[argyllcms] Re: Using I1Pro to calibrate an HDTV?

  • From: Konstantin Pyanzin <kokap@xxxxxxx>
  • To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:37:16 +0300

Leonard Evens wrote
> I've used my Eye One Pro to calibrate and profile my monitors.   I now
> have an LCD HDTV set together with a Blu Ray Player which can make full
> use of the TV screen to display photographs.  (Previous DVD players
> seemed quite limited in this regard.)  So I would like to at least
> calibrate the HDTV for photo viewing purposes.
> 
> I presume I can somehow hang the probe on the TV while it is connected
> to a laptop and take readings of test patterns, several of which are
> available.  I presume this won't damage the LCD screen, but I would like
> confirmation of that.
> 
> However, it would be easier to use the I1 in `beamer' mode, which I
> believe people here have discussed before.  (Xrite sells a software
> module for that purpose for $199, which I am not particularly interested
> in buying.)  Can anyone review briefly how I go about doing that?
> 
> Having calibrated the TV, I presume I can also build a profile which I
> can use to modify images I put on DVDs for viewing,  but I am unclear
> about exactly how that would work.  I've done something this for
> printing, so I am sure I can reconstruct what I did, but some reminders
> would be appreciated.
> -- 
> Leonard Evens len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University
> 
>
I don't think that ArgyllCMS helps you. 
There are some applications speсially designed for calibrating TV, Home Theater 
Video and so on:
1. (Free) HCFR http://www.homecinema-fr.com/colorimetre/index_en.php (see 
Software section)
2. SpectraCal CalMAN http://www.spectracal.com/ 
3. ChromaPure http://www.chromapure.com/ 
You can also read FAQs and explanations at the following websites:
http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=41 
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=139 
http://www.controlcal.com/forum/index.php 

Regards

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