some where not.

The review site is here
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/r...itor_profiling

Software
http://dispcalgui.hoech.net/

Odd name but very capable software. A lot more capable than what usually comes with colourimeters and better than even spectrometer offerings. It's a windows interface to an application that can also be used to calibrate printers if a scanner and test card is available. The test card is used to calibrate the scanner. Cameras can also be calibrated using a different type of test card. This was another reason for choosing the ColorMunki. It has an ambient light sensing facility. The above software allows ambient colour temperature to be measured. People calibrate the camera via flash or going out of doors at specific times of day which seems a bit iffy to me.

John
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[4wmyzun5ubx]

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[Peter Ryan]

I use Spyder. If you are doing your own printing then you have to use something or you are wasting paper and ink as you will not get the results you expect.

[Manfred M]

I use Spyder. If you are doing your own printing then you have to use something or you are wasting paper and ink as you will not get the results you expect.

Obviously you don't like the icc profiles supplied by the paper manufacturers?

Strangely enough this seems to work for me.

[Peter Ryan]

Sorry Manfred, my response was maybe too short. I calibrate my screen using Photo Friday Monitor Calibration Tool and use Spyder to profile my screen. I then use the appropriate ICC profiles, when printing, for the paper I am using. I do use the paper manufacturers ICC profile. I have not done any ICC profiling myself.

[Manfred M]

Sorry Manfred, my response was maybe too short. I calibrate my screen using Photo Friday Monitor Calibration Tool and use Spyder to profile my screen. I then use the appropriate ICC profiles, when printing, for the paper I am using. I do use the paper manufacturers ICC profile. I have not done any ICC profiling myself.

All is clear now; we use the same process / workflow (although I use a rather ancient x-Rite i1).