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Extensive Calibration Capabilities
Simple and Precise Calibration
The EIZO-
developed
ColorNavigator
software makes
calibration both
simple and accurate.
Instead of having
to judge colors and
do time-consuming
inputting, or hav-
ing 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 utilize the 16-bit LUT of Col-
orEdge monitors for accurate and reliable calibration in minutes.
The latest version of ColorNavigator is always available as a free
download at www.eizo.com.
Industry's First Self-Calibrating Monitors
The ColorEdge CG245W
and CG275W come with an
industry-first built-in calibration
sensor. The sensor is housed
within the monitor's bezel and
swings out only when calibrat-
ing. This eliminates the need
for an external sensor, lets you
calibrate when your computer is off, and saves time by letting you
schedule the monitor to self-calibrate while you are not working.
To ensure predictable and accurate calibration across the screen,
EIZO calibrates the center of the screen at its factory and correlates
the built-in sensor to these results. Furthermore, if you are working
with other ColorEdge monitors and need to standardize calibration,
you can use the bundled ColorNavigator software to correlate the
calibration results of the built-in sensor to the results obtained from
an external calibration device.
Paper White Measurement
ColorNavigator offers a
paper white measurement
function for color match-
ing between the image
on your monitor and the
image on your printouts. By
measuring the white of the
paper to be used for print-
ing, ColorNavigator will
automatically set the target
values for brightness and
white point accordingly.
ColorEdge CG245W built-in sensor
Light Box Brightness Adjustment
With ColorNavigator and a measurement device, you can set your
light box's* brightness to the desired value. ColorNavigator can
then take the resulting brightness level and set it as the monitor's
target calibration value to ensure uniform brightness between your
monitor and light box when color proofing.
*Currently supports JUST Color Communicator 1 and 2 only.
Profile Validation
This function mea-
sures the monitor's
color patches to
determine the dif-
ference between the
Delta-E value of the
monitor's profile and
the actual displayed
values of the moni-
tor. This allows for verifying the results of calibration or checking
to see how much the monitor's colors have varied since it was last
calibrated. ColorNavigator can also measure CMYK color patches
(GRACoL 2006 Coated #1 and FOGRA39) and output them as
Adobe Photoshop or Acrobat files.* The measurement results of
both the monitor and profile for each color patch are indicated in
either CIELAB or XYZ values, and the difference between them
expressed in Delta-E. The Delta-E variation can be shown in a
graph and compared with previous results. ColorNavigator even
exports profile validation results as a PDF for easy distribution
among work sites, printers, or clients.
*Photoshop CS1 or later or Acrobat Professional 7 or later are required for
Macintosh, and Photoshop CS1 or later or Acrobat Professional 8 or later are
required for Windows.
Post-Calibration Color Adjustment
Sometimes due to variations in out-
put from different printers or the
special requirements of a project, it
is necessary to fine-tune an other-
wise perfectly calibrated monitor to
match target colors. ColorNaviga-
tor lets you easily adjust hue and saturation for all six primary and
secondary colors (RGB and CMY), as well as white balance, bright-
ness, 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 with a grayscale
ramp, low tones, high tones and gamma values can be displayed.
ColorNavigator Compatible Measurement Devices
X-Rite: Eye-One Series, ColorMunki*, DTP94, DTP94B
DataColor: Spyder 2, Spyder 3
*ColorMunki Create is not compatible.
ColorNavigator Compatible Operating Systems
Compatible
Macintosh
Operating
OS X 10.4 – 10.6
Systems*
*A version of ColorNavigator with Mac OS X 10.3.9 compatibility for the CG303W, CG243W, CG241W, CG223W, and CG221
is available on www.eizo.com.
Windows
7 (32/64-bit), Vista (32/64-bit), XP (32/64-bit)
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