Does this allow u to calibrate by changing the monitor's RGB/color/contrast settings or does it just alter the colors coming out of your PC?
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My understanding is the same as D4Fs - it calibrates the colors on the monitor. I also have a Mac and before I got colormunki I tried calibrating the monitor in preferences - difficult to do accurately and a PIA! Colormunki does all the work for you - plan on 10 minutes of time. Spend the extra few bucks for the one with ambient light monitoring.
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To my understanding it creates a properly calibrated color profile. So when I login (MAC OSx) the profile will become active and you can see a noticeable difference compared to the default color coming from the monitor itself. I think in the process you are supposed to drop your monitor to factory settings first before setup. The calibration process takes 5-10 mins and you will see the monitor go through a wide range of colors and patterns. You also need to have the USB device hooked up at all times for Ambient light Auto profile adjusting. I love this device and for the price it can not be beat. It is nice having piece of mind now that when I am color grading my projects it is not me that is seeing things wrong, it is usually the clients not having properly calibrated monitors on their end!
789779
this makes your monitor match your images, so you know your computer viewing match is correct color and exposure matching your image.
789780
it does the calibration once you tell it the type of monitor you are using ... you have some broad control but so far a gamma, color monitor temp preference and room light level calibration but the ColorMunki does the rest.
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It depends on you computer monitor. All computer monitors do not display colors exactly the same. Older monitors lose their colors. A monitor needs to be calibrated every once in a while to get back to its true color. Therefore you may have some people saying the display screen is the same color as the wristband, while other say it is not.
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You should always edit your images with your laptop cover opened where you see the screen at its brightes and consistently keep doing it that way. That means you should calibrate your monitor to that specific, upright setting. I would have an image printed and compare it to your screen
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the monitor comes calibrated out of the box, it is actually quite good. but im sure you could use x-rite, but i have never used it to calibrate any screen. so i dont know forsure but calibration out of box is very good, it even comes with a calibration chart in the box
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You can calibrate the monitor once to get them all set up with the color range you need, but monitors degrade with time and usage, so the more you have them running the more often you will need them color calibrated, most people who calibrate thier monitors are trying to get a color profile that matches a print profile so when they print images it matches the screen. In your case of just using it for videos, you may only want to calibrate them once in a while.
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Typically there is a Hotkey on the front of the monitor that will display the on-screen display for making adjustments to the monitor. The following instructions are from the user manual that can be found at; http://us.aoc.com/support/documents/pdf/documents/470
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maybe double check the settings menu, I saw a "dynamic contrast" in there somewhere. Don't know if it would help any, or if it's default on or off, I was clicking all over the place! It could also be using more power to light up the screen? Is your video card good for the resolution? Just guesses....
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If you did read my review, the colors are good AFTER you calibrate the monitor properly with proper equipment. Ofcourse the older TN panel can not match the IPS panels in colors, but the IPS panels are all currently (the affordable ones anyway) 60Hz. My previous monitor was an IPS monitor and after calibrating this properly i prefer this BenQ, but i think mostly because its bigger.So when you get your monitor, the colors are off, after calibration, theyre great. However do some research, maybe you dont really need a 120Hz panel and there might be something else out there for you, but im more than happy with mine.Mine:Gamut coverage 97.7% sRBGGamut volume 115.2% sRBGThe results are great. If you did read my review, the colors are good AFTER you calibrate the monitor properly with proper equipment. Ofcourse the older TN panel can not match the IPS panels in colors, but the IPS panels are all currently (the affordable ones anyway) 60Hz. My previous monitor was an IPS monitor and after calibrating this properly i prefer this BenQ, but i think mostly because its bigger.So when you get your monitor, the colors are off, after calibration, theyre great. However do some research, maybe you dont really need a 120Hz panel and there might be something else out there for... » Read More If you did read my review, the colors are good AFTER you calibrate the monitor properly with proper equipment. Ofcourse the older TN panel can not match the IPS panels in colors, but the IPS panels are all currently (the affordable ones anyway) 60Hz. My previous monitor was an IPS monitor and after calibrating this properly i prefer this BenQ, but i think mostly because its bigger.So when you get your monitor, the colors are off, after calibration, theyre great. However do some research, maybe you dont really need a 120Hz panel and there might be something else out there for you, but im more than happy with mine.Mine:Gamut coverage 97.7% sRBGGamut volume 115.2% sRBGThe results are great. « Show Less
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The software calibrates the colors based in the ambient lighting where you edit and use a color profile specific to same condition. If you move room to room or change lighting conditions the colors will be different because you are adjusting colors based on how you see colors, thereby you need to recalibrate.
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it does work if you download those DisplayLink drivers -- BUT you cannot use or create a monitor profile/calibration at this time. the screen is fairly blue by default!
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Yes, I used my colormunki display to calibrate two different Acer monitors. The program steps you through both monitors automatically.
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It will read values on the screen, but won't actually calibrate it. To do that, you need to generate color bars, read them with your spyder, and adjust the TV's color, hue, saturation, brightness and contrast, etc. levels. There's the Spyder 4 TV version for just TV. You can also buy an upgrade to that so you can calibrate your computer monitor as well as a TV. (basically includes a blu-ray disk that plays color bars, and instructions as to how to go about calibrating). You'd read color patches with the spyder, and adjust the TV to get to the right values. It's time-consuming, but there's no other way if you want your TV to be accurate.
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Unfortunately no answer would really help you. Everyone views different colors/shades on their own monitors.
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I find my monitor calibrating every now and then, flashing various colors and lines across the screen, but it usually doesn't look for input. I'm guessing it's getting a mixed signal from your computer, or some device it is plugged into? If you hit the "Source" button (the + sign), you can select a default source and turn OFF the auto-select source option. This might also help.
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It will read values on the screen, but won't actually calibrate it. To do that, you need to generate color bars, read them with your spyder, and adjust the TV's color, hue, saturation, brightness and contrast, etc. levels. There's the Spyder 4 TV version for just TV. You can also buy an upgrade to that so you can calibrate your computer monitor as well as a TV. (basically includes a blu-ray disk that plays color bars, and instructions as to how to go about calibrating). You'd read color patches with the spyder, and adjust the TV to get to the right values. It's time-consuming, but there's no other way if you want your TV to be accurate. It will read values on the screen, but won't actually calibrate it. To do that, you need to generate color bars, read them with your spyder, and adjust the TV's color, hue, saturation, brightness and contrast, etc. levels. There's the Spyder 4 TV version for just TV. You can also buy an upgrade to that so you can calibrate your computer monitor as well as a TV. (basically includes a blu-ray disk that plays color bars, and instructions as to how to go about calibrating). You'd read color patches with the spyder, and adjust the TV to get to the right values. It's time-consuming, but there's... » Read More It will read values on the screen, but won't actually calibrate it. To do that, you need to generate color bars, read them with your spyder, and adjust the TV's color, hue, saturation, brightness and contrast, etc. levels. There's the Spyder 4 TV version for just TV. You can also buy an upgrade to that so you can calibrate your computer monitor as well as a TV. (basically includes a blu-ray disk that plays color bars, and instructions as to how to go about calibrating). You'd read color patches with the spyder, and adjust the TV to get to the right values. It's time-consuming, but there's no other way if you want your TV to be accurate. « Show Less
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Not sure what is meant by "calibration" under Windows 7. I use it as a second monitor when playing Flight Simulator: I display the instrument panel on the Acer so I can actually change the dials and flip the switches by touching them. So long as the Acer is set to be the primary monitor in Windows 7, the touch is perfect and there's no need to calibrate - to be honest, I don't even know how you would do that, it doesn't come with a driver that includes a calibration routine and besides, since Windows knows exactly how big the screen is (because you told it when you set it as the primary monitor) it already knows where on the screen a touch signal is located. Not sure what is meant by "calibration" under Windows 7. I use it as a second monitor when playing Flight Simulator: I display the instrument panel on the Acer so I can actually change the dials and flip the switches by touching them. So long as the Acer is set to be the primary monitor in Windows 7, the touch is perfect and there's no need to calibrate - to be honest, I don't even know how you would do that, it doesn't come with a driver that includes a calibration routine and besides, since Windows knows exactly how big the screen is (because you told it when you set it as the... » Read More Not sure what is meant by "calibration" under Windows 7. I use it as a second monitor when playing Flight Simulator: I display the instrument panel on the Acer so I can actually change the dials and flip the switches by touching them. So long as the Acer is set to be the primary monitor in Windows 7, the touch is perfect and there's no need to calibrate - to be honest, I don't even know how you would do that, it doesn't come with a driver that includes a calibration routine and besides, since Windows knows exactly how big the screen is (because you told it when you set it as the primary monitor) it already knows where on the screen a touch signal is located. « Show Less
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Not that I've seen. I've used dvi me display port and I need to adjust via settings on the computer