I use a Huey Pro to "calibrate" my monitors. I have two on this system. Yesterday, one of them went way bluish, like the everything was being viewed through a blue filter. I know what the problem is now (bad DVI-VGA converter connection), but my first response was to recalibrate. I went through the whole routine and the software proudly announces "calibration successful." But the screen was still obviously blue. How could that be? In any case, fixing the connection solved the problem, but I'm scratching my head about the calibration of an obviously wrong monitor.
Wow, I have the Huey Pro and that's not good news. I guess it thought that it had applied the corrections necessary, without checking the results.
Posted by David Bostedo on April 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM
My guess would be that it did the best job it could, and didn't encounter any actual "errors" so it was "successful". I don't think there's any guarantee that your monitor will be particularly accurate; only that it will be as accurate as the device can make it. I'm not familiar with many calibrators though....maybe some would have given an error in your case?
I have been baffled with color management recently myself. I have two identical monitors, hooked up to a Mac Pro, calibrated using the same software and the same calibration device. No matter, I can't get the two to look identical. I don't have a solution Pete, but I can empathize.
Posted by Dan Borzynski on April 21, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Martin, most video cards will allow you to use exactly one monitor profile at a time, regardless of how many monitors you have connected. In practice, this means that if you are using the profile for monitor 1, it is also being applied to monitor 2 as well. With identical monitors, they should look close but it is unlikely they will be identical. You will want to use the profile you built for the the monitor on which you will be doing your primary color work. The other monitor, since it will be using the wrong profile, should not be used for color critical work as it has effectively not profiled.
There are video cards that will allow you to use dual monitor profiles with dual monitors, but the cost an arm and a leg and you probably don't need them.
Pete, that is odd. I haven't got a clue what happened, although David's explanation certainly sounds reasonable.
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There are video cards that will allow you to use dual monitor profiles with dual monitors, but the cost an arm and a leg and you probably don't need them.
Pete, that is odd. I haven't got a clue what happened, although David's explanation certainly sounds reasonable.