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Calibration and Ubuntu (Linux)
Anyone know of a calibration tool that works well with Ubuntu or Linux in General?
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 Originally Posted by wogster  Anyone know of a calibration tool that works well with Ubuntu or Linux in General? What kind of calibration tool?
Don Bryant
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the Argyll system works well . You have to be pretty versed on Linux/BSD to get it installed and even better if you like command line work ...
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Originally Posted by Don Bryant What kind of calibration tool?
Don Bryant You know the hardware colour meter type devices, is there one with native drivers?
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Originally Posted by wogster You know the hardware colour meter type devices, is there one with native drivers? I would say Google is your friend in this regard. This is one of the reasons I don't use Linux as a desktop OS.
Don
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Originally Posted by Don Bryant I would say Google is your friend in this regard. This is one of the reasons I don't use Linux as a desktop OS.
Don Why because hardware makers are still worshipping that sorry excuse that Microsoft tries to pawn off as an operating system?
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Originally Posted by wogster Why because hardware makers are still worshipping that sorry excuse that Microsoft tries to pawn off as an operating system? Paul,
Take your complaint to Bill Gates or who ever else you are angry with. If Linux had a large segment of the desktop market then software and hardware vendors would support it more widely.
I use Linux but not as a desktop OS.
You could start a Windows session to generate an ICC profile for your display using what ever hardware and software that runs under Windows, but I'm not sure what Linux program you could use to load the profile. Check out the Argyle web page, they may have a loader and other software you can compile for color management tools and port to Ubuntu. Or you may need to use a different Linux distro to do what you need.
Isn't Linux wonderful?
Good luck,
Don
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Originally Posted by Don Bryant Paul,
Take your complaint to Bill Gates or who ever else you are angry with. If Linux had a large segment of the desktop market then software and hardware vendors would support it more widely.
I use Linux but not as a desktop OS.
You could start a Windows session to generate an ICC profile for your display using what ever hardware and software that runs under Windows, but I'm not sure what Linux program you could use to load the profile. Check out the Argyle web page, they may have a loader and other software you can compile for color management tools and port to Ubuntu. Or you may need to use a different Linux distro to do what you need.
Isn't Linux wonderful?
Good luck,
Don Okay here is the issue, when I built this computer, I decided that paying a $500 tax to a corporation for a product I wasn't going to use, was not an option. So starting a Windows session is not an option, because the Windows software isn't on here.... Everything else works fine, the Digital camera, the scanner, the printer, use The Gimp for photo editing, it's just calibration which is the next step.
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Originally Posted by wogster Okay here is the issue, when I built this computer, I decided that paying a $500 tax to a corporation for a product I wasn't going to use, was not an option. So starting a Windows session is not an option, because the Windows software isn't on here.... Everything else works fine, the Digital camera, the scanner, the printer, use The Gimp for photo editing, it's just calibration which is the next step. Paul,
Perhaps someone else here on Hybrid has an answer for you. FWIW, I have a Linux server running CentOS that is used to support an Oracle database server, so I'm not anti-Linux. I've used Unix/Linux for many years in the IT world.
There are tools out there for Linux that support some of the older Datacolor Spyder colorimeters. These may work well enough for your needs. As I said you will have to google around for information on how to port these tools over to Ubuntu.
Good luck,
Don Bryant
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