Comments on: [Review] SpectraCal CalPC and a C1 colorimeter for your monitor’s health http://fstoppers.com/review-spectracal-calpc-and-a-c1-colorimeter-for-your-monitors-health Video Blog for Creative Professionals Sat, 18 May 2013 04:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: dstrausspicshttp://fstoppers.com/review-spectracal-calpc-and-a-c1-colorimeter-for-your-monitors-health/comment-page-1#comment-39346 dstrausspics Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:27:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=34466#comment-39346 Great point Jockemon, thanks for including that.

]]> By: Marius Mariakinashttp://fstoppers.com/review-spectracal-calpc-and-a-c1-colorimeter-for-your-monitors-health/comment-page-1#comment-39226 Marius Mariakinas Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:15:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=34466#comment-39226 And they not having mac support? shame… right now im using Spyder3 whit ColorEys Display Pro software, excellent colors.

]]> By: Jockemonhttp://fstoppers.com/review-spectracal-calpc-and-a-c1-colorimeter-for-your-monitors-health/comment-page-1#comment-39198 Jockemon Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:43:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=34466#comment-39198 “The last option you have with the program is to measure the color gamut and create an ICC Profile. This allows you to take a snapshot of the proper settings for your monitor and keep them for a later date”

I think you missed some vital info with this.
The purpose of the ICC is not mainly to keep settings for later use, but to use the ICC profile in conjunction with the hardware calibration for best result.
The ICC tells your GPU by how much the monitor differs from the standard and thus the GPU sends the “wrong” colors to counter that. It is true however that the ICC is specific for the monitor used at the time and each monitor needs their own ICC profile. Also, screens change their characteristics as time goes and a new ICC profile should be measured and assigned each time you re-calibrate your monitor, if picky.

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