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    what is Spyder 3 Elite Professional Color Calibration for sager laptops

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by thedarkclaw, Dec 24, 2011.

  1. thedarkclaw

    thedarkclaw Notebook Enthusiast

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    just curious to know what it is. its one of the options malibal provided
     
    thedarkclaw, Dec 24, 2011
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  2. tiko2020

    tiko2020 Notebook Consultant

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    Spyder 3 Elite is a hardware sensor to professionally calibrate your screen colors. MALIBAL has this hardware and use it to create a color profile DVD which you can use it anytime to calibrate your screen colors.

    They do *not* send you the hardware itself just a soft copy of the color profile.
     
    tiko2020, Dec 24, 2011
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  3. rawrasaurus

    rawrasaurus Notebook Guru

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    Would you be able to tell me if there is a huge difference between a calibrated monitor and one that is left at default. Can default screens vary as well, in regards to color accuracy?
     
    rawrasaurus, Dec 24, 2011
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  4. Justin@XoticPC

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  5. Gamer872

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    Justin, that looks like a massive difference, would I be safe to say that if I were to get the OS with the laptop then it would be a worthwhile upgrade? Also, if it ever gets out of tune again, how hard would it be to do this myself? If you pay for it once, can you recalibrate it yourself later or no? If not, does the upgrade stay permanent?
     
    Gamer872, Dec 24, 2011
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  6. thedarkclaw

    thedarkclaw Notebook Enthusiast

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    is there a bigger pic of that?
     
    thedarkclaw, Dec 24, 2011
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  7. Gamer872

    Gamer872 Notebook Evangelist

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    Click on the blue words?
     
    Gamer872, Dec 24, 2011
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  8. acroedd

    acroedd Notebook Evangelist

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    I have it from Malibal, 0.0000% difference
     
    acroedd, Dec 24, 2011
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  9. windelicato

    windelicato Notebook Consultant

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    I have the calibration profile from mythlogic, but I'm not sure how to activate it, or if its already in use. Any ideas?
     
    windelicato, Dec 24, 2011
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  10. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    You don't need the OS to get it calibrated. You'll have it calibrated independently and a disk will be sent with the calibrated profile on it. You can't calibrate it yourself without having the Spyder 3 to do it, though you can eyeball it using the Windows calibration tool. The calibration is limited to that screen (not any externals) and would have to be reloaded from the disk if you ever reinstalled the operating system.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Dec 24, 2011
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  11. wild05kid05

    wild05kid05 Cook Free or Die

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    I thought monitor calibration is something you have to redo and redo for example 3 months time. Is 40$ worth it when one can grab a spyder express for ~60$ on Amazon ? And does reseller mind to email a soft copy of the icc profile if I don't opt for pre installed OS ?
     
    wild05kid05, Dec 24, 2011
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  12. Ekulz

    Ekulz Notebook Consultant

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    What's the colour profile thing that's available to download on the Sager website??
     
    Ekulz, Dec 24, 2011
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  13. Hubris2

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    Wildkid - I bought a laptop without an OS, and it included a burned cd with the calibration profile.
     
    Hubris2, Dec 24, 2011
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    rawrasaurus Notebook Guru

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    Got it free during the Black Friday from Malibal but don't kow how to compare the difference. It's nice that somebody started this thread for those of us who want to know more about this feature.
     
    HawkEye007, Dec 24, 2011
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  16. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    One thing I don't understand is someone can just upload a calibrated icc profile for certain screens, then the rest don't have to pay 40$... free riders......
     
    wild05kid05, Dec 24, 2011
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    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    @wild05: That's a solution but your screen calibration will be different depending on your environment (where does the light come from, how bright is it,....). How ever, those differences are minor and compared to a non-calibrated screen it will look 7800 times better anyway.

    Here are two .ICC files for the P170HM 120Hz matte display:
    http://files.bestmail.ws/LGD02C5-MATTE.zip

    Calibrated with Spyder 3 Elite for 80% brightness and 100% brightness.
     
    zakazak, Dec 25, 2011
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  20. dave1812

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    I have that same hardware. works great.
     
    dave1812, Dec 25, 2011
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  21. Hubris2

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    How exactly does one 'apply' said color calibration? Admittedly with Christmas I haven't been playing too much with the new toy, but is there somewhere in the display settings that you can import a calibration profile?
     
    Hubris2, Dec 25, 2011
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  22. redman4264

    redman4264 Notebook Guru

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    Option1:

    Place the download file in C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\

    Click on the windows orb and input dccw.exe in the search / run box and press enter

    Click next 4 times

    To reach the brightness and contrast page.

    Click skip brightness and contrast adjustment

    Click next 2 times

    Uncheck Start ClearType Tuner before clicking Finish.

    This will create a generic windows color profile named “CalibratedDisplayProfile-1.icc” located in C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\

    You can now rename your download file to CalibratedDisplayProfile-1.icc and overwrite the windows generated file, and reboot.


    Or you may use option 2:

    Place the download file in C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\

    Click on the windows orb and fill in dccw.exe in the search / run box and press enter

    Click next 4 times

    To reach the brightness and contrast page.

    Click skip brightness and contrast adjustment

    Click next 2 times

    Uncheck Start ClearType Tuner before clicking Finish.

    Click on windows orb and fill in colorcpl.exe and press enter

    Select the file you have downloaded and placed in C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\

    Click Set as Default Profile

    Close and reboot.

    Now you should have the color profile loaded without the need of a 3rd party profile loader.
     
    redman4264, Dec 25, 2011
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