![]() Simple and effective, the ColorMunki Smile. The software will connect to X-Rite allowing you to register the product, download updates and get useful tips and information. Installation is a breeze, you install the drivers and software before plunging in the calibrator. The only other item is a CD with the drivers and calibration software. This is surprisingly hefty when compared to my old Pantone Huey and has a reasonably long USB cable complete with a useful counterbalance weight. In the box you get the calibrator itself. ![]() The Smile comes from X-Rite, one of the leading names in color calibration tools. However, recently I returned to the fold with at the purchase of the basic but very useful ColorMunki Smile and today I would like to share my experience of it. When my Pantone Huey decided to not work anymore, I foolishly labored on for a long time without color calibration. Monitor calibration used to be an expensive and time-consuming procedure, but these days it should be regarded as an important part of any photographer’s workflow. Put simply, when you are working with your images on your monitor, unless you have calibrated it, you are probably not seeing the image the way the camera took it. The problem is that when these two devices talk to each other about color, they do not understand each other. You might also think that you have the latest and greatest LCD monitor and in both cases, you are probably right. ![]() You might think that you have a great camera.
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