ArgyllCMS vs NEC SpectraView II
ArgyllCMS
argyllcms.com
NEC SpectraView II
proav.sharpusa.comSide by side
| Figure | ArgyllCMS | NEC SpectraView II |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Display Calibration Software | 9.1 (#1) | 7.5 (#13) |
| Purpose | ArgyllCMS is an open-source ICC-compatible color management system for creating profiles and calibrating devices. | SpectraView II is a display calibration and profiling solution for professional color-accurate applications. |
| Support | The maker directs support and bug reports to the ArgyllCMS mailing list and offers direct email contact with Graeme Gill. | The manufacturer’s software page directs users with problems to its FAQs and support team and provides a feedback form for software questions and suggestions. |
Plans
ArgyllCMS
- ArgyllCMSFree
- ArgyllCMSFree
- Commercial/non-AGPL licensingPriced on request
NEC SpectraView II
- Display Calibration Software (download)$89, paid once
- Professional Display Calibration Bundle$344, paid once
In their own words
ArgyllCMS
ArgyllCMS is a free, open-source ICC-compatible color management system for creating profiles and calibrating devices. Its command-line tools support scanners, cameras, film recorders, displays, and RGB, CMY and CMYK printers. It can create device-link profiles with options such as video calibration standards and 3D LUTs, and work with spectral samples, selectable illuminants and observer types, and paper fluorescent-whitener compensation. Color conversion tools handle 8-bit raster data and fully accurate 16-bit conversion. Documentation lists direct support for measurement instruments from JETI, Klein, X-Rite and Calibrite, DataColor and other manufacturers; some chart results can be converted into Argyll CGATS format. ArgyllCMS runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, but does not include a graphical interface. DisplayCAL, The Little Argyll GUI and CoCa are listed as front ends that use it. The package is licensed under AGPLv3; commercial licensing is available for code copyrighted by Graeme Gill through ArgyllPRO. On Linux, native display calibration and profiling under Wayland are not currently supported; the maker recommends X11 for color-managed displays.
NEC SpectraView II
NEC SpectraView II has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.