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SuperCal™
Display Calibrator for LCDs, CRTs and Projectors
by bergdesign inc.
v1.1.4
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About
| 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 you're doing :). |
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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. |
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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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| SuperCal has an assistant-like interface that leads the user through all the required steps to build an accurate ColorSync profile.
Each step of the assistant has simple instructions and tips to help the experienced user get going quickly, while the included on-line user manual covers all the intricacies of display calibration.
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Registration
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SuperCal is distributed as shareware. This means that you are encouraged to download and try out SuperCal for free, then if you find it useful and want to continue using it, you are bound by the honor system to register your copy.
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A single user license for SuperCal costs $19. You can register your copy of SuperCal via Kagi at the Secure Online Ordering Page. If your browser doesn't support secure connections (SSL), you can use the alternate Online Ordering Page. |
| So why should you register SuperCal if you can download it and use it for free? Because your financial support encourages us to answer your questions, fix bugs and develope newer, better versions of SuperCal. And in the long run, it encourages us to keep producing low-cost, high-quality software. You may think shareware authors won't notice if one user doesn't register his/her copy, but if everyone thinks like that, authors don't get paid for their time and effort and end up abandoning their software projects. So, if you find SuperCal useful and continue to use it, please support shareware by registering your copy. |
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Download
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| SuperCal 1.1.4.dmg (928KB) |
SuperCal 1.1.4.sit (991KB) |
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Requires Mac OS X 10.0 or later
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Requires Mac OS 9.0 or later with
CarbonLib 1.4 or later
ColorSync 3.0 or later
QuickTime 5.0 or later
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| Both the Disk Image and the Stuffit archive above contain the same application and files. The Disk Image is the recommended format for Mac OS X users, while the Stuffit archive is the recommened format for Mac OS 9 users. If you don't already have Stuffit Expander, you can download it free from Aladdin Systems. |
| OS X users: There's a system bug that may appear after a 10.3.x update that causes the "Enhance Contrast" setting to change unexpectedly in the Universal Access preferences, causing abnormal display response and the measurement patterns in SuperCal to be rendered in gray or black. To correct this, open the Universal Access preference pane in the System Preferences, slide the "Enhance Contrast" slider to the right, then close the preferences. Re-open the Universal Access preference pane and carefully slide the slider all the way back to the left to "Normal," then close the preferences. Even if the slider looks correct to begin with, the internal value may be wrong, so please repeat these steps. This will correct the internal value for this setting and return your display to its normal behavior. |
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Installation
It is recommended that you install SuperCal in the "Applications" folder, but if you prefer, SuperCal can be installed anywhere on your system. Simply drag and drop the application to the destination folder of your choice.
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Help
bergdesign inc.
supercal at bergdesign dot com
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