basiccolor display

asICColor display
by Color Solutions Software
Uncalibrated monitor: The tonal distribution is irregular
and the grays show a color cast.
Software-calibrated monitor: The tonal distribution is
regular the grays are neutral
Hardware-calibrated monitor: Perfect distribution of tone
values all steps are distinguishable
Software-calibrated monitor: Depending on the quality
of the monitor, not all steps may be distinguishable,
especially in highlights and/or shadows
. Calibration methods (detailed)
A correct calibration of your monitor is the basis for a good
profile. the better you pre-adjust the monitor hardware to
the desired display characteristics, the better the quality
of the resulting profile. By calibrating the monitor you will
improve the representation of all colors because the profile
conversion will have to correct for less and smaller differ-
ences.
basICColor display offers 3 different calibration methods.
At first launch it will automatically select the highest level
method available for your monitor/video card combination.
When you quit the application, the calibration method you
may have selected maually, will be stored and recalled next
time you use basICColor display.
. .1 Hardware & combined HW/SW calibration
Hardware calibratable monitors are connected to the com-
puter via a digital data connection. This could be a DDC/CI
video cable or a separate USB or serial cable. basICColor dis-
play uses this connection to directly control the monitor and
to calibrate it automatically, based on the results of your
measurements.
This functionality is only available for selected, hardware
calibratable monitors (see „HW_Support_List.txt“ in the
basICColor display program folder).
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