RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE

QP COLORKIT for perfect color

All digital cameras have color accuracy problems. The simple and low cost color correction solution is the Qpcard. These cards and the free user-friendly software assure color accuracy regardless of white balance setting errors or monitor accuracy. QPcard is a new patented solution for perfect digital color correction.

If you want perfect color, you need QP Colorkit.

Qpcard - (2) Color Correction Cards

$24.85

software for digital camera

COREL PAINT SHOP PRO x

ADOBE Photoshop is an excellent program but huge overkill for 90% of users. We recommend this excellent award winning software which is easier to learn and use and is much less expensive.

This is an older version of Paint Shop Pro, the one we are using and recommending. The latest version is Paintshop Pro Photo X2 (2008), but due to numerous negative reviews, we do not recommend it. However, it's available at Amazon for $72.99.

A powerful yet inexpensive image editing and creative program for business and home users with 90% of the functionality of Adobe Photoshop, only much easier to master and a fraction of the cost. This product has all of the features you will need for product imaging and is very easy to learn and use.

We highly recommend this product for commercial image editing.

The complete graphics and photo editor for business
Lets you edit photos, create Web graphics, draw, paint, and animate--all in one program
Includes a very helpful image file browser
Easy to use "Color Temperature" correction tool
Many other easy to use image correction tools

Version 10 includes RAW file management.

Jasc Paint Shop Pro 10 For Windows

$28.00

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software for monitor calibration color correction
Winner of the prestigious DIMA 2006
innovative digital product award.

huey MONITOR CALIBRATION SOLUTION

From the master of the universe of color, the PANTONE huey is a cost effective hardware/software solution that corrects your CRT, LCD, or notebook monitor for accurate and consistent color presentation. If you sell on the internet or ebay or if you plan on printing images, we recommend calibrating your monitor first. If you think your digital camera does not produce accurate color images, it is more likely your monitor that needs correcting. We also recommend calibrating your monitor to aid in selecting any of our background paper colors.

The single most frequent cause of poorly adjusted photographs, whether on screen or in print, is an un-calibrated monitor. PANTONE huey lets you calibrate your monitor in a few easy steps letting you trust what you see on your screen.

The huey also corrects for ambient room light in your work environment and can be set to continuously adjust your monitor color profile, as ambient room light frequently changes during the course of the day.

The huey kit Includes:

An award-winning, patent-protected Color Hardware Sensor, connectable via USB.
huey Monitor Calibration Software, easy as 1-2-3
A Quick Start Installation Guide
A detailed User Guide (on CD)
Free Technical Support from the manufacturer
One Year Warranty.

PANTONE huey Monitor Calibrator

$66.31

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