Customer Reviews

Pantone MEU116 ColorMunki Create Software

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EDIT:

I wanted to update that Colormunki has addressed some of issues people were not happy with

The good news is there is no limit on installs anymore,

you can install the software on as many computers as you wish as long as you keep the original USB colormunki

colormunki works with windows 7 very well. some full screen applications override though with their own gamma like certain video games

Colormunki is great for PC and Laptops and can calibrate multi monitor setups easily.

I have been very pleased with the product over the past year

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When I first saw this product I thought it was a colorimeter with neat palette software. I was wrong, in reverse it is software with a calibration tool. A monitor MUST ALWAYS have the software running. the software creates a 'profile' on your operating system start up, it does not actually help you configure your monitor settings. So if you thought you were going to go around your house and office using a tool to calibrate all the monitors, think again. A second issue, the software only licenses you for three installs. Since you cannot calbrate monitors without the software installed that leaves you SOL now doesn't it?

If you have only one work station is this a good product? Yes, it seems to be solid. Calibration was spot on, lots of features and a great price. Works with adobe, I would recommend this. Be aware that Colormunki DESIGN is also able to calibrate your PRINTER but that bundles costs about 300$ over the cost of Colormunki CREATE. The reason is DESIGN has a spectrophotometer, where it can read colors from any object, such as paper, cloth, plants?! and CREATE can only do video screens.

I saw a demo on this product while attending Macworld. The packaging and the monkey logo are a little goofy so I was leery before the demo. Happy to say that I just got it from Amazon recently and it is working great. It has a color correction (calibration) tool that calibrates monitors. I followed the really basic instructions and it took a few minutes. If you have never calibrated your monitor, you should do so. It made a big difference for me. What I like best are all of the software features. It has a digital version of the Pantone color library - very cool. I also found the Print Safe feature to be helpful. This tells you how close you can get to specific colors based on your printer. I also liked the fact the the software showed me what an image on my monitor would look like on my 4 color (CMYK) printer. In short, the device is inexpensive, accurate and has lots of great software features.

My main complaint with this is that you can only use it with 3 computers.You only get 3 licenses. If I had known that I might have chosen a different product. It's great for calibrating your monitor and easy to use; I just wish it wasn't limiting how many computers you use it on.

I wanted to like this, I really did. The software is a lot more intrusive than with the Spyder, and the email from Pantone never ends, and the Pantone stuff they give you is software, not printed; but the price is reasonable. Unfortunately the first unit gave everything a purple cast no matter what software settings I used, and I mailed it back; after around a week the very nice company people sent a new device (first they tested the one I sent back to make sure it was a hardware flaw), which also made everything purple. So back it went to Amazon, and back I went to a Spyder.

The Colormunki turns blue to purple. I've spent hours trying to fix this, including contacting xrite customer support. I would not recommend this product, at least for anyone running a Mac with Snow Leopard.

I bought it to calibrate my monitor. What a difference! I can now create looks with the confidence that if it looks weird on someone else's computer/tv, well it's their problem not mine!

As a bonus, I didn't think I would use the pantone color palette creation tool, but it turns out to be quite nice to help in choosing text/graphics to complement my videos.

So far I just regret not getting it before!

I used this to calibrate my HP monitor and have now upgraded to ColorMunki Photo which calibrates my Epson printer to the monitor resulting in great prints.

Installation was simple and straight forward. I got my first computer in 1987, so I've had a good bit of experience with computers. The instructions are well written, and the design is first-rate -- excellent for the price. I did not give it five stars because although I had no problem using, I developed some software problems with other programs after installing it. Software conflicts are best handled by experts, so the user may have to seek help.