Unsolicited ColourSpace User Comments

From an email from an existing Calman user:

"I currently have a Calman 2026 ultimate version that I want to replace. At present, its annual license will expire in August. I want to know the replacement mechanism, because I mainly calibrate the display of ASUS, but Calman's OLEDE calibration effect on ASUS is not good, which makes me want to change it to your camp."

We have such request very regularly.
The difference between Calman and ColourSpace calibration accuracy really is chalk vs cheese.

Steve

From another forum where a new ColourSpace user has been calibrating an LG C5 using ColourSpace LGTV HTL + PGenerator:

"I have to say I was genuinely surprised, though I don't know why as this is incredible software, at the results from just a simple 141 (and then 255) grayscale ramp + profiling. The average detlaE was under ~.4 with excellent WB and color tracking throughout. More importantly, the resulting image was very pleasing. Outside of panel warmup the whole process took maybe 30 minutes, including a 171 patch verification sweep. Comparing against my preserved manual calibration mode (Which measured excellent) it is a very meaningful improvement in real content."

This does show just how good ColourSpace really is to be able to get such a good calibration result with such a small patch set.

Steve

This is from a well known calibrator, post on there forums, and I just had to add the sentence to this thread...

"Yes, please do not try a "Calibration for Dummies" approach with your software, I can no longer consider Calman professional software with it's latest versions that are heavily focused on automated workflows with minimum/no option(s) to display potential issues."

Not a lot mor I can say about that really...

Steve

Very unfortunately messages such as this one are all too common.

"In the last months I decided to purchase a Calman Studio software license to calibrate my ASUS monitors alongside a friend's FSI XMP310 and a Benq monitor. I am disappointed with this software's performance and am thinking of asking for a refund. I would like to ask you if there is any way to get a discount to purchase ColourSpace."

Luckily, for such a need ColourSpace LTE is all that is required, which is far cheaper than Calman Studio, especially with the $500 per year support costs Calman charges.

Steve

From a professional integrator who initially ordered a ColourSpace DPS license, with the intention to upgrade to a full license:

"My company does design, commissioning, calibration of recording studios, atmos production rooms, dub stages, private screening rooms, high-end home cinemas. My associate handles our video calibration, and this is newer territory for us, we have always been audio guys. He has been using Calman for about 1-1/2 years and to me it seems to be too restrictive and to reliant on the workflows on top of being very buggy and problematic. I am looking for an option that will elevate his skill by making him less dependent on these workflows and more competent with manual processes. I am more interested in investing in software that will make him more capable rather than paying maintenance fees to Calman every year.
I will likely be reaching out for an evaluation license for the full home theater versions as that seems to fit the bill for the work we do. We are calibrating all matter of displays but primarily TV, Projectors and LED walls. I ordered the DPS version so we could have a capable, fast, dependable tool to verify the calibrations. It's amazing how convoluted it is to take a simple measurement (without a workflow) with Calman.
Do you have any scheduled training that we might take advantage of? "

As the customer initially purchased a ColourSpace DPS license the suggestion we to simple review the User Guides and Videos on the website.

"Thanks for the feedback. I have been spending a lot of time on the site and enjoying the depth of information. I think you nailed it, he will improve his game immensely by studying and applying the content on the website. I can say with 100% certainty you are already proving to be much more helpful and responsive than the support at Calman. We have been having so much glitchy, inconsistent behavior lately with Calman that is hampering my business. We do a lot of work overseas and if I can't rely on the tools, we are in big trouble. We just got back from a week in the UK, a week in Canada, and 2 trips to Los Angeles. I can't be worried about the tools. I don't worry about my audio software one bit, I need the same assurances on the video side."

It is good to hear such comments, and very obviously a full ColourSpace license will perform all they need for calibration, and more.
Although ColourSpace DPS will go a long was to providing the tools needed.

Steve