So I calibrated my monitors...

Ferrum Master · Thursday at 9:51 PM

Wirko said:
Every precision measuring tool needs periodic calibration, so I'd assume colour calibrators aren't an exception... What do their manufacturers specify?

AFAIK you cannot calibrate them, you can self test them, if they fail, buy another one. They are pretty dumb devices inside... actually X-Rite i1Display Pro inside has a PIC and two combo light sensors, that's it. If you bring those to your local metrological center, they just check the values... that are pretty broad and give you a PASS OK badge. Pretty boring.

Bill_Bright · 2024-11-29T17:11:34+0000

Wirko said:
Every precision measuring tool needs periodic calibration, so I'd assume colour calibrators aren't an exception... What do their manufacturers specify?

This is true. And Ferrum Master is correct when it comes to most of these lower costs colorimeters sold for home use. Professional and military grade meters can be recalibrated. Some come with a [supposedly] accurate color chart you can use to calibrate. But typically, I think it is recommended the budget models be replaced every few years. But then much will depend on how it has been used.

This article is old but explains a bit about the issue: Calibrations of Colorimeters for Display Measurements: Some Commercial Colorimeters Have Uncertainties in Display-Color Measurements That Are Too Large for Many Commercial, Industrial and Military Applications - But New NIST-Developed Calibration Proc... | NIST

unwind-protect · 2024-11-29T17:38:14+0000

Why does the military need color calibration?

Bill_Bright · 2024-11-29T18:02:44+0000

??? Recon, mapping, ID friend or foe and probably a couple 100 other reasons.

Waldorf · 2024-11-29T19:31:38+0000

any news/pr/local station stuff will show pictures, internal use like sat/drone footage reviews, all done on screens

jallenlabs · 2024-11-30T12:08:37+0000

Going to borrow a calibration tool from work. Ill post all settings when Im done.

Bill_Bright · 2024-11-30T15:43:37+0000

jallenlabs said:
Ill post all settings when Im done.

All give us your impressions of the display once it is calibrated.

Oh, don't get too upset or frustrated if the monitor's image controls don't let you get perfect calibration. Also, don't be surprised if the display across the entire surface of the display is not precisely uniform or consistent, left-to-right and top-to-bottom, compared to dead center.

jallenlabs · 2024-11-30T19:39:46+0000

Bill_Bright said:
All give us your impressions of the display once it is calibrated.

Oh, don't get too upset or frustrated if the monitor's image controls don't let you get perfect calibration. Also, don't be surprised if the display across the entire surface of the display is not precisely uniform or consistent, left-to-right and top-to-bottom, compared to dead center.

Thanks for the heads up. I honestly dont expect much, but hey, if you have access to tools, why not use em.

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