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Chapter 29 ■ Color Management 329
Figure 29.1
PANTONE huey comes with monitor-calibration software and a compact colorimeter.
PANTONE huey reminds you every two weeks that it is time to recalibrate the monitor.
Having a wizard-driven interface, it requires no formal understanding of color management.
You just follow the step-by-step procedure. It takes five minutes to calibrate a
monitor, ensuring accurate color to ICC standards.
Comments
Every so often a product comes along that captures people’s imaginations, and PAN-
TONE huey is such a product. The physical shape of the colorimeter, its dual purpose,
and the ease of operation all combine to make this a winner. Most reviewers have commented
on its ease of use and most have confirmed that you get a distinct improvement
in display quality as a result of using it. Other reviewers have warned that this is strictly
a consumer product and should not be used by professionals trying to cut costs. Pro
photographers need the marginally more expensive PANTONE hueyPRO, which offers
better control over calibration and output matching. User-defined white point and
gamma combinations, plus higher-grade optical sensors, make the Pro version the better
investment of the two products.
Versions: PANTONE huey 1.0.5 and PANTONE hueyPRO 1.5 (2008)
OS: Windows 2000, XP, and Vista; Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
RAM: 128MB