Colour adjustment tools for Vista

Hak Foo · 16-October-07, 11:08 AM

So I got a new monitor. In my Win2000 days, I'd run the wizard provided in the nVidia drivers which displayed colour-bar patterns and let me adjust the brightness and contrast, and would also tweak the gamma.

In Vista, the wizard's gone.

I tried "Monitor Calibration Wizard", and it runs tests, but it doesn't seem to actually apply the profile.

I also tried downloading a ICM file for my specific monitor and installing it via the colour management control panel; it causes no discernable change in output.

What does everyone else use to tune their monitors in Vista?

Sk8forMaple · 16-October-07, 11:44 AM

Hak,

I don't know if this works with Vista, but I like to use PowerStrip for all that. Its shareware, but never expires, all you have to deal with is a nag screen.

Here's the link
EnTech Taiwan | Utilities | PowerStrip

Master Yunk · 16-October-07, 12:15 PM

If your monitor has color drivers, it downloads them automatically.

I have a Slightly Older Samsung 914v, and it downloaded and installed them on its own

Hak Foo · 16-October-07, 10:03 PM

Ah, Master Yunk, to be able to say "I have a Samsung".

The monitor I purchased is the 24" Soyo they were selling for about 300 bucks last week. With this monitor, you don't get colour-matched drivers. You're lucky if the thing catches fire BEFORE the shop's two-week return policy is over.

(It's a gorgeous panel though, inside a granny-panties case and some dime-store surrounding circuitry).

And besides, drivers don't answer the "will this look best at 5 or 90 contrast?" question as test cards and tuning guidelines do.

16-October-07, 11:08 AM		#1 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech	Colour adjustment tools for Vista So I got a new monitor. In my Win2000 days, I'd run the wizard provided in the nVidia drivers which displayed colour-bar patterns and let me adjust the brightness and contrast, and would also tweak the gamma. In Vista, the wizard's gone. I tried "Monitor Calibration Wizard", and it runs tests, but it doesn't seem to actually apply the profile. I also tried downloading a ICM file for my specific monitor and installing it via the colour management control panel; it causes no discernable change in output. What does everyone else use to tune their monitors in Vista?

16-October-07, 11:44 AM		#2 (permalink)
Sk8forMaple Apex Elite Tech	Re: Colour adjustment tools for Vista Hak, I don't know if this works with Vista, but I like to use PowerStrip for all that. Its shareware, but never expires, all you have to deal with is a nag screen. Here's the link EnTech Taiwan \| Utilities \| PowerStrip

16-October-07, 12:15 PM		#3 (permalink)
Master Yunk D.O.A. Tournament Champion	Re: Colour adjustment tools for Vista If your monitor has color drivers, it downloads them automatically. I have a Slightly Older Samsung 914v, and it downloaded and installed them on its own

16-October-07, 10:03 PM		#4 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech	Re: Colour adjustment tools for Vista Ah, Master Yunk, to be able to say "I have a Samsung". The monitor I purchased is the 24" Soyo they were selling for about 300 bucks last week. With this monitor, you don't get colour-matched drivers. You're lucky if the thing catches fire BEFORE the shop's two-week return policy is over. (It's a gorgeous panel though, inside a granny-panties case and some dime-store surrounding circuitry). And besides, drivers don't answer the "will this look best at 5 or 90 contrast?" question as test cards and tuning guidelines do.

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