X-Rite i1 Basic Pro 2 - Badass Color Calibrator!

What on earth could I be doing with an expensive Colorimeter like the X-Rite i1 Basic Pro 2? I'll give you one hint - it has something to do with monitors... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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[@eyespelegode]

Holy shit I laughed way too much to that intro

[@WavyLive]

I laughed too much at your grammar

[@Jergialipananu]

+Eyespelegud must be 5 years old.

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

+Eyespelegud that edit though...

[@eyespelegode]

+Jergialipananu Must be sad to live a life where you are constantly try to show people that you're mature instead of just enjoying yourself.

[@brycek3434]

That into was so prime. Linus's joke helped open me up for the rest of the video.

[@Klarden]

Intro was perfect. No need to even say whenever it was silly. It was simply perfect.

[@charankoppineni4498]

Linus wore his son's favourite shirt

[@TheodoreHarrisYoutuber]

+Charan Koppinani When you realize this video was actually shot 7 days ago... #VesselPrivelage

[@LegendNoah]

+Tedward ‏‎ when you realise all videos were shot in the past... #whogivesashit

[@LegendNoah]

***** My comment was more pointed towards tedwards "vessel privilege" comment.

[@blueststrawberry]

He better wear dem socks and sandles too

[@PentaYOOO]

+Tedward ‏‎ When you realise you didn't even pay for Vessel #NotPay2Win

[@basicnpcc]

"or the inches to ones own p..." That moment made me drop a like on the video. xD

[@niri108]

+Luke man He was gonna say pinky finger

[@jadenhamer1581]

+Luke man Yeah Pinky Finger

[@gnarly0531]

+Luke man for real though lol i died... and he also printers in PRINTicular lol

[@culodesobra]

A THOUSAND CANADIAN PESOS? This is crazy!

[@StasRyadinsky]

AvE approved :)

[@123123boobies]

+StasRyadinsky i was hoping id see someone reference him

[@jasonmartens2]

I have no idea why I watched this video... I don't do anything at all that would require such tool...

[@ExtremeTaco]

You've officially been mind fucked by Linus and forced to watch all his videos

[@MrMGR1986]

It's better than TV

[@kdoe1305]

Smh...

[@suupaauozaden3463]

+Jason Martens You do everything* that would require such tool, another question is if you can afford the tool. *hint: All the displays you watch look wrong.

[@jlatoo]

+Suupaa Uoza Den! 「スーパー魚座殿！」 Unless they aren't.

[@spreen_co]

I wanted something like this for *years*! Whenever you use two different monitors at the same time your eyes just cry for calibration. But they are so goshdarn expensive, there should be an initiative where you can borrow a device like this for a day and only pay a few bucks and the shipping ...

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

Next meters which meter is more acurafe obviously if you can only afford a 2k meter or buy the isf professional How much difference would professional device vs this is the question still limited to hardware and panel as far as I am concerned this could produce slightly more acurate results than the little meters like the c6 hdr2000 and the other xrite that looks similar

[@NeonYukon]

WHAT ARE THOSEEEEEEEE

[@NeonYukon]

+McGlubber Quackington :( kay

[@fhm4]

+McGlubber Quackington That was mean.

[@Reedster49]

You must be new here.

[@NeonYukon]

+Reedster I'm not, his foot attire just scares me a lot lmao

[@MDKAOD]

Awesome to see this. I'm in the wide format print industry and calibration was a nightmare before we picked up our i1 Pro years ago. We've found the re-certification process to be tedious and after years of participating, we're finding it largely unnecessary. However, over the years, clients have become less and less picky, so there's that metric as well.

[@lundphoto]

Thanks for finally doing something in this area. I've been a photographer for 20+ years, and screen calibration makes a HUGE difference! I've been using a more affordable Spyder Pro tool, one like this would make for a good xmas gift tho.

[@ProjectJamesify]

rad intro bro

[@Razear]

I love how he keeps drawing attention to his micro.

[@jonnowood8382]

This is the most legendary opening this show has had so far.

[@Murdock13]

Your production values are going higher and higher. Part is the new set, part is the lighting, part is the B-roll, but a lot is due to the editing. Kudos to whoever put this together.

[@Geostationary0rbit]

yes ive been waiting for a channel to start provideing usefull colour information on monitors

[@ILoveWomen]

The video quality and set is amazing

[@Beaknuke]

Very good linus, I used the older model and Xrite is known as a standard in the printing world, we create Profiles materials (banner / vinyl / boards ) that we print onto and then measure the results and it creates internal charts on the RIP of how the ink works best, used it to keep our colour accurate from device to device.

[@chrislong7590]

One of the best intros so far

[@Mratempa]

Awesome, looking forward to monitor reviews since I'm looking to invest in a new monitor :)

[@hanifhalimi]

basic pro? in one sentence? sounds like the best oxymoron tech name ever

[@SiimKuusik]

surprisingly I love the new set

[@centralpicks]

LOL that intro. I can't stress this enough: LinusTechTips is the best channel ever.

[@tymmi44]

Hey Linus, you should do more of the buildguide with your son!!! Because it was freakin amazing to watch.

[@EposVox]

This is really cool :O

[@IngwiePhoenix]

Came here while looking for ways to properly calibrate my OLED TV. Man, Linus sure changed over the years. xD

[@HelenaOfDetroit]

Another great use case for creating specific ICC profiles for your monitors, is that you can import that ICC profile into Adobe Photoshop to use the "Soft Proof" feature when editing photos. This let's you know what is actually being seen. Also, you should do a tech quickie on ICC Profiles, as they apply to anything that reproduces colour electronically. In the case above, an ICC Profile for your printer will let you "Soft Proof" in Photoshop to insure that you are using colours that the printer can actually handle.

[@suupaauozaden3463]

+FlipFlopGaming You don't soft proof your current monitor, since you are already watching the correct colors (if you loaded your monitor profile in your video card).

[@HelenaOfDetroit]

You still want to soft proof the image you are working on to make sure that the colours that are being used fall within the spectrum of your monitor. It's also a good idea to soft proof an ICC profile from a cheap 8 bit monitor, to see how that will look on the internet. Sorry if I didn't make it clear, but you are not soft proofing your monitor. You are merely soft proofing your artwork, so you can know that the colours you are using are actually accurate.

[@suupaauozaden3463]

I think you mean gamut checker rather than soft proofing. In any case targeting a custom monitor profile seems rather pointless, you want to conform to industry standards like sRGB, AdobeRGB, etc. And display's srgb out-of-gamut will be mapped to your monitor gamut (defined by its ICC profile) with any rendering intent of your choice.

[@lordsneefington4540]

The intro won a like before watching the clip. Big win Linus

[@TechMadeEZ]

Awesome video Linus!!You inspired us so much to make video's :D Thanks

[@bobd7541]

+TechMadeEasy Awesome vids , I will sub

[@TechMadeEZ]

bob d Thanks so much :D

[@eightbitgnosis]

Kinda nifty, but I would have liked to hear more about the process by which users themselves could make use of this kind of equipment

[@jamesnadua7649]

Love that intro! Hillarious! But more importantly, thanks for sharing that knowledge about color calibration what not. :)

[@DJ_K0D4]

I would like a follow up video showing some cheaper options and how good they compare up to high end calibrators like this.

[@lwfeagan]

For those who keep wondering what the deal is with the word "Basic" in the name, it might help to know the other solutions are "Photo" and "Publish". The photo package includes targets that enable profiling of cameras and RGB printers. Publish adds support for CMYK printers. @Linus: Congrats on entering the world of color consistency between devices. After I finally got into this I was finally able to make sense of what was going on from capture to editing to printing.

[@lwfeagan]

On yeah, you might also want to consider picking up some monitors with a hardware 14-bit 3D LUT. I use two NEC PA301Ws.

[@GuardianAngelX72]

That intro...damn it Linus, I missed spitting my drink all over my entire setup by mere inches. I don't think the cat's going to talk to me for a good week though.

[@DrRyan82994]

Lighting is on point, Linus

[@timjiang2000]

that intro was gold

[@Axonteer]

yes you can meassure the accuracy of a meassuring device. Its one of the most important things in regards to calibration of said device and extreamly important in a lot of industries, like railway rectifiers and such

[@BenPasriche]

I liked when the intro finished xD

[@Snowmirage6453]

Thank you Linus for the intro I needed a laugh today :)

[@epuc1053]

I liked this 100% for the intro.

[@KevinCallahan]

You got me, I laughed really fricken hard at that intro.

[@Mr_Cruisin]

That intro....Amazing

[@thomasgermain9612]

holy shit, the Canadian pesos also killed me. My sides are in orbit. Whoever wrote this script is amazing.

[@TommyT_]

We saw the improvement

[@CoonstrPlaysMC]

I didnt come here for the laughs but the intro made me laugh for a solid 3 minutes

[@VictoriaBrz]

Interesting video, I always love to see how it works and truly hope to see it used on future monitor reviews and this is my dream gadget that I probably will never get because of the product price range and my wallet lack of range ç-ç.

[@MrVadymMykh]

Awesome intro! positive charge for the day.

[@lethalpotato6216]

best pre intro ever

[@expressMP7]

great videos! can you do a razer leviathan review?

[@rcdude86]

Ya being a photograper i use the color meter i1 display pro. Don’t have the fund yet to get the spectro you have but i do want it to profile my color meter for calibrating tv’s as well. Color calibration is very important for sure.

[@OttawaHunter22]

Cool recording set

[@Daehawk]

I remember a very popular one in the 90's..I think it was called Color Spider. I have no idea what mine is or how to read that chart lol. But I keep my colors really warm and vibrant.

[@miiiracleB]

intro was mint!

[@TomatoBreadOrgasm]

To answer your question: yes. It's called calibration. You can calibrate instruments. The Spyder Pro 4.0 is working pretty well, but a spectrophotometer is in my future. You forgot to mention that these devices also detect ambient lighting conditions, which can affect how you perceive color, so there's only so much the manufacturer can do.

[@CarlosIvanFocus]

I lost it at “Canadian pesos”. Hahaha. Great stuff.

[@TomTheWise_]

The problem is, I really think that many manufactures will manually calibrate only the Reviewing Samples to get better test results!

[@Kill0rbAg]

+Tom Weise Nice thought but that doesn't usually happen, professional reviewers normally reset to default before they do ANYTHING else with the display. Also: In a thorough review it doesn't matter much what the preset is, since the overall abilities of the hardware are tested and it is assumed you will calibrate it anyway. You simply cannot "calibrate away" deficiencies in the overall colour space. What isn't there cannot be added. Last but not least: Monitors that can store and work with calibrations directly (I'm not talking about your usual adjustments that you can save on your monitor-profiles) instead of having to use the gfx-card as a middle man are usually professional tools that are DEFINITELY not provided to your average Joe for testing so it will definitely be put through its paces. Nonetheless: Minor Pre-calibration is ALWAYS a thing and something that WILL result in a better test score for that particular category since most people lack the equipment to do it themselves. Therefore: good presets are a must have that should be rated accordingly.

[@agen7_smith]

Best intro.... so far.

[@Kufikwasf]

Holy macaroni I would love to work for LTG, got to love that humor ;)

[@bad001bd]

Linus, you should make .ICC profiles for all the monitors you use. This, would, be, awesome.

[@flyinfinity8745]

Id like to see the performance difference between Xrite's high end and low end meters, particularly the i1 BP2 vs i1 DP since there's a big price difference between the two.

[@jeco0357]

You could measure the performance of a tape measure by recording the amount of time it takes the tape retract back into the apparatus or the amount and length of retractions before the average retraction starts to dwindle.

[@WallaWaller]

That's less of a performance measurement and more of a durability measurement.

[@2482jamie]

Intro was so funny!

[@MrUnknownPunk]

I am looking for great,ergonomic, uber comfy chairs right now, and stumble upon your old videos. Mind making an update on your gaming chair review line-up? I heard Vertegear and GT Omega are pretty good. Please make a review on both of them.

[@richcali21]

Thanks Great Video

[@FrancisSuan]

liked the new intro

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

Nice I corrected the colors on my 8 year old Dell monitor based off of the screen in this video lol. Turns out I needed to turn down the greens a little bit and wow does that make a difference. Was wondering why the yellow square was a bit off.

[@seantimchew]

That gag made watching this video worth it

[@youtheneyes]

Omfg, that intro. Well done.

[@satin227]

admittedly i know more about monitor color reproduction than i wanted to but thumbs up for helping me realize i have an sRGB profile on my monitor i guess

[@tacoburger5]

i like the background set. like without the crummy ladder :)

[@lukemalcolm5107]

oh god i pissed myself laughing at the beginning and almost spat water over my keyboard... Thanks Linus, made my day xD!

[@nathanielquick4259]

liked right after the measure part. funny af

[@Furly707]

that intro! lol well done!

[@tormaid42]

You guys should check out the XRite color checker passport for keeping your video colors uniform.

[@vcmusik]

Oh man, that made my day. Pinky finger indeed....

[@qps9380]

Oh god that intro killed me LMAO

[@pim1943]

- 1:26 Aperture Laboratories canteen - Aperture Laboratories is part of Portal's setting - Portal is created by Valve - The abbreviation of Linus Tech Tips has 3 letters - HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED

[@pim1943]

+Pim Nelissen Sorry, I had to comment this

[@GhostSamaritan]

I hope Linus will put the best ICC profiles in the descriptions.

[@vapemaster9280]

nice intro linus lol and that is awesome I defenatly need one of those to calibrate my colors my monitor makes some reds look almost pink were can you pick one up? and if not when will it be available?

[@MaddJakd]

I need one of these.

[@DinosawrsAreAwesome]

Sometimes I like the video too early on, then wish I could like it again at the end.

[@KarmaTage]

very interresting product ! and intro :)

[@KamuiS]

Nice cut into the intro!

[@TehPixel8dNinja]

that intro though, so good xD

[@aul0s]

Intro joke was fine and all, but the line "Canadian Pesos" made me laugh much more.

[@gilkizzel]

I liked the video just cause the intro!

[@NoshNosher]

I hope he'll realize now that there can be TNs with good colors, since he'll be using this to check them.

[@edge7087]

Looks cool I find your videos very informative. I only have the basic i1 display but I finding I am getting blurry results! I have a Asus rog asus rog zephyrus s gx701g isp screen laptop but can’t find any option in the technology type. I would appreciate any insight you could give

[@TheSt290pro]

Best intro ever

[@bagelofthefuture]

This vid is pretty fleem linus

[@GamerMartin96]

That intro... oh that intro :')

[@blackopsy9]

This is the 12 year old meme-master version of an actual tech review channel. Actually there's pretty much only one serious tech review channel out there which is kind of sad.

[@Bretandmarisa]

you're one funny man. keep it up!

[@colebarry2064]

best intro yet?

[@Skamux]

dammit linus. It's 1 am and i woke my parents up from laughter at that intro XD hahahahahaha great video

[@hateless2112]

i love the intro

[@65Reidlos]

I use for years now a Spyder4Pro, a much cheaper user level calibration tool for monitors, corrects the color and brightness of my monitors and the difference is night and day

[@jUstSash2207]

WOW! it's the weirdest and hardest cut ever seen in a video... :D

[@frollard]

I can't wait for a decent gsync monitor with enough fleem.

[@tylerstark2737]

Guys don't forget Linus is announcing the giveaway winner today!!

[@fighterpilot12]

How do you choose the brightness level for your monitor before you start creating a computer-based calibration profile?