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X-Rite i1Display Studio
AndyWestlake
investigatesaversatile
andaffordabledisplay
calibrationsystem
I
f youspenda lotof timepainstakingly
processingandmanipulatingyour
imagesaftershooting,withtheaimof
gettingthemprintedorshowingthem
offonyourphoneortablet,thenyou’ll
appreciatetheimportanceof colour
management.There’snothingmorefrustrating
thangettingcoloursjustrightonyourcomputer,
onlyto findthattheycomeoutlookingdifferent
in printorwhenviewedonotherdevices.Tofix
this,youneedto investin a propercolour
profilingsystem,basedarounda hardware
deviceknownasa colorimeter.
X-Rite’si1DisplayStudiois a simpleand
relativelyaffordableoptionthatoffers
everythingthatmanyenthusiastphotographers
willneed,supportedbyeasy-to-usesoftware.
Insidetheboxyou’llfindthecolorimeter
device,alongwitha pieceof paperprompting
youtodownloadthei1StudioprogramfromAtaglance
£119
● Colour profiling system
● Calibrates monitors,
projectors, and mobile devices
● Works with Apple and
Windows computers
● Free ColorTRUE app for
Android and iOS
● http://www.colorconfidence.comProfi ling monitors
Once you’ve installed the software, the fi rst
thing you need to do is profi le your computer
screen. This is a simple enough process; plug in
the colorimeter, fi re up i1Studio, and follow the
onscreen instructions. The device is designed
to hang over your monitor on its cable, with a
counterweight on the opposite side to stop itTestbench CALIBRATION SYSTEM
The i1Studio software guides you clearly step-by-step through the profiling process
X-Rite’s website. The colorimeter itself sports a
large lens at one end and a tripod socket at the
other, with status LEDs on either side and a
suitably long USB cable for working with
desktop monitors. The lens is protected by a
rotating cover, which can be also used as a
stand for profi ling a projector; alternatively you
can set the device on a tripod.