Topic: In need of advice/help calibrating a monitor.
Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 started this discussion 15 years ago#1,666
I have two Acer LCD monitors, but both are completely different. Different size, different resolution, made in different years, etc. I want them to match as well as possible. I know it is impossible to get them to match perfectly, and it really doesn't bother me that one is much dimmer than the other, but what does really bother me is the color difference. I've spent hours in the windows color calibration tool and I just can't seem to get it right. I'm in need of some help calibrating the colors. Everything on the newer, brighter screen seems absolutely perfect to me, so I don't want to change it. I just want to calibrate the older one so that it has colors closer to the newer one. The biggest difference I notice is in skin tones. Everyone looks perfect on the newer one, but on the older one, everyone looks too pale, like there's not enough orange in the skin-tone. It's hard to explain. And despite the old monitor being not as bright, the blues appear too bright. Turning the blue down doesn't really help, as it makes things appear too red and green, and if I even touch the red, I'm right back where I started. Anyway, like I said, it's very hard to explain and I'm finding this to be very difficult.
tl;dr- Who here is good with adjusting monitor colors to get good, natural skin tones?
My dad uses one of these. It calibrates your monitor by lighting condition. It makes it perfectly where you want it, and keeps it there with the attachment that measures light levels.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 7 minutes after the original post[^][v]#31,221
@previous (stickybuns !bENfolDsOU)
That's way too much. Just buy a huey instead.
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 minutes after the original post[^][v]#31,228
@previous (C)
I assumed OP was a bit more professional.
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU double-posted this 15 years ago, 35 seconds later, 10 minutes after the original post[^][v]#31,230
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mine's $170
His is $99
Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 15 minutes after the original post[^][v]#31,236
@31,228 (stickybuns !bENfolDsOU) @31,221 (C)
You're both way off. If I was gonna spend anything, especially $100 or more, I would just throw away the old monitor and buy another one identical to the one I have. Problem solved. I'm not looking for perfect colors, or even perfect matching, just advice on how to get it to match a little better and have a little better skin tones.
There are plenty of free calibration tools out there. I really just want to know what the best free one is and how to use it, or at least have someone tell me what I'm doing wrong in the Windows 7 color calibration tool. If I'm mistaken and there's no easy way to do it, I'll just drop it. This isn't for professional purposes and not worth spending money on.