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Questions tagged [calibration]

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Calibrate two monitors to the same video settings

Background: Just started a new job as a software developer for an amazing company. I have at my workstation two beautiful 22” LCD monitors. It just happens, however, that the laptop port replicators we use have one DVI and one VGA connector each;…
Kevin L.
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How to calibrate Wacom tablets under Ubuntu Lucid?

I've been using Wacom tablets on Linux for quite some time, almost exclusively in Ubuntu, and in previous versions I've used xidump to track input values. I would use that information to put calibration settings in my xorg.conf file. However, in…
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How to calibrate monitor colors to use 3D glasses?

I have a pair of red/cyan 3D glasses and when I use them to view youtube's 3D videos or anaglyph images they dont seem to work properly. The two images are not filtered properly by each colored lens. So I guess the problem is my monitor not showing…
GetFree
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Windows 7 Display Color Calibration tool does not properly set colour settings

I just bought a new monitor (LG E2351VR) and was trying to calibrate it with the Windows 7 Display Color Calibration tool. When I attempt to set the display gamma via the software slider, it temporarily changes the gamma but the changes are…
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Monitor Calibration Tools and Software

At work, I have two monitors. Both of them are Dell E198WFPs, however, manufactured 8 months apart from one another, so they're not from the same lot. I'm looking to calibrate them. Currently, my secondary monitor (on the left) is the one I use…
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How to apply software display calibration while running F.lux?

I got great results from doing software calibration with Color Management in Windows 7, but F.lux resets the profile to its own every second. Is there any other way to calibrate the display that works alongside F.lux? AMD Vision Engine Control…
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Windows calibration settings persistance over reboots

I'm running Windows 7 64bit on a laptop (Samsung R560) using a cheap external CRT monitor. The screen is a littler dark for my liking, despite having the physical monitors settings up to the max for all the brightness-related settings. Windows 7 has…
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Best Way to Calibrate Printer to Generic Ink

I bought refillable ink cartridges for my Canon MP550 and generic ink bottles from a Chinese store. I have so far managed to manually adjust the color options in the printer dialog to match the result that I got from original Canon cartridges and…
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Identical displays look different after calibration

I've had a Dell U2312HM for a while now. As soon as I got it I calibrated it according to a guide, which used professional tools like a spectrophotometer to get some convincing color settings. I've been pretty satisfied with it so I decided to get…
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Reset laptop battery data or interface battery chip?

My battery consists of 5 parallel strings of 2 cells in series. One conductor broke and therefore the measured capacity of the battery decreased dramatically, so that the capacity meter went down a lot. I have now repaired the battery and I get the…
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Calibrating multi monitor setup

Possible Duplicate: Monitor Calibration Tools and Software So I recently finished my multiple monitor setup (Thanks to the wonderful Display Fusion, courtesy of this answer) . My biggest issue at this point is that it's glaringly obvious that the…
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Use Color Profiles in OS X to reduce monitor's color saturation

I've got nice-to-have problem: my new monitor (Dell 3008WFP) has wide color gamut and displays too saturated* colors (magenta and cyan look almost fluorescent). I'd like to get colors closer to saturation of an average monitor (sRGB?), but…
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How do I Calibrate a Laptop Battery in GNU/Linux When TLP Fails?

I've got a new (third-party) battery for my trusty Thinkpad X201. I've used it for a few days and often the laptop just turns off hard (between 20...40% state of charge). At first I thought it to be a one-time defect and got a new one, but the…
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Video calibration: why does my laptop show grey instead of green, light blue, and pink?

My laptop has been having this weird behavior with videos, especially if they come from streaming sources. Green objects, such as trees, lawns, and leaves are rendered in grey. Sometimes it happens with youtube videos, but not always. Same thing…
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Why is my image looking more saturated in Windows than in El Capitan on the same calibrated monitor?

I have a brand new Mac Book Pro (2015) with Bootcamp installed, so I am using the same calibrated monitor to view the images. However, the image looks more saturated when I boot up Windows than it does in El Capitan. This is very concerning because…
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