[Jewelry making - Article 00588] - Re: [Orchid] Thoughts on Stuller's GemEWizard?

[daniel]

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    I had emailed GemEwizard and ask about getting an accurate color
    setting on computers for grading colored stones with their software.
    They emailed me back 

          We see in our records that are not a Gemewizard customer and
          so you are not elegible for support, however please read the
          attached on how to calibrate LCD. LCD is a must when using
          Gemewizard and we have found that calibrated LCDs give fairly
          homogenous results.

    Now they didnt address my questions about ambeint lighting and such,
    but personally, Im not overly impressed yet. 

    Now if I would think if they could build it into an all in one stone
    grader, like the diamond graders sometimes use, and sold a unit pre
    calibrated from the factory and a way to recalibrate it in the field
    so everyone using it gets the same results no matter the conditions,
    then this would be consistent and a nice little gadget I would think.
    And I think the extra price would be worth it as most people I know
    would probably have to buy a good LCD screen, and maybe even have a
    computer dedicated to this software just so no other programs mess
    with the video card settings, as some do, like adobe products can for
    one example. Spending a couple grand for a stand alone grader, drop
    the stone in, slide the cover over, and push the button, would be
    well worth it if many in the trade used it. it would be like everyone
    having the same eye to grade the color of the stone. 

    but the word fairly, when it comes to stones that could cost
    hundreds, even thousands a carat, I dont like the sound of it when
    its sounds like its no more accurate than the system used now, the
    human eye and best guess. 

    Does anyone here have experience with this software? What is your
    opinion? 

Daniel


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