FYI, as I understand it, Spyder2 can still be used with Lion; but you need
to use the Spyder3Express software (which is a free download):
http://spyder.datacolor.com/support-osx-lion.php
- Peter
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From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:56 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: monitor calibration upgrade
The Spyder 2 has a new home.
On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I finally had to purchase office 2011 for Mac. Too many problems with
comments, hyperlinks and other peripheral items with an older version that
relied on a conversion utility to read dock files. Since it's my
livelihood, I decided not to experiment with open office or other
alternatives. So that opened the way for an upgrade to opsys 10.7, Lion.
Good enough. Except that obsoleted my trusty Spider 2 Express calibration
tool, which has kept my monitors palette right in sync with my printers
for years. Seems it only works on Macs with 10.6 and earlier.
Since I had so much good luck with that product, i purchased Spier Pro 4
from B&H for $169. It nailed the color palette, and since it also sets
luminance, I didn't have to do the fiddly workaround to set the brightness
that I previously employed. What's more, it will calibrate a second
monitor, so my Apple Cinema Display 21 now matches the iMac 27. Not
absolutely necessary, since I use it mainly for tools and function windows
with PhotoShop, but a nice convenience. I'm pleased.
That brings us back to the Spider 2 Express. As I said, it does a good job
on color calibration, at least it did on all my Macs. I think it works on
all PCs, but not sure about that. It's free to anyone in the U.S. who
wants to pay postage. Hate to discriminate against those in other places,
but you probably don't want to fool around with potential custom problems
and postage that almost exceeds the worth of the item.
Paul
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