Quick Monitor Calibration Page v3.0
CRT Procedure
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Take note of your Monitor's current "Contrast", "Brightness",
and "Colour Temperature" settings in case you need to return to them
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Adjust Monitor "Contrast" to display White at the
most pleasing level (usually maximum setting)
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The 95% box should be visible within the 100% (white)
box
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Adjust Monitor "Brightness" to make the Black bar
(top left) as black as possible, whilst keeping the lowest shades of grey
visible
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The 5% box should be visible within the 0% (black)
box
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Adjust Monitor "Colour Temperature" to make greys
as neutral as possible
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Return
to the Index page
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After viewing photos, you may need to return your
monitor to it's previous settings
LCD Procedure
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Take note of your Monitor and Video Driver's current
"Contrast", "Brightness", "Colour Temperature" and "Gamma" settings in
case you need to return to them
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Set Monitor "Contrast" to display 100% White at the
level just below the point where whites are crushed, or colour shifts begin
to occur (usually default setting or slightly below)
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The 95% box should be visible within the 100% (white)
box, and the colours should both be neutral
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Set Monitor "Brightness" to set white brightness to
a comfortable level (usually below default setting)
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The 5% box should be visible within the 0% (black)
box
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Adjust Monitor "Colour Temperature" to make greys
as neutral as possible
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Adjust Monitor or Video Driver "Gamma" to get a pleasing
ratio of dark to light tones on some test images
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Return
to the Index page
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After viewing photos, you may need to return your
monitor to it's previous settings