Gera Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Is it at all possible to calibrate two monitors at the same time? Or even duplicate the calibeation settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Attached to the same computer, do you mean? Or attached to different computers? Which calibrator do you have, and what screens are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gera Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) Same computer. The Xrite i1 Pro. Edited December 30, 2017 by Gera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gera Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) Acer H236HL. 2 of them. Edited December 30, 2017 by Gera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Great! Then yes. It is very simple - it calibrates whatever screen you have the software window open on. So calibrate one screen, then drag the window to the other screen, and calibrate it. Calibration instructions here: https://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 It's VERY important to understand that the screens are very unlikely to match each other exactly. After calibrating both, you'll check them and see which one matches your pro lab prints most accurately. That's the one you'll use for editing on - the other one will be for panels, email, etc. It's also critical to remember that the screens have to be set to "Extend", never "Duplicate". I'm sure you already know this, but I wouldn't be doing my job properly if I failed to mention it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gera Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Thank you, sir! Now... will it matter if one is hooked with HDMI and another with DVI-D? You just answered that as I typed on my phone LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 It might matter, yes. Again, it comes back to this - you'll need to calibrate both, and see which one is better. That's the one you'll edit on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 10 hours ago, Gera said: will it matter if one is hooked with HDMI and another with DVI-D? Some video cards will only use one port or the other. If you don't get video on one of the displays, you'll need a video card that supports two displays at the same time. As for which one, either, unless you are viewing things on a 4K screen. Since you have a pair of 1920x1080 screens, I think you should be fine. I'm curious if both displays work at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gera Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Brian said: Some video cards will only use one port or the other. If you don't get video on one of the displays, you'll need a video card that supports two displays at the same time. As for which one, either, unless you are viewing things on a 4K screen. Since you have a pair of 1920x1080 screens, I think you should be fine. I'm curious if both displays work at the same time. The one I currently have is a GT730 I think. It displays the two monitors, one being hdmi and the other vga. Also now that you mention it, fhat explains the color difference. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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