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SuperCal is a visual display calibrator capable of measuring and correcting most conventional displays, including LCDs, CRTs and projectors. SuperCal doesn't require any hardware measurement devices - only your eyeballs - yet it can be much more accurate, based on how well you pay attention to what your doing :).
Nearly all existing calibrators assume that you have a display that behaves like the textbook ideal CRT. They don't consider the fact that LCDs don't behave like CRTs at all, nor the fact that most displays have flaws. This is where SuperCal comes in.
SuperCal
Nearly all existing calibrators assume that you have a display that behaves like the textbook ideal CRT. They don't consider the fact that LCDs don't behave like CRTs at all, nor the fact that most displays have flaws. This is where SuperCal comes in.
SuperCal
What's New
Version 1.2.1:
- Fixed a crash that could occur if you had measured thirty to forty points in any single color channel. Note to users: Don't do this. This is far too many points and will typically result in a worse profile than simply measuring a half-dozen to a dozen points. You will get the best results by first working your way down through the shadows to black, calibrating the major points at 50%, 25%, 12.5%, 6.25%, 3.125%, then stepping back up to the highlights 75%, 87.5% and maybe also 93.75%. This is not a definitive guide, but try not to calibrate every single point at which you think you see a difference. Eye fatigue will play tricks on you and you will end up causing ripples in the characterization that cause visual anomalies.
- We have re-added the "make and model" tag so that profiles show up in the Display pref pane under the Color tab without needing to uncheck "Show profiles for this display only". If you're curious, see the last step of the user guide under "The Details" for historical information about this "mmod" tag.
- Fixed minor bug on 10.7 Lion where the display's depth and frequency values were not being retrieved properly from hardware, and the resulting error code of "1004" was being written into the profile instead. These values are only visible in the "New or Edit" step and they are only for your reference - the values have no significance other than a reminder of the display settings under which the calibration was performed.
Version 1.2.1:
- Fixed a crash that could occur if you had measured thirty to forty points in any single color channel. Note to users: Don't do this. This is far too many points and will typically result in a worse profile than simply measuring a half-dozen to a dozen points. You will get the best results by first working your way down through the shadows to black, calibrating the major points at more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
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| Downloads:13,022 |
| Version Downloads:1,626 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Video |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:11 Aug 2011 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $19.00 |
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SuperCal is a visual display calibrator capable of measuring and correcting most conventional displays, including LCDs, CRTs and projectors. SuperCal doesn't require any hardware measurement devices - only your eyeballs - yet it can be much more accurate, based on how well you pay attention to what your doing :).
Nearly all existing calibrators assume that you have a display that behaves like the textbook ideal CRT. They don't consider the fact that LCDs don't behave like CRTs at all, nor the fact that most displays have flaws. This is where SuperCal comes in.
SuperCal lets you accurately measure the response of any display and build a profile with a corrected gamma table that improves the appearance of your display under Mac OS 9 or X. When your display is properly calibrated, you'll notice much smoother tonal gradations and cleaner-looking anti-aliased text.
SuperCal was designed to provide the most accurate calibration possible without the use of a hardware measurement device. Very few users can afford to purchase a hardware calibration device like an X-Rite or Colortron, but all users need a properly calibrated display, whether they are retouching digital images or shopping for clothing on the internet.
Nearly all existing calibrators assume that you have a display that behaves like the textbook ideal CRT. They don't consider the fact that LCDs don't behave like CRTs at all, nor the fact that most displays have flaws. This is where SuperCal comes in.
SuperCal lets you accurately measure the response of any display and build a profile with a corrected gamma table that improves the appearance of your display under Mac OS 9 or X. When your display is properly calibrated, you'll notice much smoother tonal gradations and cleaner-looking anti-aliased text.
SuperCal was designed to provide the most accurate calibration possible without the use of a hardware measurement device. Very few users can afford to purchase a hardware calibration device like an X-Rite or Colortron, but all users need a properly calibrated display, whether they are retouching digital images or shopping for clothing on the internet.
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rpsx reviewed on 08 Sep 2009
also, app seems pretty unstable on 10.5 - i clicked out of the app to the desktop then clicked back in - i could page through the steps, but not actually access the main content! including saving. everything stayed grayed out. hope this app gets updated, as if it did work, would be fantastic. maybe i will bet a hardware calibrator now.
Just for reference, the LED-backlit LCDs are horribly blue in color, so it takes a significant white balance shift to color-correct them. If you have a MacBook Pro and you open the ColorSync Utility and pick the default "Color LCD" display profile, then open the profile and examine the 'vcgt' tag in the profile, you will see a significant bend in the blue channel, and this is the Apple profile you're looking at.
Note that when you do a white balance adjustment in SuperCal, you may have to significantly change the color balance to neutralize the grays and make it look correct, but this is normal and entirely expected. Also, a significant difference between a SuperCal profile and the default Apple profile is that SuperCal will change the actual white point to favor color correctness while Apple seems to leave white at 100% intensity to favor brightness.
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highly confusing from a user perspective, and you give no suggestions on what i am supposed to do to correct things at or after step 9.
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Funkboy reviewed on 18 Apr 2005
Every time the color response and display appearance is highly improved, and with my new flat panel it's done it again. Thank you for such a great utility!
The only things I could suggest as improvements are a slightly lower price (for $15 I would have purchased it a time or two earlier), and maybe... um... any other color tests? I have no idea, it sure looks good though.
Anonymous reviewed on 29 Dec 2004
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Pstearns rated on 04 Oct 2011
Baxtr rated on 25 Jul 2011