ColorMunki Display (CMUNDIS)
Brand | X-Rite |
Light Type | LED |
Light Color | gray |
Voltage | 120 Volts |
Unit Count | 1 Count |
About this item
- Perfect for quick & easy display calibration with professional level results – edit, share and print your images with confidence
- Equipped with the same hardware and color engine technology found in X-Rite's industry leading professional level i1 display calibration solutions
- EXCLUSIVE X-RITE TECHNOLOGY! Mobile Friendly - Compatible with X-Rite ColorTRUE mobile app for calibrating Apple iOS and Android mobile devices
- Incorporates technologically advanced filter and optical systems, fast measurement speed, and unrivaled color accuracy on all modern display and projector technologies, such as LED, Plasma, RG Phosphor, OLED and Wide Gamut
- Future Proof - spectrally calibrated, making it field-upgradeable to support future display technologies
- EXCLUSIVE X-RITE TECHNOLOGY! Flare Correct measures & adjusts display profile for reduced contrast ratios caused by flare light (or glare) falling on surface of display
- Intelligent Iterative Profiling – an adaptive technology that measures and analyzes the color capabilities of each unique display for increased color accuracy
- Ambient Light Smart Control: measurement, compensation and ongoing monitoring of ambient light conditions
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Professional, fast, and accurate. If only everything in life were this easy!
X-Rite ColorMunki Display
For creative folks who demand professional quality coupled with an easy, wizard-driven interface, X-Rite ColorMunki Display offers everything you could possibly need to get you to a brilliantly-calibrated display or projector while helping you stay focused on doing what you love. Plus, with X-Rite ColorTRUE free mobile app you can even calibrate your mobile devices. For Color Perfectionists seeking simplicity, the ColorMunki Display will absolutely amaze you.
X-Rite ColorMunki Display
Advanced Display Calibration Made Easy for Color Perfectionists
No guesswork. No stress. No frustration. No wasted time or lost billable hours. Just an amazingly calibrated display or projector that accurately displays the color in your original picture or digital file. Our wizard-driven interface makes it quick and easy for you to calibrate and profile your displays at the speed of life. You’ll quickly get back to what you really love doing with total confidence that the files you’re seeing and working on are precisely what others will be seeing.
- Technologically advanced and ergonomic multi-functional measurement device.
- Easy to use software – 'Easy' and 'Advanced' modes with simple one-click presets or wizard-driven options for more control.
- X-Rite Flare Correct - measurement and compensation of display surface glare.
- X-Rite Ambient Light Smart Control - measurement, compensation and ongoing monitoring of ambient lighting conditions.
- Automatic Display Control (ADC) adjusts your display’s hardware to speed up process and eliminate manual adjustments.
ColorMunki Family
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ColorMunki DisplayFor creative folks who demand professional quality coupled with an easy, wizard-driven interface, X-Rite ColorMunki Display offers everything you could possibly need to get you to a brilliantly-calibrated display or projector while helping you stay focused on doing what you love. Plus, with X-Rite ColorTRUE free mobile app you can even calibrate your mobile devices. For Color Perfectionists seeking simplicity, the ColorMunki Display will absolutely amaze you. |
ColorMunki Photography KitThe ColorMunki Photographer Kit is a convenient kit of two essential color tools – ColorMunki Display and ColorChecker Passport Photo – combined to achieve fast and easy color accuracy and control for any photo production. |
ColorMunki SmileFor photo hobbyists, design enthusiasts, gamers and web viewing, ColorMunki Smile is a super simple way to get more accurate color from your monitor and Apple iOS devices. The process is easy. The results are amazing. |
ColorMunki Smile | ColorMunki Display | ColorMunki Display Photographer Kit | Feature Detail | |
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Customer Reviews |
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Hardware | ColorMunki Smile Colorimeter | ColorMunki Display Colorimeter | ColorMunki Display Colorimeter | Advanced 3-Chip Optical Design For More Accurate Measurements |
Color Checker Included | - | - | ColorChecker Passport Photo | Enhancing Color Matching Capabilities For Photographers |
Software | ColorMunki Smile | ColorMunki Display | ColorMunki Display, ColorChecker Camera Calibration | Allows For Fast & Easy Profiling Matched To A Particular Workflow |
Dual Profiling Modes (basic/advanced) | Basic Only | ✓ | ✓ | Allows For Fast & Easy Profiling Matched To A Particular Workflow |
Multiple Monitor Support | ✓ | Display Match Feature | Display Match Feature | Save, Share & Reuse Workflows |
Ambient Light Measurement | - | ✓ | ✓ | Ambient Light Auto Monitor & Adjust |
Expanded Device Calibration | iOS Only | Projectors, iOS, & Android | Projectors, iOS, & Android | Calibrates Digital Projectors, Monitors, & Mobile Devices (iOS & Android) |
Mobile Device Calibration | iOS Only | iOS & Android | iOS & Android | Calibrates Mobile Devices (iOS & Android) |
Projector Profiling | - | ✓ | ✓ | Calibrates Digital Projectors & Monitors |
Color Calibration
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Intelligent Iterative ProfilingAdaptive technology that measures and analyzes the color capabilities of each unique display for increased accuracy of profile. |
Wizard Driven InterfaceThe wizard driven interface guides you through the profiling process in small, easy to understand steps. |
Projector ModeWith a quick flip of the arm switch from monitor to projector mode. |
Projector ProfilingQuickly and accurately create projector profiles to show your images on the big screen with color confidence. |
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Product information
Brand | X-Rite |
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Light Type | LED |
Light Color | gray |
Voltage | 120 Volts |
Unit Count | 1 Count |
Number of Items | 1 |
Model Name | CMUNDIS |
Controller Type | Android |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Light Source Type | Led |
Specification Met | Energy Star |
Item Weight | 8.8 ounces |
Light Source Wattage | 150 Watts |
Product Dimensions | 6"W x 3"H |
Control Method | App |
ASIN | B0055MBQOM |
Item model number | CMUNDIS |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #33 in Photographic Light Meter Color Calibration Charts |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 14, 2011 |
Manufacturer | X-Rite |
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Amazingly Simple Monitor Calibration. Color can vary from monitor to monitor or change over time. (Sometimes a whole lot.) If only there were a cure. Smile! There is! Amazingly simple monitor calibration! Whether you are a photo hobbyist, design enthusiast, gamer or simply want better web viewing color, ColorMunki Smile is the monitor calibration solution for you.
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Customers like the performance, ease of use, and calibration of the light bulb. For example, they mention it works amazing, is simple to setup, and provides excellent results in an easy and straight forward manner. Some appreciate the ability to calibrate tablets. That said, they say it's the best for the money. Opinions are mixed on color and hardware.
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Customers like the performance of the light bulb. For example, they say it works amazing, they're happy with the results, and it does what it says. Some mention that the results are vastly different and the advanced calibration produces outstanding results. That said, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...I was VERY impressed and the results were better than anything I have ever seen.It even did a GREAT job with my two laptops...." Read more
"...software and running through the advanced calibration, my monitor results are outstanding. Colors are truly more realistic...." Read more
"...It also is much more accurate, I've found. It's consistent and works great - I can calibrate and verify and be within margin of error...." Read more
"...So I'm not sure why mine stopped working. I do know that it's not the hardware, because it works fine with other software." Read more
Customers find the light bulb easy to use. They mention that it does a great job with the calibration, is super simple to setup, and the included software is easy to operate. Customers also say that the process of profiling is dead simple, and that the device is easy install and get going.
"...The included software was easy to use. There was an update on the X-Rite site for the software but it looked like a small update...." Read more
"...laptop i used the included Xrite profiling software, which is easy to use and quick. the whole process took 5 mins...." Read more
"...It makes it much easier to find your profile in the list if you date your profiles as you create them...." Read more
"...The product was easy to set up...." Read more
Customers like the calibration of the light bulb. They mention that it helps calibrate monitors and even projectors, accurately based on the ambient light in the room. The device is simple to use and does a great job with the calibration and profiling. It has a decent price and good hardware. It can also calibrate tablets and does real-time calibration with ease. It measures ambient light and has the option to compensate for changing light conditions. The initial software update went smoothly and the calibration went much more accurate.
"...Calibration took like 5 minutes. It measures ambient light and has the option to compensate for changing lighting conditions...." Read more
"...so it's surprisingly fast. due to this, i was able to do real-time calibration with ease by taking real-time readings in HCFR and adjust the white..." Read more
"...The calibration device will also act as a light monitor you can set to check the room light (every 5 mins up to every 60 mins) and adjust the..." Read more
"...The ambient light sensor is a nice touch and I don't find it to be obtrusive on my desktop...." Read more
Customers like the value of the product. They say it's the best for the money, the price has dropped so much for this type of product, and the results are worth the price of admission. Customers also say the calibrator is very flexible for the price and can handle a lot of different monitors.
"...and read better reviews and decided this one is still the best for the money...." Read more
"...Either way...this device is really worth the money if you want true color accuracy." Read more
"...It's well wort the expense and while I certainly covet a couple of $2k+ professional monitors with which to do my photo editing utilizing this..." Read more
"...The x-rite is not a cheap investment by any means, but if you're serious about getting the best prints out of your printer, and true to life display..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the light bulb. They mention it's an excellent tool, useful for serious photographers, and more than adequate. They also say it'll make great prints and is a handy device that helps calibrate monitors and even projectors.
"...Excellent profiling tool (hardware)Cons:..." Read more
"The ColorMunki is an incredibly valuable tool if you are doing color sensitive monitor work...." Read more
"...With Windows, the thing would load but always with an error message...." Read more
"A very useful product for the serious photographer!..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the color of the light bulb. Some mention that the colors and brightness came out perfect, and it offers to match the display of the second monitor to the first. However, others say that the cheap TN panels have very poor color representation, and that the color is uniform across all the displays.
"...2 of my monitors to a fairly close match (not perfect) and both displays look much better, with good contrast and color...." Read more
"...Problem 4: This is perhaps the biggest problem for many, ColorMunkei doesn't do miracles. A bad display is, well ... a bad display...." Read more
"...Blacks are really blacks, and whites are now actually white (imagine that!). Be patient when running the calibration...." Read more
"...as most laptops come in cheap TN panels with very poor color representation, my Macbook Pro (cheap TN panel) also came out brown and yellow, and..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the hardware of the light bulb. Some mention that it's well-made, has a decent price, and easy to use software. However, others say that it was a horrible product, with poor quality control.
"...I use Red River Paper for my prints. Their paper is top notch quality...." Read more
"...TN panels are cheap and color quality varies a LOT on them...." Read more
"...It's good quality plastic. However, the USB cable is anemic, something I'd expect from a no-name product that only uses USB for power...." Read more
"...No hint of neutrality in the greys and it was just awful. Even with the preferences set to the right settings, it was still bad...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the software that comes with the light bulb. They mention that it's terrible, basic, and can be a pain to use. Some customers also report issues with the calibration and say that the software bugs them to recalibrate nearly every day.
"...The software issue made my calibrator useless (it wouldn't let me calibrate because it didn't think it was connected) until I finally installed open..." Read more
"...my 2009 MacBook Pro and my iMac 2017 retina display the software failed to detect the unit as actually connected...." Read more
"...The software isn't great, but it is decent enough for your typical computer user...." Read more
"...The software has a nice feature – it offers to match the display of the second monitor to the first. Sounds good, but the match was inly so-so...." Read more
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Second, I'm used to calibrating my displays by hand. I have set of calibration images I have used effectively across the years. Manual calibration has become difficult as the number of displays I use in a day has increased. One thing is to get decent colors and another to have multiple displays have the SAME colors.
Third, I have the Pantone Huey Pro and I was never totally happy with the results. I could always see some kind of color cast on the result so I ended having to tweak the resulting color profile by hand.
I got the ColorMunki because it seemed like an upgrade from the legendary X-Rite i1Display. I did find some reviews for the ColorMunki but they all used the more expensive model, the Xrite i1Display Pro for their reviews. Still, after careful study I determined that the added features of the i1Display Pro model were not relevant to my needs. The ColorMunki had all the features and parameters I was looking for.
The included software was easy to use. There was an update on the X-Rite site for the software but it looked like a small update.
I went through the menus, follow instructions. Calibration took like 5 minutes. It measures ambient light and has the option to compensate for changing lighting conditions. This is an option I don't care much for but is there is you want it. You need to leave the ColorMunki connected to your computer for this.
During calibration the ColorMunki actually took control of my monitor settings. Changing contrast, brightness, color balance and then adding a color profile to Windows. I was VERY impressed and the results were better than anything I have ever seen.
It even did a GREAT job with my two laptops. In those cases I had to manually increase or decrease the screen brightness but again a painless process.
In total I calibrated 5 computers and all look very close in brightness and colors. I never would have been able to do this with hand calibration.
Overall I'm very happy with the results from the ColorMunki. I can now move from computer to computer without having to worry about the colors been incorrect. My laptops (like most laptops these days) use TN displays that shift the colors as you change viewing angles (reason graphic artist are hesitant to use laptops for graphic work) but it was still a huge improvement from the default settings. Just getting the brightness of the laptops correct was a big win.
I recommend this product for any photographer and graphic artist that care about color accuracy.
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First, there has been an update from X-Rite to the X-Rite XRD Manager. It seems to solve several problems with the program not responding. This component (the XRD Manager) gets installed by the X-Rite drivers but this component got a separate update.
Go to the X-Rite site and search for "X-Rite Device Services (XRD)", the latest version as of today is 2.2. Below are a list of issues (rare issues) I have encountered with ColorMunki but I don't know if this update would solve any, some or all of them. Will update in the future after this update.
I wanted to update my review with several issues I have encountered while calibrating some displays. Note, all my testing is with Windows 7 64bit and Vista 32bit computers, I don't know how the ColorMunkey would work on a Mac or older versions of Windows.
Problem 1: For some displays I've had to calibrate twice to get the right colors. Not common but it has happened to me. If the colors don't look right try again. I suspect this to be a Windows issue (I suspect the latest patch will fix this).
Problem 2: It works better when Windows has drivers for the monitor. Yes, for most monitors in Windows 7 and Vista Microsoft will send you drivers for your monitor through the Windows update feature (optional updates). ColorMunkey seems to use the information on the drivers to some extent.
Problem 3: I have found SOME monitors that REFUSE to calibrate NO MATTER what. ColorMunkei depends on being able to take control of the monitor settings. I found that one of my old Samsung 21" monitor (DVI Connection) would not calibrate no matter what. Then again this monitor has poor colors even if you manually calibrate it.
Problem 4: This is perhaps the biggest problem for many, ColorMunkei doesn't do miracles. A bad display is, well ... a bad display. To get acceptable results ColorMunkei needs all primary colors and most of the secondary colors to display within an acceptable range (usually no more than 3 deltas of difference from ideal color). Some displays will not give you good colors no matter how you calibrate. In those cases calibration becomes more of an art than a science and ColorMunkei is no good at that. Manual calibration is your only hope here as only you can know what color defects are acceptable to you.
Example: A particular monitor can't display blues right, after calibration all other colors look good but now you have a blue color cast because calibrating the other colors actually highlights the blue color issue even more.
I still would recommend Color Munkey without hesitation but problem number 3 is specially disturbing. This tells me that at least on Windows machines we can get some kind of hardware/software incompatibility that you can't overcome (I have not tested with the latest patch from X-Rite yet). Problem number 4 is more about expectations, know your hardware and understand what it can do. TN panels are cheap and color quality varies a LOT on them. You CAN make them look better after calibration but IPS are generally better if color is critical to you. It is better to begin with a good display and then calibrate to get the most from it. Don't get a bad display and expect calibration to fix every color issue.
Pro:
it's fast, and "supposedly" accurate in measuring low luminance. Since i have no way of comparing it with a $28,000 CS-2000 Spectro meter; again, i did my research before purchase. and most tend to agree in its dark accuracy. in fact, i was able to get a reading of 0.013 cd/m2 (that's 0.0037 fL) out of my Samsung 60ES8000 in micro dimming mode in 0% IRE gray scale full field test, which dims the backlight to the minimum in dark areas. i don't know if it can read any lower than that. if i turn the backlight completely off, it wasn't able to take the reading. so i am not sure if it has any room between completely off vs what i got. maybe someone with a high end plasma can chime in and comment.
the meter is pretty consistent across the board. the resulting delta E is very consistent. you might get a bigger variation due to screen uniformity rather than meter reading. i used it on one high end Samsung HDTV 60ES8000 (the highest consumer model in 2012), one 27" Apple Cinema Display monitor, and a macbook pro. for both the 27" monitor, and the laptop i used the included Xrite profiling software, which is easy to use and quick. the whole process took 5 mins.
Speed. the measuring speed is fast. i believe the 0% IRE black took about 6 seconds max, while the rest of the 10~100% IRE gray scale took anywhere between less than 1 second to 2 second each. so it's surprisingly fast. due to this, i was able to do real-time calibration with ease by taking real-time readings in HCFR and adjust the white balance and CMS accordingly to get to the reference target point on the CIE chart for my Samsung HDTV.
the meter is supported by quite a few 3rd party calibration softwares such as HCFR, and it needs no additional HCFR meter driver. it works right out of the box with HCFR with the provided Xrite driver. make sure you disable Xrite system tray icon, otherwise HCFR won't recognize the meter.
Display type supported. the Colormunki Display supports most of the display technology out there, CRT, CCFL LCD, White LED, RGB LED, wide gamma, and projectors. this is very important. i came from Spyder 3, which supposedly supports White LED, but the result was poor.
Con:
the supplied Xrite profiling software does not include a ICC profile manager that allows you to instantly load, and change different profiles like Datacolor does. so you'll have to go into windows "color management" yourself and do it from there. make sure that you go into Advanced panel, and "change system default", load up the profile of your choice, "set to default" AND click on "advance", and MAKE SURE you enable "Use Windows Display Calibration". this last step will tell windows to use your choice of profile and load it up in the LUT everytime you enter windows. without this last step, your profile won't load.
Additional Comment:
i see some negative reviews on this product from users who got very brown/yellow looking results. let me just say this. if your equipment (monitor/TV) is already subpar. a colormeter won't be able to change that. as most laptops come in cheap TN panels with very poor color representation, my Macbook Pro (cheap TN panel) also came out brown and yellow, and there's nothing you can do. a colormeter is suppose to improve your panel to get it to near perfect, but if the panel is already bad to begin with, which most laptop panels are. you're not going to get the result of a perfect color by using a cheap subpar panel. my HDTV (S-PVA panel) came out great after the calibration, and so did my 27" Cinema Display (S-IPS, which was already quite accurate right out of the factory, that produced a pre-calibrated reading of less than 3 delta E already. after the calibration, i was able to get the delta E down to 0.38. so bare this in mind when shopping. my advice is, if you're going to be using this on a cheap TN panel, don't get your hopes up too high, you might be better off saving the money for a better panel instead of putting your money in a Colormeter.
Closing Comments:
if budget is of concern, get the Xrite Colormunki Display. if not, get the i1Display Pro, which has a even wider range of 3rd party software support, and a more advanced factory profiling software. but i would definitely NOT go any lower than this Colormunki Display, and stay away from most of the Spyder from DataColor. you'll save a few bucks, but the result will be lesser than what the colormunki/i1Display Pro can produce.
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I realised that the bad reviews for these devices were primarily about the bundled software. Those who had used DisplayCAL instead had rated the devices higher. So I purchased the cheapest device recommended on the DisplayCAL website, which was this one.
I have since calibrated my Windows 10 HP laptop and 2015 Macbook Air in a few hours with no problems. I have also calibrated my Samsung Smart TV. This took slightly longer, due to it being the only device which could complete the manual adjustment (white space) stage. It is important to understand that you will get better results with a display that has these manual hardware controls. Most laptops (including my own) don't have these, which limits the outcome. In DisplayCAL, you would need to deselect or skip the interactive display adjustment.
There has been a definite improvement in line with expectations. Both my laptops have a sRGB gamut coverage of about 60% and so can't display the rich deep colours from the sRGB gamut. The main effect the calibration has had is to tone down the blue tint (which I had got used to and so now looks yellow to me instead). My Samsung Smart TV has a sRGB gamut coverage of 94%. You can see this difference by eye easily just by running the calibration side-by-side with a laptop screen.
Overall, this product did what it was made to do quickly and easily (minus the bundled software, which I haven't touched). However, the results are limited by hardware factors including the gamut coverage of the display and the absence of any manual controls.
Su uso e instalacion es muy facil,incluso si no tienes ni idea de gestion de color o no conoces su lenguaje tecnico.
Este colormunki esta en el tramo medio,pero el colorimetro es el mismo que el de su hermano mayor (i1)este motivo me hizo decidirme por el colormunki Display.
Es imposible equivocarse en su uso ya que te va diciendo exactamente lo que deves hacer atraves de una interfaz clara y muy sencilla,puedes escoger el modo sencillo,el cual te proporciona por defecto unos valores con los cuales ya obtienes una muy buena calibracion y el se encarga de todo,o el avanzado que es igual de sencillo pero te deja escojer el punto blanco(temperatura de color)las candelas(brillo) etc,yo opte por este ultimo ya que imprimo bastante y necesito afinar un poco mas.
Lo uso con una pantalla profesional EIZO CS2420 coloedge y los resultados son...perfectos,las impresiones salen "clavadas"a lo que veo en pantalla y el calibrado tarda 4 o 5 minutos dejandolo muy,muy bien.
Lo dicho,un calibrador con resultados profesionales,muy,muy facil de usar y a un precio realmente atractivo.
La entrega como siempre,en fecha y perfecto estado.
Gracias Amazon!!!!