Anyone using ColorVision?

MohammeD T wrote on 9/17/2006, 6:10 PM

Hi Guys ... I Color correct my Shots, they look great on my screen, and on my screen alone!

I researched "Calibration" and followed many step by step guides and its even worse now, i found this product on B&H:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=426718&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

and i wonder if anyone has gone this route to calibrate his monitor, or if there is an easier way to achive this, it states Photoshop on their site: www.colorvision.com/ , and it looks like this software they provide uses a profile it creates in the PC after configration of the colors using the hardware suplied and when you launch Photoshop it uses the profile to display the colors (somthing like that), english is not my native lanuage so i just tryed hard to evaluate the process and weather it will work with vegas or not i have no idea.

Also, i decrease contrast on my Monitor to read on the forum, my emal, and browse all over the net, i find it easier for me to read this way without hurting my eyes, and calibrating my monitor will reset my Reading settings so am also looking for a way around this :O(

tips needed please,,

Thanks, Mohammed

Comments

rs170a wrote on 9/17/2006, 6:44 PM

If you're trying to colour match for video, forget using a computer monitor as there's no way to get an accurate match.
A better idea is to use a video monitor and the Color Bars and How To Use 'em tutorial.

Mike

MohammeD T wrote on 9/17/2006, 7:29 PM

Thanks Mike, i dont know weather i should calibrate using the Bars or somthing else, thats because i use this LCD display:

http://benq.co.ae/products/product.cfm?product=560

Do you consider this type of displays an LCD PC monitor or an LCD TV with a PC input?

thanks again, sorry am very confused

rs170a wrote on 9/17/2006, 8:22 PM

Mohammed, proper colour correction can be a very confusing issue so don't get frustrated with yourself.
I'd consider your display an LCD TV with a PC input which is part of the problem.
The colour bar tutorial I linked to was designed for a TV with a picture tube.
In your original post, you said "they look great on my screen, and on my screen alone".
What were some of the other screens - a TV or computer monitors?
Did you burn a project to DVD and look at it on a TV set?

Mike

MohammeD T wrote on 9/18/2006, 5:36 AM

Thanks Mike for your input, much appreciated.Well i compared it to other PC monitors i have here at home, i should have burned to DVD's and watch that on a TV, wich i did today and the results where about Identical, thanks again

rs170a wrote on 9/18/2006, 7:03 AM

Mohammed, glad to hear you finally got it worked out. Happy editing :-)

Mike

Stuart Robinson wrote on 9/18/2006, 11:51 AM

To answer the original question, I've used a ColorVision Spyder in the past. I'd recommend it too for a fairly inexpensive way to get consistency across displays (even LCDs, although with the usual black level issues).

The Spyder is pretty good a producing accurate colours - much better than anything you'll achieve by eye - so good for small project work.

There's no reason why you can't have multiple profiles - one with the contrast/brightness reduced - and toggle between them.