My starting point was in DispcalGUI and I have had no successfully. Then I have tried directly with the command line version. I have tried your setting together with native white point, maximal white level, minimal black level, gamma 2.2: the black point and the end is corrected. Marco ================================================================================ dispcalGUI.app 0.5.8.1 2010-08-01T03:39:24.566219Z Mac OS X 10.6.4 i386 Python 2.6.5 (r265:79359, Mar 24 2010, 01:32:55) [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)] wxPython 2.8.11.0 (mac-unicode) Starting up... Enumerating display devices and communication ports... /Applications/Argyll/Argyll/bin Argyll CMS 1.2.1 ...ok. Checking video card gamma table access for display 1... Verify: 'test.cal' IS loaded (discrepancy 0.0%) ...ok. Initializing GUI... ...ok. Loading calibration curves from file... /Users/Marco/Desktop/Temp/cal1.cal About to open dispwin object on the display About to clear the calibration About to set display to given calibration Calibration set About to destroy dispwin object ...ok. Ready. Loading calibration curves of current display device profile... /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/12.08.10-6500K-22-120cd_002.icc About to open dispwin object on the display About to clear the calibration About to set display to given calibration Calibration set About to destroy dispwin object ...ok. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calibrate only Working directory: / var/ folders/ O+/ O+OFeJicFoOwPdBsc+iWlU+++TI/ -Tmp-/ dispcalGUI-4Jm5RF/ Command line: dispcal -v2 -d1 -c1 "-P-0.0070771408351,0.031746031746,1.352" -H -qv -m -t -g2.2 -f1.0 -k0.0 -A4.0 "LaCie 324 2010-08-12 max native min native 2.2 VLQ-HQ 3xCurve+MTX gc" Calibrate a Display, Version 1.2.1 Author: Graeme W. Gill, licensed under the GPL Version 3 Diagnostic: -P parameters -0.007077 0.031746 1.352000 out of range usage: dispcal [options] outfile -v [n] Verbose mode -d n Choose the display from the following list (default 1) 1 = 'LaCie 324, at 0, 0, width 1920, height 1200 (Primary Display)' -c listno Set communication port from the following list (default 1) 1 = 'usb:/bus61/dev2/ (GretagMacbeth i1 Pro)' 2 = '/dev/cu.ANTUSBStick.slabvcp' -r Report on the calibrated display then exit -R Report on the uncalibrated display then exit -m Skip adjustment of the monitor controls -o [profile.icc] Create fast matrix/shaper profile [different filename to outfile.icc] -O "description" Fast ICC Profile Description string (Default "outfile") -u Update previous calibration and (if -o used) ICC profile VideoLUTs -q [lmh] Quality - Low, Medium (def), High -p Use projector mode (if available) -y c|l Display type, c = CRT, l = LCD -t [temp] White Daylight locus target, optional target temperaturee in deg. K (deflt.) -T [temp] White Black Body locus target, optional target temperaturee in deg. K -w x,y Set the target white point as chromaticity coordinates -b bright Set the target white brightness in cd/m^2 -g gamma Set the target response curve advertised gamma (Def. 2.4) Use "-gl" for L*a*b* curve Use "-gs" for sRGB curve Use "-g709" for REC 709 curve (should use -a as well!) Use "-g240" for SMPTE 240M curve (should use -a as well!) -G gamma Set the target response curve actual technical gamma -f [degree] Amount of black level accounted for with output offset (default all output offset) -a ambient Use viewing condition adjustment fo r ambient in Lux -k factor Amount to try and correct black point hue. Default 1.0, LCD default 0.0 -A rate Rate of blending from neutral to black point. Default 4.0 -B blkbright Set the target black brightness in cd/m^2 -e [n] Run n verify passes on final curves -E Run only verify pass on installed calibration curves -P ho,vo,ss Position test window and scale it ho,vi: 0.0 = left/top, 0.5 = center, 1.0 = right/bottom etc. ss: 0.5 = half, 1.0 = normal, 2.0 = double etc. -F Fill whole screen with black background -K Run instrument calibration first (used rarely) -N Disable auto calibration of instrument -H Use high resolution spectrum mode (if available) -V Use adaptive measurement mode (if available) -C "command" Invoke shell "command" each time a color is set -M "command " Invoke shell "command" each time a color is measured -W n|h|x Override serial port flow control: n = none, h = HW, x = Xon/Xoff -D [level] Print debug diagnostics to stderr inoutfile Base name for created or updated .cal and .icc output files ...aborted. Calibration has not been finished. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calibrate only Working directory: / var/ folders/ O+/ O+OFeJicFoOwPdBsc+iWlU+++TI/ -Tmp-/ dispcalGUI-NZStpV/ Command line: dispcal -v2 -d1 -c1 "-P0.0,0.0304955527319,1.10133333333" -H -qv -m -t -g2.2 -f1.0 -k0.0 -A4.0 "LaCie 324 2010-08-12 max native min native 2.2 VLQ-HQ 3xCurve+MTX gc" Setting up the instrument Instrument Type: Eye-One Pro Serial Number: 120288 Firmware version: 302 CPLD version: 301 Date manufactured: 12-4-2005 U.V. filter ?: No Measure Ambient ?: Yes Tot. Measurement Count: 43181 Remission Spot Count: 7355 Remission Scan Count: 359 Date of last Remission spot cal: Thu Nov 5 06:15:15 2009 Remission Spot Count at last cal: 7339 Total lamp usage: 12067.755859 Place cap on the instrument, or place in on a dark surface, or place on the white calibration reference, and then hit any key to continue, or hit Esc or Q to abort: Calibration complete Place instrument on test window. Hit Esc or Q to give up, any other key to continue: Target white = native white point Target white brightness = native brightness Target black brightness = native brightness Target advertised gamma = 2.200000 Commencing device calibration Patch 1 of 6 Patch 2 of 6 Patch 3 of 6 Patch 4 of 6 Patch 5 of 6 Patch 6 of 6 Black = XYZ 0.14 0.17 0.17 Red = XYZ 52.31 24.04 1.54 Green = XYZ 32.18 88.33 9.29 Blue = XYZ 21.90 14.67 114.45 White = XYZ 106.56 127.18 125.27 Patch 1 of 40 Patch 2 of 40 Patch 3 of 40 Patch 4 of 40 Patch 5 of 40 Patch 6 of 40 Patch 7 of 40 Patch 8 of 40 Patch 9 of 40 Patch 10 of 40 Patch 11 of 40 Patch 12 of 40 Patch 13 of 40 Patch 14 of 40 Patch 15 of 40 Patch 16 of 40 Patch 17 of 40 Patch 18 of 40 Patch 19 of 40 Patch 20 of 40 Patch 21 of 40 Patch 22 of 40 Patch 23 of 40 Patch 24 of 40 Patch 25 of 40 Patch 26 of 40 Patch 27 of 40 Patch 28 of 40 Patch 29 of 40 Patch 30 of 40 Patch 31 of 40 Patch 32 of 40 Patch 33 of 40 Patch 34 of 40 Patch 35 of 40 Patch 36 of 40 Patch 37 of 40 Patch 38 of 40 Patch 39 of 40 Patch 40 of 40 Initial native brightness target = 127.181941 cd/m^2 Target white value is XYZ 106.557587 127.181941 125.274409 Adjusted target black XYZ 0.13 0.15 0.16, Lab 1.09 0.06 -0.06 Target black after min adjust: XYZ 0.130 0.153 0.156, Lab 1.088 0.059 -0.059 Gamma curve input offset = 0.000000, output offset = 0.001204, power = 2.206267 Total Iteration 1, Final Samples = 16 Final Repeat threshold = 1.500000 Creating initial calibration curves... Doing iteration 1 with 16 sample points and repeat threshold of 1.500000 DE Patch 1 of 16 Point 1 deltaE 0.000000, previous pass deltaE 0.000000, OK Patch 2 of 16 Point 2 deltaE 2.959817, previous pass deltaE 2.959820, Repeat Patch 2 of 16 Point 2 deltaE 1.053576, previous pass deltaE 1.053572, OK Patch 3 of 16 Point 3 deltaE 5.045686, previous pass deltaE 5.255463, Repeat Patch 3 of 16 Point 3 deltaE 0.666845, previous pass deltaE 0.644224, OK Patch 4 of 16 Point 4 deltaE 4.946361, previous pass deltaE 5.137517, Repeat Patch 4 of 16 Point 4 deltaE 0.830019, previous pass deltaE 0.566779, OK Patch 5 of 16 Point 5 deltaE 5.122634, previous pass deltaE 5.382260, Repeat Patch 5 of 16 Point 5 deltaE 1.460074, previous pass deltaE 1.822812, Repeat Patch 5 of 16 Point 5 deltaE 0.789621, previous pass deltaE 1.221016, OK Patch 6 of 16 Point 6 deltaE 4.442867, previous pass deltaE 4.545519, Repeat Patch 6 of 16 Point 6 deltaE 1.078914, previous pass deltaE 1.240889, OK Patch 7 of 16 Point 7 deltaE 3.991012, previous pass deltaE 4.039230, Repeat Patch 7 of 16 Point 7 deltaE 0.965123, previous pass deltaE 0.995591, OK Patch 8 of 16 Point 8 deltaE 3.266895, previous pass deltaE 3.274633, Repeat Patch 8 of 16 Point 8 deltaE 1.323683, previous pass deltaE 1.306815, OK Patch 9 of 16 Point 9 deltaE 3.474172, previous pass deltaE 3.484302, Repeat Patch 9 of 16 Point 9 deltaE 0.943118, previous pass deltaE 1.022089, OK Patch 10 of 16 Point 10 deltaE 1.132376, previous pass deltaE 1.384515, OK Patch 11 of 16 Point 11 deltaE 1.931029, previous pass deltaE 2.180308, Repeat Patch 11 of 16 Point 11 deltaE 0.893858, previous pass deltaE 0.475057, OK Patch 12 of 16 Point 12 deltaE 0.659083, previous pass deltaE 0.784744, OK Patch 13 of 16 Point 13 deltaE 1.228827, previous pass deltaE 1.350325, OK Patch 14 of 16 Point 14 deltaE 0.834055, previous pass deltaE 0.635669, OK Patch 15 of 16 Point 15 deltaE 0.467666, previous pass deltaE 0.331544, OK Patch 16 of 16 Point 16 deltaE 0.316939, previous pass deltaE 0.417945, OK Brightness error = 0.000000 cd/m^2 (is 129.047017, should be 129.047017) White point error = 0.000000 deltaE Maximum neutral error (@ 0.365761) = 1.378931 deltaE Average neutral error = 0.957776 deltaE Number of measurements taken = 26 The instrument can be removed from the screen. Written calibration file 'LaCie 324 2010-08-12 max native min native 2.2 VLQ-HQ 3xCurve+MTX gc.cal' Loading calibration curves from file... /Users/Marco/Library/Application Support/dispcalGUI/storage/LaCie 324 2010-08-12 max native min native 2.2 VLQ-HQ 3xCurve+MTX gc/LaCie 324 2010-08-12 max native min native 2.2 VLQ-HQ 3xCurve+MTX gc.cal About to open dispwin object on the display About to clear the calibration About to set display to given calibration Calibration set About to destroy dispwin object ...ok. Calibration complete!