Using Adobe Gamma Utility

Hope someone can assist me with setting up an LCD Monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility.

Equipment used is;
Hitachi CML 174SXWB LCD Monitor,
Epson R210 (R200) Printer,
Photoshop 7.

When attempting to calibrate the monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility it asks that the contrast to be set to it’s highest level – then adjust the brightness until the inner square is just noticeable.
If I adjust the contrast to it’s highest level the screen is so bright that even adjusting the brightness level to zero, the screen is still too bright. Can’t even see the inner square in the black square no matter what adjustment I make.

I suspect that LCD monitors are brighter than a normal monitor? If so what is the procedure to take when using the Adobe Gamma Utility on a LCD monitor?

John wrote:

Hope someone can assist me with setting up an LCD Monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility.

Equipment used is;
Hitachi CML 174SXWB LCD Monitor,
Epson R210 (R200) Printer,
Photoshop 7.

When attempting to calibrate the monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility it asks that the contrast to be set to it’s highest level – then adjust the brightness until the inner square is just noticeable.
If I adjust the contrast to it’s highest level the screen is so bright that even adjusting the brightness level to zero, the screen is still too bright. Can’t even see the inner square in the black square no matter what adjustment I make.

I suspect that LCD monitors are brighter than a normal monitor? If so what is the procedure to take when using the Adobe Gamma Utility on a LCD monitor?

I don’t think Adobe Gamma can be used with an LCD monitor.

Johan W. Elzenga wrote:

John wrote:

Hope someone can assist me with setting up an LCD Monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility.

Equipment used is;
Hitachi CML 174SXWB LCD Monitor,
Epson R210 (R200) Printer,
Photoshop 7.

When attempting to calibrate the monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility it asks that the contrast to be set to it’s highest level – then adjust the brightness until the inner square is just noticeable.
If I adjust the contrast to it’s highest level the screen is so bright that even adjusting the brightness level to zero, the screen is still too bright. Can’t even see the inner square in the black square no matter what adjustment I make.

I suspect that LCD monitors are brighter than a normal monitor? If so what is the procedure to take when using the Adobe Gamma Utility on a LCD monitor?

I don’t think Adobe Gamma can be used with an LCD monitor.

Adobe Gamma does not support LCD monitors.

I’m not sure why you say this. I use it with mine quite effectively.

neon wrote:

Johan W. Elzenga wrote:

John wrote:

Hope someone can assist me with setting up an LCD Monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility.

Equipment used is;
Hitachi CML 174SXWB LCD Monitor,
Epson R210 (R200) Printer,
Photoshop 7.

When attempting to calibrate the monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility it asks that the contrast to be set to it’s highest level – then adjust the brightness until the inner square is just noticeable.
If I adjust the contrast to it’s highest level the screen is so bright that even adjusting the brightness level to zero, the screen is still too bright. Can’t even see the inner square in the black square no matter what adjustment I make.

I suspect that LCD monitors are brighter than a normal monitor? If so what is the procedure to take when using the Adobe Gamma Utility on a LCD monitor?

I don’t think Adobe Gamma can be used with an LCD monitor.

Adobe Gamma does not support LCD monitors.

I’m not sure why you say this. I use it with mine quite effectively.
The main problem with LCD Monitors is not so much Brightness but Contrast. They have much higher contrast than CRT displays, and I find I have to reduce contrast significantly to achieve a reasonable match between display and printer.

If as you say, the gamma utility can’t be used with a LCD monitor is there another programme that can be used for LCD monitors.

If as you say, the gamma utility can’t be used with a LCD monitor is there another programme that can be used for LCD monitors.

neon wrote:

Johan W. Elzenga wrote:

John wrote:

Hope someone can assist me with setting up an LCD Monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility.

Equipment used is;
Hitachi CML 174SXWB LCD Monitor,
Epson R210 (R200) Printer,
Photoshop 7.

When attempting to calibrate the monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility it asks that the contrast to be set to it’s highest level – then adjust the brightness until the inner square is just noticeable.
If I adjust the contrast to it’s highest level the screen is so bright that even adjusting the brightness level to zero, the screen is still too bright. Can’t even see the inner square in the black square no matter what adjustment I make.

I suspect that LCD monitors are brighter than a normal monitor? If so what is the procedure to take when using the Adobe Gamma Utility on a LCD monitor?

I don’t think Adobe Gamma can be used with an LCD monitor.

Adobe Gamma does not support LCD monitors.

I’m not sure why you say this. I use it with mine quite effectively.
The main problem with LCD Monitors is not so much Brightness but Contrast. They have much higher contrast than CRT displays, and I find I have to reduce contrast significantly to achieve a reasonable match between display and printer.

TH

Adobe Gamma does not support LCD monitors.

I’m not sure why you say this. I use it with mine quite effectively.

If as you say, the gamma utility can’t be used with a LCD monitor is there another programme that can be used for LCD monitors.

On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:39:17 GMT, (Tony H) wrote:

I would wonder why anyone uses anything other than the adjustments that come with the video card ? Or is ATI unique in that it has a ton of knobs and dials for video display ?
I’ve had to actually remove the adobe gamma loader cause it fought against the ATI adjustments.

On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:39:17 GMT, (Tony H) wrote:

I would wonder why anyone uses anything other than the adjustments that come with the video card ? Or is ATI unique in that it has a ton of knobs and dials for video display ?
I’ve had to actually remove the adobe gamma loader cause it fought against the ATI adjustments.

Hope someone can assist me with setting up an LCD Monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility.

Equipment used is;
Hitachi CML 174SXWB LCD Monitor,
Epson R210 (R200) Printer,
Photoshop 7.

When attempting to calibrate the monitor using the Adobe Gamma Utility it asks that the contrast to be set to it’s highest level – then adjust the brightness until the inner square is just noticeable.
If I adjust the contrast to it’s highest level the screen is so bright that even adjusting the brightness level to zero, the screen is still too bright. Can’t even see the inner square in the black square no matter what adjustment I make.

I suspect that LCD monitors are brighter than a normal monitor? If so what is the procedure to take when using the Adobe Gamma Utility on a LCD monitor?

Tony, would you be kind enough to elaborate on how you set up your LCD monitor using the gamma utility? If you prefer to contact me direct my address is:

anyoneATparadiseDOTnetDOTnz

Husky wrote:

On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:39:17 GMT, (Tony H) wrote:

I would wonder why anyone uses anything other than the adjustments that come with the video card ? Or is ATI unique in that it has a ton of knobs and dials for video display ?
I’ve had to actually remove the adobe gamma loader cause it fought against the ATI adjustments.

You video card controls do not create a color profile, Adobe gamma does.
Stephan

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 05:13:44 GMT, Stephan wrote:

wrong. When I said a ton of dials and knobs, I wasn’t exaggerating, there’s 12 pages for video adjustment with a profile section. And that profile loads with every boot.