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monitor image calibration?
      #395115 - Sun May 25 2008 08:29 PM

What is the best way to calibrate your LCD monitor for the displaying of digital photos?

I am not a professional , it just needs to be a reasonable representation of the image taken. Are the test images you see on some websites any good without having to install programmes ?

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Re: monitor image calibration? [Re: Rich]
      #395137 - Sun May 25 2008 10:49 PM

What graphics card are you using in your PC?

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Re: monitor image calibration? [Re: putasolutions]
      #395144 - Sun May 25 2008 11:28 PM

Sony NVIDIA GeForce ti 4600, I think?

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Re: monitor image calibration? [Re: Rich]
      #395145 - Sun May 25 2008 11:35 PM

have a read of this page

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Re: monitor image calibration? [Re: putasolutions]
      #395182 - Mon May 26 2008 11:06 AM

Thank you, that looks useful, I do not have the NVIDIA control panel option in the menu when I right click the desk top.

If, however, I go to C\drivers\videoNVIDIAdriver\ among all the other files, there are 2 files. One called nwiz.exe ,described as: nview wizzard version 41.06

The other called... dmcpl.exe described as nview control panel version 41.06 both these files have an icon which looks like the logo in the article you linked to.

clicking on these starts the associated programmes but you can only get as far as clicking the "NEXT" button in each and the system freezes and you have to shut down the system via the power button.

I have set up the screen using that Adobe Gamma utility is this any good? The other thing I was wondering was, how do these utilities work in relation to the settings which can be accessed via the buttons on the monitor its self, do they over ride eachother? For example you can have options for autosetup, user colour settings, (where you set the Y G B levels yourself) and there is also a warm & cool setting?

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Re: monitor image calibration? [Re: Rich]
      #395189 - Mon May 26 2008 12:26 PM

how do these utilities work in relation to the settings which can be accessed via the buttons on the monitor its self, do they over ride each other.

yes, as the software affects how the pc interprets the information. The hardware what is visually there to you. However, you have to remember that in the end both are reliant on your input

Have a look at pages 33 onwards of the Nvidia control panel

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Re: monitor image calibration? [Re: putasolutions]
      #396302 - Wed Jun 04 2008 01:34 PM

the best monitor calibrator, at least for me, is the eye - the human eye, that is. using an 18% grey card i have for my photography, i try to match the monitor's 18% grey with that of the card. colorvision spyder2 is a great calibrating tool... but kind of pricey for my taste.

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