Mac pro 5.1  dual monitor calibration

hy everyone hope your having a nice day
i am working on a macpro 5.1 station with ATI Radeon 5870 video card  and 2x 27 " inch led display from apple
and i would like to know how to adjust the color of the led displays and color match them 
the reason for that i'm a colorist for a special FX postproduction house and i have to do
a job on the Autodesk Smoke on Mac using the color correction soft effect
so since they are no adjustment control on the display i assume it is done software wise or with a sensor plug-in
so can some one please explain the right step to do it
and by the way does anyone know wich is the best monitor to do color correction on a mac ( minimum 24 inch)
Thank's a lot in advance for all your help
patrice

patricebarrette wrote:
so since they are no adjustment control on the display i assume it is done software wise or with a sensor plug-in
patricebarrette wrote:
and by the way does anyone know wich is the best monitor to do color correction on a mac ( minimum 24 inch)
For high-end quality the monitor should not be adjusted by hand. That's why pro monitors usually have few controls. The calibration is done precisely using a lookup table generated by calibration software. In addition to the Datacolor idea above, X-Rite has a number of display calibrators used by professionals. You should ask them which one is best for matching multiple monitors, because not all software can match two monitors.
patricebarrette wrote:
and by the way does anyone know wich is the best monitor to do color correction on a mac ( minimum 24 inch)
The ones often recommended are the high-end Eizo monitors (expensive) or NEC PA series. These are better than any monitor ever made by Apple.

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