Assign color profiles for multi-monitors? (dual)

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Dec 6, 2003
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I have a Matrox Millenium P750 multi-monitor graphics card and a ColorVision monitor Spyder with PhotoCal. I am using 2 CRT’s in independent mode.

I tried to assign profiles generated with the Spyder (one for each monitor) by going to Windows (2000 Pro) Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, Color Management to specify a profile filename. This works fine for the secondary display.

But, when I try it for the primary, and hit the Assign button, I get an error message from "Microsoft Color Management System" stating, "An error occurred while associating <profile.icm>. This is not a valid color profile." The same .icm file works properly elsewhere.

The only thing I can find in Matrox software is a calibration ‘by eyeball’ similar to Adobe Gamma, which of course does not use the colorometer.

Please advise!

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PAK
Dec 6, 2003
The Photocal user guide states on page 4: "Multiple monitors ar NOT supported on windows systems but are supported on Macintosh systems".
I use Optical and calibrate my 2 LCD monitors individually by disabling the other monitor using the display properties in win XP using an ATI Radeon 9500 Pro. You know the procedure, Display properties/ settings. Disable 2, make 1 primary, calibrate, assign color profile. Then enable 2, disable 1 and make 2 primary. Calibrate and assign profile. Finally reenable 1 and select whichever you want as primary. I have not used win 2000 in a while but believe it works the same way as XP
I have also emailed Colorvision and they replied:
"The Windows operating system will not allow the separation of two profiles
to be used at the same time on a dual head video card. We are currently in
Alpha testing of multiple monitor support with 2 separate video inputs.
Please continue to check our website for updates.

Thank you for contacting us about your inquiry. I hope that I have assisted
you efficiently and to your satisfaction. Please feel free to contact us
again for other questions or issues."

Thank you

Matthew Chilton
ColorVision Sales and Support
800-554-8688
609-895-7430

Not a totally satisfactory answer but worth a try

"Teffy" wrote in message
I have a Matrox Millenium P750 multi-monitor graphics card and
a
ColorVision monitor Spyder with PhotoCal. I am using 2 CRT’s
in
independent mode.

I tried to assign profiles generated with the Spyder (one for
each
monitor) by going to Windows (2000 Pro) Display Properties,
Settings,
Advanced, Color Management to specify a profile filename.
This works
fine for the secondary display.

But, when I try it for the primary, and hit the Assign button,
I get
an error message from "Microsoft Color Management System"
stating, "An
error occurred while associating <profile.icm>. This is not a
valid
color profile." The same .icm file works properly elsewhere.
The only thing I can find in Matrox software is a calibration
‘by
eyeball’ similar to Adobe Gamma, which of course does not use
the
colorometer.

Please advise!
TS
Teffy Smith
Dec 7, 2003
Thanks so much for the help! The only way I can figure out to *disable* a monitor, is to tell the Matrox PowerDesk utility that only one monitor is in my configuration, and reboot. I don’t know if I also need to unplug the other monitor when the system is down or not. Is this what you do?

Teffy

PAK wrote:

The Photocal user guide states on page 4: "Multiple monitors ar NOT supported on windows systems but are supported on Macintosh systems".
I use Optical and calibrate my 2 LCD monitors individually by disabling the other monitor using the display properties in win XP using an ATI Radeon 9500 Pro. You know the procedure, Display properties/ settings. Disable 2, make 1 primary, calibrate, assign color profile. Then enable 2, disable 1 and make 2 primary. Calibrate and assign profile. Finally reenable 1 and select whichever you want as primary. I have not used win 2000 in a while but believe it works the same way as XP
I have also emailed Colorvision and they replied:
"The Windows operating system will not allow the separation of two profiles
to be used at the same time on a dual head video card. We are currently in
Alpha testing of multiple monitor support with 2 separate video inputs.
Please continue to check our website for updates.

Thank you for contacting us about your inquiry. I hope that I have assisted
you efficiently and to your satisfaction. Please feel free to contact us
again for other questions or issues."

Thank you

Matthew Chilton
ColorVision Sales and Support
800-554-8688
609-895-7430

Not a totally satisfactory answer but worth a try

"Teffy" wrote in message

I have a Matrox Millenium P750 multi-monitor graphics card and

a

ColorVision monitor Spyder with PhotoCal. I am using 2 CRT’s

in

independent mode.

I tried to assign profiles generated with the Spyder (one for

each

monitor) by going to Windows (2000 Pro) Display Properties,

Settings,

Advanced, Color Management to specify a profile filename.

This works

fine for the secondary display.

But, when I try it for the primary, and hit the Assign button,

I get

an error message from "Microsoft Color Management System"

stating, "An

error occurred while associating <profile.icm>. This is not a

valid

color profile." The same .icm file works properly elsewhere.
The only thing I can find in Matrox software is a calibration

‘by

eyeball’ similar to Adobe Gamma, which of course does not use

the

colorometer.

Please advise!

P
PAK
Dec 8, 2003
You should not have to unplug the other monitor
Just turning it off should sufice
PAK
"Teffy Smith" wrote in message
Thanks so much for the help! The only way I can figure out to
*disable*
a monitor, is to tell the Matrox PowerDesk utility that
only one
monitor is in my configuration, and reboot. I don’t know if I
also need
to unplug the other monitor when the system is down or not.
Is this
what you do?

Teffy

PAK wrote:

The Photocal user guide states on page 4: "Multiple monitors
ar
NOT supported on windows systems but are supported on
Macintosh
systems".
I use Optical and calibrate my 2 LCD monitors individually
by
disabling the other monitor using the display properties in
win
XP using an ATI Radeon 9500 Pro. You know the procedure,
Display
properties/ settings. Disable 2, make 1 primary, calibrate, assign color profile. Then enable 2, disable 1 and make 2 primary. Calibrate and assign profile. Finally reenable 1
and
select whichever you want as primary. I have not used win
2000
in a while but believe it works the same way as XP
I have also emailed Colorvision and they replied:
"The Windows operating system will not allow the separation
of
two profiles
to be used at the same time on a dual head video card. We
are
currently in
Alpha testing of multiple monitor support with 2 separate
video
inputs.
Please continue to check our website for updates.

Thank you for contacting us about your inquiry. I hope that
I
have assisted
you efficiently and to your satisfaction. Please feel free
to
contact us
again for other questions or issues."

Thank you

Matthew Chilton
ColorVision Sales and Support
800-554-8688
609-895-7430

Not a totally satisfactory answer but worth a try

"Teffy" wrote in message

I have a Matrox Millenium P750 multi-monitor graphics card
and
a

ColorVision monitor Spyder with PhotoCal. I am using 2
CRT’s
in

independent mode.

I tried to assign profiles generated with the Spyder (one
for
each

monitor) by going to Windows (2000 Pro) Display Properties,

Settings,

Advanced, Color Management to specify a profile filename.

This works

fine for the secondary display.

But, when I try it for the primary, and hit the Assign
button,
I get

an error message from "Microsoft Color Management System"

stating, "An

error occurred while associating <profile.icm>. This is not
a
valid

color profile." The same .icm file works properly
elsewhere.
The only thing I can find in Matrox software is a
calibration
‘by

eyeball’ similar to Adobe Gamma, which of course does not
use
the

colorometer.

Please advise!
W
WGSGNUAYHTTE
Dec 8, 2003
Thanks – I’ll give it a try.

Teffy

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