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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Colour Management => Topic started by: faberryman on February 07, 2019, 12:07:31 pm
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I have an Eye One Display 2. I can still use it to calibrate my Windows 8.1 laptop screen, but at some point it stopped working during a Mac OS upgrade. I am currently running High Sierra on my Mac Mini with Thunderbolt display. Is there current Mac software I can use to calibrate my Mac monitor with the Eye One Display 2 or do I have to buy a new hardware device?
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Did you check X-rite's site for an update?
There's also this option:
https://displaycal.net
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Did you check X-rite's site for an update?
The latest version Eye Match software is 3.6.3 for MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). It doesn't run on MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra). I was hoping there was other X-Rite software that the Eye One Display 3 would run on. I don't want to have to buy a new dongle every time Apple updates its OS.
There's also this option:
https://displaycal.net
I'll give this a try. Does it calibrate my monitor just like the X-Rite Eye Match software?
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You might want to try the latest profiler from xrite. It worked for calibrating my display using my ancient ipro from gretag macbeth
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1. By this # of years old, it's very possible that the plastic filters in the device have faded leading to inaccurate readings.
2. Download i1Profiler from XRite and give it a try. You *may* have to download an older version as I think I recall
reading somewhere that they dropped i1D2 support which leads to #3
3. Call XRite and see if they have something to say
4. Use displaycal (which uses Argyll as the backend)
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1. By this # of years old, it's very possible that the plastic filters in the device have faded leading to inaccurate readings.
How long is a dongle supposed to last? Do you replace them every three years or something?
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you mean the actual calibration device (as opposed to what computer geeks historically call a 'dongle')
I think the i1D2 hasn't been mfgd in 4-5 years. I recall a number of posts over the years that indicate
something like 4-6 years but do NOT take that as gospel.
the displaycal method is the fast/easy/good method.
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How long is a dongle supposed to last? Do you replace them every three years or something?
https://hub.displaycal.net/forums/topic/colormunki-display-vs-i1-display-pro/ (https://hub.displaycal.net/forums/topic/colormunki-display-vs-i1-display-pro/)
See the reply from Florian. Certainly worth trying the old unit and if it exhibits the issues he describes, toss it.
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If you really want to use the older i1Display2 on High Sierra, the basICColor Display5 software out of Germany will support it. The software is $129 in the US.
https://www.basiccolor.de/basiccolor-display-5-en/
As has been said, you're better off buying a new instrument.
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How long is a dongle supposed to last? Do you replace them every three years or something?
If you really wanted to squeeze more life out it, you could recalibrate it for your display if you have access to a spectrometer and are using ArgyllCMS/DisplayCAL (i.e. create a CCMX calibration). But an instrument with accuracy you can't rely on is typically not much use, so you might be better off looking at buying a ColorMunki Smile, ColorMunki Display, or i1 Display Pro in order of expense.
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you mean the actual calibration device (as opposed to what computer geeks historically call a 'dongle')
I think the i1D2 hasn't been mfgd in 4-5 years. I recall a number of posts over the years that indicate
something like 4-6 years but do NOT take that as gospel.
the displaycal method is the fast/easy/good method.
I recently tossed an I1D2 that showed a 30 dE variance from an I1Pro2. But it was extremely old and I hadn't used it in a very long time. It didn't age well.