EIZO ColorNavigator 7 vs NEC SpectraView II
EIZO ColorNavigator 7
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NEC SpectraView II
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| Figure | EIZO ColorNavigator 7 | NEC SpectraView II |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Display Calibration Software | 8.7 (#2) | 7.5 (#13) |
| Intended users | EIZO describes it as a color management solution for creatives working in photography, design, print, and video creation. | The product is described as designed for professionals with color-accurate applications. |
| Purpose | ColorNavigator 7 provides calibration and quality control management for EIZO ColorEdge monitors. | SpectraView II is a display calibration and profiling solution for professional color-accurate applications. |
Plans
NEC SpectraView II
- Display Calibration Software (download)$89, paid once
- Professional Display Calibration Bundle$344, paid once
In their own words
EIZO ColorNavigator 7
EIZO ColorNavigator 7 calibrates EIZO ColorEdge monitors and manages their quality control. EIZO positions it for creative work in photography, design, print, and video. Users can set multiple color modes from target values and the monitor’s on-screen menu, calibrate Standard Mode color modes together, and schedule recalibration even while the monitor is switched off. Calibration information is saved on the monitor, allowing users to move between PCs without recalibrating. Print-proofing targets support adjustments to hue and saturation across six primary and secondary colors, as well as grayscale balance. On supported CG Series monitors, the software can create film-emulation data from a video workflow’s 3D LUT; CG2730 and CG2420 are excluded. Built-in ColorEdge CG sensors can be correlated with high-end spectrophotometers. Its API allows third-party applications to change modes, create calibration targets, control SelfCalibration, and retrieve results; it requires version 7.1.12 or later. The free download is for compatible EIZO ColorEdge monitors. Supported systems are macOS 11–14, Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or 8 64-bit; ARM-based Windows is unsupported.
NEC SpectraView II
NEC SpectraView II has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.