Searching for a very good screen calibrator for multiple monitors for Mac...

[Wail]

Not too sure if this fits here, on in Post Processing and Image Editing, or in Printing and Presentation, but I think that's not too much of an issue, I hope.

As I am about to start printing some of my work, I want to make sure that my colours are true and accurate as much as possible.

I've been reading about this for a while, and it seems that not of them are the same, as some don't allow for double monitor set-up :shrug:

Basically, I run three set of machines, all Apple Mac. My workstation is an iMac, my laptop (MacBook Pro. connected to an external monitor) used at home, and when out in the field (MacBook Air). All running Lightroom.

I'd like a means to calibrate them all to make sure that colour is consistent, and accurate.

What should I be looking out for? What do you recommend? More importantly, would should I be avoiding?

Thanks for any input.

 

[Musicman]

If you're looking to get the most consistent colour across multiple computers, then the Colorvision Spyder 3 Elite is probably a contender as it features their StudioMatch function to get them all as close as possible to each other. It also handles multiple monitors on one computer and is relatively affordable.

A couple of reviews

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/profiling/spyder3elite.html

http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/SPYDER3/SPYDER3.HTM

The cheaper Pro version allows you to calibrate multiple monitors on one computer, but not match them to each other, as it were. Not sure about Express.

The much more expensive Studio version allows you to profile right the way through your workflow from your camera to print.

 

[Wail]

Thank you. I recall reading about the Studio version and it was highly recommended; but not too sure if that was just commercial-talk or a serious praise.