Monitor Calibration Software/Hardware?

[EliteRetard]

Using some basic test patterns I can adjust my monitor to be fairly accurate, but I dont have all the options needed to get a "perfect" image. Is there software out there that will allow me to further adjust settings or give me options I dont currently have like gamma control?

If I were to get a hardware soultion how does that work? I wouldnt mind spending some money if I could use the device to calibrate multiple monitors...if I could charge a nominal fee like 10$ or something for freinds/family to help with the investment.

Im well aware that LCDs are limited, even the more expensive PVA/IPS panels. Heck even my CRT probably cant be "perfect"...but theres allot of effort in manually trying to get it close, if there is a solution that could get me the same or better results faster Id be willing to look into it.

I just happened to notice my blacks looked kinda green recently so I spent a few hours tweeking all the settings again, now things might be slightly to blue and my gamma is slightly off at like 1.8-2.0. Much better than where it had drifted to, but Im wondering if a simple gamma control could get me closer to the standard 2.2 without messing up my other settings. This thing is like 15 yrs old and is starting to wig out but it still beats LCDs, even the expensive ones, and its 4:3 WIN!

Id pay 1000$ for a 24" 1920x1440 LCD with low input lag that had colors at least close to my CRT. Make it 1500$ for 120Hz (thatd beat my 72Hz at said rez).

 

[borisvodofsky]

Using some basic test patterns I can adjust my monitor to be fairly accurate, but I dont have all the options needed to get a "perfect" image. Is there software out there that will allow me to further adjust settings or give me options I dont currently have like gamma control?

If I were to get a hardware soultion how does that work? I wouldnt mind spending some money if I could use the device to calibrate multiple monitors...if I could charge a nominal fee like 10$ or something for freinds/family to help with the investment.

Im well aware that LCDs are limited, even the more expensive PVA/IPS panels. Heck even my CRT probably cant be "perfect"...but theres allot of effort in manually trying to get it close, if there is a solution that could get me the same or better results faster Id be willing to look into it.

I just happened to notice my blacks looked kinda green recently so I spent a few hours tweeking all the settings again, now things might be slightly to blue and my gamma is slightly off at like 1.8-2.0. Much better than where it had drifted to, but Im wondering if a simple gamma control could get me closer to the standard 2.2 without messing up my other settings. This thing is like 15 yrs old and is starting to wig out but it still beats LCDs, even the expensive ones, and its 4:3 WIN!

Id pay 1000$ for a 24" 1920x1440 LCD with low input lag that had colors at least close to my CRT. Make it 1500$ for 120Hz (thatd beat my 72Hz at said rez).

THE only reason people truely need a calibrated image is for "Printing" or Art/Cad design, which leads to printing,

Otherwise,, Completely accurate color is moot, because good visuals are "subjective" in nature..

However, if the stick is still in one's ass, prepare to spend 100 to 150 dollars for a color probe.

There's good free software to use,,

The worst part is actually Creating different calibrations for different lighting situations,,, hehe... good f-in luck with that..

too much trouble if you're just curious about monitor calibration without a real need for it

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[qliveur]

This is where I go to calibrate my monitors.

 

[SpeedyGonzales]

An inexpensive, but good solution for the amateur and semi-pro is the so-called "silver haze pro" bundle. It comes with a DTP94 Colorimeter from Eizo and the iColour Display software from Quato.

The bundle is 200 Euros in Germany. If you buy software and hardware separately you end up with 300.

I can recommend this package, works well and is relatively easy to use.

But only makes sense if you do things like photoshop (e.g. your own pictures) or if your TFT has bad factory presets (they usually cover this in the tests).

Cheers
Speedy

 

[EliteRetard]

Yar, I dont really "need" calibration...I actually got things setup pretty well with just test images like what qliveur posted. Unfortunately my monitor is missing a few options for adjustment and I think I could do better if I had them. So my question was, is there a software out there that will allow further adjustment/options on top of what Ive already set through the monitor itself?

If that werent the case and I needed hardware to do it Id be interested in looking at that if it were reusable (not some proprietary software you can only run on a single machine). I know plenty of people who would want their monitors calibrated (at least five for sure) so the cost of the hardware wouldnt matter much to me. Something to tickle my fancy and help some others out. 150$ doesnt seem unreasonable if I can use it on multiple machines/monitors.