calibrating Adobe gamma wizard

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Vivian_Fields
Jun 2, 2004
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I have a Dell monitor, and I don’t know what phosphors to put in, or what numbers to use for custom phosphors when calibrating Adobe gamma wizard. I’m using windows XP. Thank you.
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brent_bertram
Jun 2, 2004
Vivian,
That detail alone may not be very important. There is a good tutorial on the Adobe Gamma Wizard at <http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7-colour/ps7_2.htm> . Follow it succesfully and you’ll do all right.

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Brent
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Andrew Rodney
Jun 2, 2004
Adobe Gamma was never made to deal with LCDs (they don’t have Phosphors). If you can afford an inexpensive colorimeter ($200) like the EyeOne from GretagMacbeth, you’ll get MUCH better results over the entire life of the display.
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brent_bertram
Jun 2, 2004
Vivian,
If your monitor is an LCD, there is a different procedure in Adobe Gamma for dealing with it. You’ll need the OEM factory supplied profile, and use it as the basis for your profile.

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Brent
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o3v3tz
Jun 2, 2004
Brent,

This is really interesting information.

I had totally dismissed Adobe Gamma for LCDs.

I guess that I need to go digging to find where my OEM factory supplied profile is on my Windows XP Home system. I have an NEC LCD1765. Any suggestions ?

Barbara
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brent_bertram
Jun 2, 2004
Profile locations:-
Windows 98, 98 Second Edition and Me – folder named windows/system/color Windows 2000 and XP – sub-folder named system32/spool/drivers/color Mac OS9.x – ColorSync profiles are located in the System Folder/ColorSync Profiles folder Mac OSX – ColorSync profiles are located in the Library/ColorSync/Profiles folder

If you can’t find the profile, perhaps the NEC site can oblige . Note that Andrew Rodney’s comment is very correct. A hardware calibrator will yield a better profile than the OEM profile, PLUS,and more importantly, you can re-profile your display as the components degrade ( though LCD’s do not degrade in the same fashion or at the same rate as a CRT ). However, for those not purchasing a hardware solution, "massaging" the OEM profile through the Adobe Gamma utility is the official way to go for an LCD display.

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Brent
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o3v3tz
Jun 3, 2004
Thanks Brent.

Barbara

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