Perli halpern Posted November 15, 2020 Posted November 15, 2020 Hi I am looking into having a customized PC according to my editing needs. What monitor would you recommend for editing. I have heard that the Benq and Eizo are good, but are they necessary? Getting colour accuracy literally causes me burn out from my job. I would love something that will help me with that. I do have the x-rite calibrator but still do not find it perfect and constantly having to re-calibrate. I have attached the specs that my technician has recommended me to get. I am aware that the graphics card has to be compatible with the monitor i get... Thank you
Damien Symonds Posted November 15, 2020 Posted November 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Perli halpern said: I have heard that the Benq and Eizo are good, but are they necessary? Absolutely not necessary, no. 8 hours ago, Perli halpern said: Getting colour accuracy literally causes me burn out from my job. I would love something that will help me with that. I do have the x-rite calibrator but still do not find it perfect and constantly having to re-calibrate. Which X-Rite do you have, and what screen do you currently have?
Perli halpern Posted November 15, 2020 Author Posted November 15, 2020 I have the x-rite i-profiler and a dell 24 inch screen.
Damien Symonds Posted November 15, 2020 Posted November 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, Perli halpern said: I have the x-rite i-profiler Which one, though?
Damien Symonds Posted November 15, 2020 Posted November 15, 2020 Yes, but which one? There have been a lot of i1 models over the years.
Perli halpern Posted November 15, 2020 Author Posted November 15, 2020 on my device it says x-rite i1 Display i1 profiler Where else can i find details of it?
Perli halpern Posted November 15, 2020 Author Posted November 15, 2020 Sure. I have attached it. Thank you so much
Damien Symonds Posted November 15, 2020 Posted November 15, 2020 That's the i1Display Pro. Thanks. Do you follow my exact instructions here?
Perli halpern Posted November 15, 2020 Author Posted November 15, 2020 Yes - i have done it many times, i think i always do it correctly. It does help bu i have to keep re-doing either due to color change or brightness change. Very often.
Damien Symonds Posted November 15, 2020 Posted November 15, 2020 51 minutes ago, Perli halpern said: i have to keep re-doing either due to color change or brightness change. Very often. Can you tell me more about this? When does it change, exactly?
Perli halpern Posted November 15, 2020 Author Posted November 15, 2020 Often when I shut down and switch on I have to re calibrate. I don't think it will change whilst I am currently on it but if I go away and come back it can change. It is so frustrating. When the screen so good, I only trust the colours when viewing in Photoshop - that might be normal?! The lighting situation in the room is always the same.
Damien Symonds Posted November 15, 2020 Posted November 15, 2020 Try this: https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_vista.html
Perli halpern Posted November 15, 2020 Author Posted November 15, 2020 Wow just read through. Hoping hoping this will do the trick. I will try it tomorrow as I have switched off now. Should I keep this screen with the new custom built computer I am getting? I want bigger but I'm happy to spend slowly...
Brian Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 The 500GB Solid State Drive concerns me with today's software. At a MINIMUM, you want at least 1TB. If anyone tells you that is over-kill, they are just trying to sell you something that they have in-stock. For $120, you could have a reputable Samsung EVO 1TB 860 SSD. The Graphics Card is also under-powered. You really want a fast card that has at least 8GB or more of Video RAM. Adobe's products are relying on the Video Card more than ever to give their products a performance boost.
Perli halpern Posted November 16, 2020 Author Posted November 16, 2020 Wow that's amazing. Thank you so much for this information! Really appreciate it. I will speak to my technician tomorrow again! So glad I asked
Brian Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Actually, that whole system the tech recommended is under-powered. If budget is a concern, save up more. Honestly, with COVID19 screwing around with all of the prices, computers are way more expensive now than they were a year ago. Here are my tech specs:
Brian Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 I do like the Windows 10 Pro recommendation! Also, it's better to get a slower CPU for the cost savings and a better Video Card instead of a fast CPU and crappy video card. 32GB RAM is a good number to shoot for. But I will tell you, if you have a high MP Camera, like 45MP or more, 64GB of RAM would be better. 100MB Raw files really tax your computer's resources.
Perli halpern Posted November 16, 2020 Author Posted November 16, 2020 Ok budget is not a concern this time. I need a working fast computer. I literally have to wait a minute between cropping and saving each image! It's absolutely absurd these days. Pity that it's more expensive now due to covid! Thanks for making me aware of that! Thank you for all the specs. Really appreciate all this.
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