Color proof and perfect, not just gaudy!

The currently best solution for color proof calibration of your monitor - both TFT or CRT - is made by Color Solutions. The product is called basICColor SQUID and is now available bundled with SilverFastDCVLT, -DCPro and -DCProStudio. The time of "wrong" colors at the monitor is up!

The package includes the professional software basICColor Display 4 and the needed measurement technology: the Colorimeter basICColor SQUID2 (compares to EyeOneDisplay2 by Gretagmacbeth/Xrite).

basICColor Display 4 is delivered with a hybrid CD. The software can be installed on Macintosh and Windows and is a single license with an option to expand.

basICColor display turns your monitor into a calibrated imaging and soft proof station. Other calibration software just writes LUTs into the video RAM of your video card and reduces the number of visible colors. basICColor displayautomatically calibrates the hardware of your monitor with the optional DDC cable and thus maintains the highest quality possible. You can select gamma and white point for the calibration, or you calibrate to a light source that you measure with a spectrophotometer (e.g. your light box). With the appropriate measurement instrument you can calibrate and profile TFT displays as well. What happens to out-of-gamut colors? A "normal" monitor profile will clip them to the edges of your monitor gamut. A unique feature in basICColor display lets you create ICC profiles which preserve detail in those out-of-gamut colors. Once created, your profile will be written to the appropriate place (depending on the operating system), it will be defined as the system profile and activated - no additional steps required. The monitor calibration can be edited to your individual preferences and needs, the calibration curves can be stored in the profile. basICColor display supports vcg tags even on the Windows platform.

System Requirements for basICColor Display 4:
Apple Macintosh

• Apple® PowerMacintosh® G4 / G5
• Mac OS X (10.3.9 or higher)

Windows®

• Intel® Pentium® III or 4 Prozessor
• Windows® 2000 with SP3 or Windows® XP
• 128 MB free RAM
• 50 MB or more free fixed-disk storage
• CD-ROM drive