KLK Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I will be using these instructions to calibrate my Asus laptop screen. However, I also have an external 27" Asus LED monitor which has controls not just for brightness, but also for contrast, saturation, color temp, skin tone and "Smart View". I have never messed with them. How should I deal with all those settings in the calibration process? Thanks. So glad you are out there to guide me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, KLK said: I will be using these instructions to calibrate my Asus laptop screen. However, I also have an external 27" Asus LED monitor which has controls not just for brightness, but also for contrast, saturation, color temp, skin tone and "Smart View". I have never messed with them. How should I deal with all those settings in the calibration process? Thanks. So glad you are out there to guide me! For that you'll use these instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hi Damien, I began calibration today using Method 1. My lowest color preset readings in Warm, are between 7507 and 8491. Far outside of the 6500 target you mention. (My Cool preset readings are between 10,867 and 13497; my Normal readings are between 8884 and 10,359). I am wondering if my monitor brightness setting is the problem. My brightness setting is at 112, about in the middle. Windows 10 has a glitch, apparently, in not permitting auto brightness to be turned off with the click of a button. It just returns the the "on" position. I read through several fixes (most of them very complicated) from a number of frustrated Windows 10 users, finally settling on a method of disabling auto brightness by going into Services, Sensor Monitoring Service, Properties, and Disable in Windows 10. Auto brightness still shows it's selected in Windows Display Settings, but since it shows "disabled" in Services, I proceeded. Now with these very high readings in my Warm preset, I am wondering if the brightness setting is the culprit. I took a brief look at Method 2, and it looks a lot more complicated. I am not ready to give up and purchase a different monitor before running this situation by you. What do you recommend? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Gosh! That's rather strange, isn't it? Can you remind me - did you successfully calibrate your laptop screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Also, can you confirm that you have all the settings correct per this article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 I've just read the working with dual screens article. I had no idea! I've been duplicating them. I have not yet calibrated my laptop screen. I'll now be attempting calibration again on my external monitor and hope the readings are in the right range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Duplication will definitely be the problem. It must be 'Extend'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 I have now taken white readings on both the external monitor and laptop screen after selecting 'Extend'. On the external monitor, the readings are 7436-8384 and on the laptop are 7433-7803. Any ideas? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Can we concentrate on the laptop first? Can you go ahead and calibrate that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 I've taken the white point readings. Do you mean proceed with the other steps too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 You must be reading the wrong instructions. There are no white point readings for a laptop. Remember, the laptop instructions are here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Got it. Will proceed with those instructions. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Laptop successfully calibrated. CCT: 7565K In doing photo comparison, I am finding that the photos are brighter than screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Wow, that's uncommon. What luminance target did you calibrate to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 90 (choice between that and 109) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Gee, 90 is usually fine. Ok, better calibrate again at a higher number, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 I'll do that. Thanks. And a final (I hope) question. Getting back to my external monitor, and given my high white point readings, would you recommend I use Method 1 or 2 for calibrating that monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Well, that's what we'll decide after the laptop one is finished. Let me know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Laptop is finished. See above. "Laptop successfully calibrated. CCT: 7565K In doing photo comparison, I am finding that the photos are brighter than screen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 While the screen doesn't match your prints, the calibration isn't finished. You need to calibrate again, and again, and again, until you have a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 OK. Obviously, I am a bit thick about all this, but I'll keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Don't keep me in suspense! How did the recalibration go? Does the screen match your prints now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 I did a second recalibration, resulting in a white point of 7553 (no change) and targeted luminance of 100 or 110 (forgot to write it down) with an achieved luminance of 110. 4 photos appear brighter than screen and 2 appear less bright than screen. I don't really see any difference from first calibration. I am going to print 6 current photos and recalibrate. I am thinking some of the photo prints I am using (they were just laying around from a while ago) may have been edited in Lightroom since they were printed. So..... fresh start. I'll get back to it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLK Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Found my data. I actually used 120 for a targeted luminance the second time and achieved a luminance of 110. I really don't understand why I still get 4 prints that are brighter than my screen with a setting like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 No, I don't either! It's very unusual. I reckon maybe the print lab did some of their own "auto corrections" on those prints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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