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dragmor wrote:Short answer = Its unlikely
Expensive answer = Pick up a Spyder 3 Pro or Elite (you can't use the express with more than one monitor), it should get them close and more correct.
titan wrote:Contrary in what way, other than not having relevant experience?I'm gonna run contrary to everyone else. I haven't used calibration software before for computer monitors. If I remember right, you can load color profiles for each monitor. (Just checked, you can.)
titan wrote:You're kind of shooting in the dark here, so I've kinda gotta ask: why even post in the first place? You're not really adding anything except semi-informed guesses.As far as calibration software, I'm not sure how it works, but I'm pretty sure they provide a color management profile...file. Right click on the desktop and go to "Properties". Click on the "Settings" tab, and you should see an image with two monitors. One should be blue and the other grayed out. Click on the monitor you need to load a profile for, and then click the "Advanced" button below the "Color quality" selection menu. Click the "Color Management" tab. Then you just have to load the appropriate profile...file.
mattsteg wrote:titan wrote:Contrary in what way, other than not having relevant experience?I'm gonna run contrary to everyone else. I haven't used calibration software before for computer monitors. If I remember right, you can load color profiles for each monitor. (Just checked, you can.)titan wrote:You're kind of shooting in the dark here, so I've kinda gotta ask: why even post in the first place? You're not really adding anything except semi-informed guesses.As far as calibration software, I'm not sure how it works, but I'm pretty sure they provide a color management profile...file. Right click on the desktop and go to "Properties". Click on the "Settings" tab, and you should see an image with two monitors. One should be blue and the other grayed out. Click on the monitor you need to load a profile for, and then click the "Advanced" button below the "Color quality" selection menu. Click the "Color Management" tab. Then you just have to load the appropriate profile...file.
titan wrote:How on earth is that "running contrary to everyone else"? Multiple people have already said that that is possible. In fact, everyone who has replied in this thread has stated that it's possible, to one extent or other. I've even provided a link on how to do it with a given software program that doesn't do it natively.mattsteg wrote:titan wrote:Contrary in what way, other than not having relevant experience?I'm gonna run contrary to everyone else. I haven't used calibration software before for computer monitors. If I remember right, you can load color profiles for each monitor. (Just checked, you can.)titan wrote:You're kind of shooting in the dark here, so I've kinda gotta ask: why even post in the first place? You're not really adding anything except semi-informed guesses.As far as calibration software, I'm not sure how it works, but I'm pretty sure they provide a color management profile...file. Right click on the desktop and go to "Properties". Click on the "Settings" tab, and you should see an image with two monitors. One should be blue and the other grayed out. Click on the monitor you need to load a profile for, and then click the "Advanced" button below the "Color quality" selection menu. Click the "Color Management" tab. Then you just have to load the appropriate profile...file.
It turns out that my semi-informed guess is right. Others have been able to use separate profiles for each monitor with one card.
titan wrote:Three things to note: 1) it's more complicated than that 2) I've posted a link that details how it's more complicated than that and describes the necessary procedure. 3) You're completely ignoring the important step of loading LUTs.From what I have read, a profile is generated at the end of calibration, though that profile is applied to both monitors. The calibration can be run again on the second monitor, and that second profile will be applied to both monitors. The key is to name the profile according to which monitor it belongs. Then by using the steps I've mentioned before, individual profiles can be applied to each monitor.