Questions tagged [calibration]
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Calibrate two monitors to the same video settings
Background: Just started a new job as a software developer for an amazing company. I have at my workstation two beautiful 22” LCD monitors. It just happens, however, that the laptop port replicators ...
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How to calibrate monitor colors to use 3D glasses?
I have a pair of red/cyan 3D glasses and when I use them to view youtube's 3D videos or anaglyph images they dont seem to work properly. The two images are not filtered properly by each colored lens.
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Monitor Calibration Tools and Software
At work, I have two monitors. Both of them are Dell E198WFPs, however, manufactured 8 months apart from one another, so they're not from the same lot. I'm looking to calibrate them. Currently, my ...
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Windows 7 Display Color Calibration tool does not properly set colour settings
I just bought a new monitor (LG E2351VR) and was trying to calibrate it with the Windows 7 Display Color Calibration tool. When I attempt to set the display gamma via the software slider, it ...
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How to calibrate Wacom tablets under Ubuntu Lucid?
I've been using Wacom tablets on Linux for quite some time, almost exclusively in Ubuntu, and in previous versions I've used xidump to track input values. I would use that information to put ...
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Windows calibration settings persistance over reboots
I'm running Windows 7 64bit on a laptop (Samsung R560) using a cheap external CRT monitor.
The screen is a littler dark for my liking, despite having the physical monitors settings up to the max for ...
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How to apply software display calibration while running F.lux?
I got great results from doing software calibration with Color Management in Windows 7, but F.lux resets the profile to its own every second. Is there any other way to calibrate the display that works ...
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Use Color Profiles in OS X to reduce monitor's color saturation
I've got nice-to-have problem: my new monitor (Dell 3008WFP) has wide color gamut and displays too saturated* colors (magenta and cyan look almost fluorescent).
I'd like to get colors closer to ...
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Video calibration: why does my laptop show grey instead of green, light blue, and pink?
My laptop has been having this weird behavior with videos, especially if they come from streaming sources. Green objects, such as trees, lawns, and leaves are rendered in grey. Sometimes it happens ...
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Reset laptop battery data or interface battery chip?
My battery consists of 5 parallel strings of 2 cells in series. One conductor broke and therefore the measured capacity of the battery decreased dramatically, so that the capacity meter went down a ...
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Best Way to Calibrate Printer to Generic Ink
I bought refillable ink cartridges for my Canon MP550 and generic ink bottles from a Chinese store.
I have so far managed to manually adjust the color options in the printer dialog to match the ...
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How do I Calibrate a Laptop Battery in GNU/Linux When TLP Fails?
I've got a new (third-party) battery for my trusty Thinkpad X201. I've used it for a few days and often the laptop just turns off hard (between 20...40% state of charge). At first I thought it to be a ...
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Identical displays look different after calibration
I've had a Dell U2312HM for a while now. As soon as I got it I calibrated it according to a guide, which used professional tools like a spectrophotometer to get some convincing color settings.
I've ...
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Calibrating multi monitor setup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Monitor Calibration Tools and Software
So I recently finished my multiple monitor setup (Thanks to the wonderful Display Fusion, courtesy of this answer) . My biggest issue at ...
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Should I be worried about calibrating a monitor
I want to buy a new monitor. I'm thinking of something like a Dell U2410 or HP 2475w - a decent size, but not too big. And a decent quality.
This will be mainly for development, web browsing and a ...
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MacBook Pro battery capacity 65K mAh
I have a 15" MacBook Pro 3.1 (that is Late 2007 model AFAIR). I've bought it new a couple of years ago.
Recently its on-battery power lifespan became very short (30 to 10 minutes).
When my notebook ...
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Why is my image looking more saturated in Windows than in El Capitan on the same calibrated monitor?
I have a brand new Mac Book Pro (2015) with Bootcamp installed, so I am using the same calibrated monitor to view the images. However, the image looks more saturated when I boot up Windows than it ...
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What does Windows "Game Device Calibration" actually do?
What does this wizard actually do? Does it create dead zones and store them in the registry? Does it map raw data to upper and lower bounds somewhere?
Is this exclusively a software calibration or ...
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Color Calibration of two Dell U2415 monitors - both too yellow?
I just received two Dell UltraSharp 24 U2415 monitors, which proudly boast "Award winning monitor with unbeatable color".
I am hooking these two up to a single laptop, an ASUS GL551K running Windows ...
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Calibrating Displays in Boot Camp 3.0 on MacBook with external display
The LED display on my MacBook Pro is very blue-ish without correction. In OS X the advanced mode of the display color calibration tool is excellent and I can largely color-correct the display. Windows ...
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Free monitor calibration tool
I'd like to calibrate my monitor for editing images from my digicam at my office PC. Currently the photos are looking quite horrible and tweaking the default monitor
settings didn't help. any ideas? ...
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Calibrate Screen Measurements / Scaling in Mac OS X
Is there a way to adjust the scaling of items on the screen in Mac OS X so they are 1 to 1 with the real world? I.E. When I'm working with a line in illustrator that is 5 inches long, and the zoom is ...
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Monitor calibration icm profile vs color settings?
We bought a Dell U2713H monitor, and because of the price tag we thought it deserves a calibration, so I asked for it.
This is the first monitor I bought calibrated, I always thought these are just ...
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Color management: How to calibrate my monitor?
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I pretty much don't have any knowledge of this topic whatsoever.
I don't have any calibration tools, nor do I have any calibrated tools.
Is there a (free) way for me to figure out if my laptop'...
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Using a color reference card to verify monitor calibration
I use a HueyPRO for monitor calibration and use it on my Macs. After calibrating my monitor, I roll through all the other profiles available. Some profiles produce VERY different colors and I'm ...
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Touchscreen/pen calibration issues on windows 7
I have a machine (Fujitsu T5010 dual digitiser) where the touchscreen and pen calibration is out. On the top left corner it is correct; on the bottom right it's out by about 2cm in both axes. Running ...
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How do I re-calibrate my laptop battery? I can't fully drain it, it shuts down at 60%
I'm trying to re-calibrate my battery on my Razer Blade 2015. When on battery, it shuts down in just a few minutes at around 60-80% reported battery life. If I plug it back in, it still shows 60-80%....
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Philips 170S does not display fine gray tones but other colors fine
I have a problem with my secondary monitor: I calibrated it with Windows Color Calibration, and I have the problem that it displays grey tones (like the grey background of the Stack Exchange code ...
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Diable automatic pointing stick recalibration
I have a Toshiba Tecra R840-S8450 running Windows 7. I prefer using the accupoint (eraser-looking pointing stick thing) over the touch pad or a separate mouse. Periodically, however, it has a really ...
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Calibrating laptop Dell inspiron t4500 for more faithful colours
How do I calibrate my Dell laptop to have more faithful colours? I am editing a photo using Photoshop and my Dell laptop, when I am editing I don't encounter any problems with the image or the colour. ...
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Color correcting software for Windows (system-wide, software-based color calibration?)
Are there any system-wide, manual color correcting/calibrating programs for Windows? Software that allows you to adjust colors with more control and precision than you get with most ATI/NVIDIA ...
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How can I make the changes to gamma made in 'Display Calibration' stay saved in Windows 10?
I have lowered my gamma level within the built-in 'Display Calibration' program in Windows 10, but whenever I turn my PC off and turn it on again, or whenever I restarted my PC, the custom gamma ...
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ASUS TUF Gaming VG249Q1A Color Issues
Seeking help with washed-out and dull colors on my ASUS TUF Gaming VG249Q1A monitor. Colors appear less saturated and have a yellow tint compared to other displays.
Tried various troubleshooting steps ...
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Should a SpyderPro be used to calibrate an HDR monitor in Windows?
I have calibrated my non-HDR monitors many times with my Spyder calibrator, but I just got an HDR monitor for the first time. I use my monitor in both HDR and non-HDR modes, depending on the scenario.
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Raise black point on windows display
Alright, this might be impossible due to the monitor range. But I’m not sure so I’ll ask here.
I’ve set my monitor to as close as I can to my laptop screen which is really good unlike the monitor(...
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Two laptops of the same model with two totally different displays?
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Why do these two displays look so different? Does this have to do with a Windows setting, or are these actually two different displays installed on the same model of laptop (with no warning ...
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How do I stop my computer from auto-correcting brightness/gamma/contrast?
For some reason my computer tries to auto-adjust for brightness/gamma/contrast. This is really annoying because if I start viewing something a bit darker, say a dark webpage, the browser and Start ...
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Monitor Calibration Software
When I connect my laptop to the TV using HDMI cable, the edges of the screen are not visible (I lose about 20 px in each direction). My LCD TV does not support calibration position/scale.
Is there ...
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HP PSC 1500 test page
I just got a HP PSC 1500 with color cartridge empty. Is there a way to stop these test pages without buying color ink to print 1 page?
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Calibrating Dual Monitors
I have attached an additional monitor with my laptop. The issue is, the calibration and the LCD quality of both monitors are different. What is the best way to calibrate them? My eyes are becoming ...
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How accurate are the on-die temperature sensors in an atom processor?
I've been running:
5 identical systems (all running Windows XP embedded)
The systems are running identical loads (and nothing else)
Coretemp to test temperatures.
For 5 systems all of which have ...
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LED Cinema Display Calibration
I have recently bought an Apple 27" LED Cinema Display and am using this with a late 2008 unibody MacBook Pro. The display is working well, however some of the colours seem slightly "off" to me. Blue ...
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How to Calibrate my Monitor?
I have a Dell D630 laptop.
I just purchased a 23" external Samsung LCD monitor (which is awesome).
I immediately realized that my Dell laptop monitor colors are extremely wasted out compared to my ...
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How can I calibrate contrast on my laptop screen on Windows 10 without external controllers?
I recently noted that photos edited on my computer look very different on my mobile phone. I thus concluded that I might want to calibrate my laptop screen.
There is a built-in calibration tool in ...
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Calibrating a wide gamut display
Wide gamut displays have started becoming more and more common these days and yet Windows 10 still isn't a color managed OS so I am assuming that other people might be having similar issues as well.
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What is the recommended settings for dell U 2415 for photo editing?
My monitor display is dell u 2415. I want to calibrate this monitor to be perfect for editing photos. I can't afford to buy the x -rite color pro. I want to know if anyone used the dell u 2415 for ...
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Adjust contrast on Windows 7 Laptop
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The brightness/contrast on my laptop is way off. There is little conrast and on the maximum brightness everything is just kind of hazy/halo like. Lowering the brightness a little bit doesn't ...
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How To Calibrate MacBook Pro with Epson 4880 Stylus Pro
I would like to know how to calibrate my MacBookPro with my Epson 4880 Stylus Pro. In other words how to make the colours I see on my computer screen print out with the same colours on my Epson.
I ...
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Laptop battery calibration not working even after trying all the methods and bypasses win 10
The image shows how fast the battery is wearing out. but then when I checked today it gave me about normal battery backup.
The discharging stops at 5.5% then it stays on for about 3 more hours on ...
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I can't get my monitor to display pure black
I was concerned that my new monitor seemed to have rather extreme backlight bleed - things that were supposed to be black were showing up as charcoal gray. So I decided to do some tests, and I found ...