Way to Color Callibrate an LCD?

magomago

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Sep 28, 2002
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As I delve into this whole picture taking and editing photos (light editing...I'm not into making graphic art - I actually got curious watching Odin's video tutorial). I'm curious if there is a method to callibrate for an LCD. The google results I have found usually refer to color temperatures, but my LCDs does not have that at all. I got curious and want to do this because I have 19 inch LCDs, and the color is actually different for both. If I open up a photo I want and put it at the "split" of both monitors, each side looks drastically different.

I was hoping to stream line that and get as accurate as possible. Now note that I said "accurate as possible" I already know that LCDs don't touch CRTs in color accuracy and reproduction, but I'd like to atleast even out what I'm seeing on both sides (two different monitors - I know each side can't be perfect and won't have the same settings, but if I can do one monitor, i can continuously tweak the other to an appropriate level).

 

Gneisenau

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May 30, 2007
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I believe it's the same equipement for both LCDs and CRTs. The problem is that with most LCDs, especially the cheaper ones, they don't calibrate well. Even after completeing the process, you can have huge fluctuations in the color accuracy of the LCD. Especially inexpensive ones.
I just read a report where someone tried it for several monitors and showed the results. The color accuracy charts looked like a heart attack. I'll be damned if I can find a link to that article though. Sorry.