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ColorNavigator Features |
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Proprietary Calibration
Software |
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The EIZO-developed
ColorNavigator software* makes calibration both
simple and accurate. Instead of having to judge
colors and do time-consuming inputting, or
having a specialist do it for you, all you need
to do is input target values for brightness,
white point and gamma. ColorNavigator works with
a wide range of measurement devices to directly
utilitze the 10-bit Look-Up Table of ColorEdge
monitors for accurate and reliable calibration
in minutes.
* ColorNavigator software is bundled with
ColorEdge monitors. The latest version is also
available for
download.
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ColorNavigator
Features
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ColorNavigator
includes the following features:
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Calibrate brightness, white
point, and gamma of the monitor,
then generate its profile...Choose
from preset values or assign the
values yourself. |
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Emulate the monitor
adjustment and create a profile
(CG220 only)…Emulate the
color characteristics of another
monitor and reproduce them on the
CG220. Useful for remote proofing or
when another monitor is the standard
monitor in a workflow. |
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Adjust the monitor with past
adjustment results …Save
calibration results as profiles and
use them again to adjust the
monitor. Different profiles can be
saved for different purposes – for
example, web design or printing –
and then used as necessary.
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Measure the monitor…Measure
the color difference between the
original target points and the
actual current points to see if the
monitor needs to be recalibrated.
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ColorNavigator 4 System
Requirements
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Compatible Operating
System |
Macintosh
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Windows |
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Mac OS X 10.2 or
later, OS 9.2.2 |
Windows XP/2000 |
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Colors |
32,000 minimum |
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Resolution |
1024
× 768 recommended minimum
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Additional
Requirements |
Apple Macintosh
system that fulfills Mac OS X
requirements
・128MB memory minimum
・Power Macintosh
G3(Blue&White)/G4/G4Cube/G5/mini
・PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard or
later)/G4
・eMac
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・PC/AT compatible
machine
・Pentium compatible CPU (300 MHz
minimum, RAM 128 MB minimum)
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·Two or more
available USB ports |
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Choose
from Preset Values or Assign the Values Yourself |
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Preset
Values
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Printing and photography/graphic design
settings are available with default
values. Just select one and
ColorNavigator will begin calibrating.
This takes the guesswork out of
assigning values for users with limited
color management knowledge.
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User
Assigned Values
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Experienced users can assign the desired
values for brightness, white point, and
gamma and then calibrate.
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ColorNavigator 4
Calibration Parameters
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Brightness |
30 cd/m2–
200 cd/m2
* in 5 cd/m2
increments
Possible to set to the
monitor's maximum and
minimum values. |
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Brightness
(Black Level)
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0.5 cd/m2
– 3.5 cd/m2
**(0.1 cd/m˛
increments)
Possible to set to the
monitor’s minimum value. |
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Point |
Color
Temperature |
4,000 K –
10,000 K in 100 K increments |
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Color
Coordinate |
X Value, Y
Value |
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Gamma
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1.0 – 2.6 in
0.1 increments |
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With the
CG220, it may not be possible to set the
brightness to the maximum value (200 cd/m2)
depending on LCD panel performance.
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With the CG19, choosing ·-Color
Adjustment·after calibrating will disable
the black level function, and gamma will
only be adjustable from 1.8 to 2.6 in
increments of 0.2. |
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Ambient
Light Measurement |
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ColorNavigator can be used to measure the
ambient light environment and automatically
set it as the monitor's white point
calibration target. Especially helpful when
there is no light box to view a proof or
when the light box's white point is not
precisely on target, it ensures that the
monitor's white point matches that of the
ambient light environment for an accurate
comparison between the hard (printed) and
soft proofs. GretagMacbeth Eye-One series
(excluding Eye-One Monitor/Display) only.
(As of July 2005) |
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Post-Calibration Color Adjustment
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Sometimes due to
variations in output from different
printers or the special requirements of
a project, it is necessary to fine-tune
an otherwise perfectly calibrated
monitor to match target colors.
ColorNavigator lets you easily adjust
hue and saturation for all six colors
(red, green, blue, cyan, magenta and
yellow), as well as white balance,
brightness, black level and gamma, to
achieve the closest possible visual
match. For confirmation of calibration
results or to achieve more accurate
manual adjustments, a test pattern
screen can now be displayed. The test
pattern screen shows a full grayscale
ramp, as well as just the low tones
(blacks), high tones (whites), gamma
values, and the EIZO and ColorNavigator
logo areas. Brightness, white point, and
gamma can be adjusted manually with the
results immediately reflected on the
test pattern screen.
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Test Pattern
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Test pattern
screen divided into
grayscale ramps and EIZO/ColorNavigator
logo areas. Adjustments of
brightness, white point, and
gamma are shown immediately
on this screen. |
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Convenient
Calibration Profile Management |
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ColorNavigator
also makes it easy to keep track of calibration
profiles. When you want to adjust a profile in
order to match your monitor to other equipment
such as printers or light boxes, you can use the
Duplicate function to make a copy of it, then
adjust the duplicate profile and give it a new
name. Naturally, you can make as many
duplicates, and thus adjusted profiles, as
desired.
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Recalibration
Reminder |
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After initial
calibration, a monitor needs to be recalibrated
at regular intervals to maintain color accuracy.
ColorNavigator includes a recalibration reminder
that will appear after a certain number of
user-determined hours. When the monitor is first
calibrated, the date and time are saved. After
the time you set has elapsed, an LED on the
front panel lights up, and a reminder message
appears the next time ColorNavigator starts up.
If you prefer to calibrate according to the
amount of change that has occurred, you can
measure the color difference (Delta-E) between
the original target points and the actual
current points at any time
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ColorNavigator Compatible Measurement Devices
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ColorNavigator is compatible with
the following measurement devices.
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EIZO |
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Color
Calibrator with USB
connection
ColorEdge CX1* |
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GretagMacbeth (http://www.i1color.com/) |
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Eye-One
Monitor |
Eye-One Pro
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Eye-One Pro
Publish |
Eye-One Pro
Photo |
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Eye-One
Design |
Eye-One
Workflow |
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Eye-One
Publish with PM5DC
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Eye-One Photo
with PM5DC |
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Eye-One
Beamer |
Eye-One Photo
with DC |
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Eye-One
Publish with DC |
Eye-One Pro
with Eye-One Match
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Eye-One
Display * |
Eye-One
Display 2 * |
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X-Rite
(http://www.xrite.com/) |
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MonacoOPTIXXR
(DTP94) * |
MonacoOPTIXXRPro
(DTP94) * |
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ColorVision
(http://www.colorvision.com/)
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Spyder2 *
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Spyder2Pro * |
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* ColorEdge CG220 is not
compatible with these measurement devices.
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