Color profiling monitor

I'm a longtime Mac user and professional photographer and I picked up this Acer Aspire One for traveling since it is so small and compact. I'm figuring out most of the PC stuff (versus Mac) but can't seem to get to anything that allows me to profile and maybe fuss a bit with the color of the monitor. Right now, it looks very blue, and even though I've found the setting for sRGB, the color from the monitor still seems very blue. Is there a path to a control panel for the color of the monitor, and has anyone profiled one of these with a colorimeter like the Eye One Display Two? Many thanks, Bob Krist

 

I'm assuming you're using XP?

if so, go to control panel -> display -> settings -> advanced -> Intel graphics media accelerator driver for mobile -> graphics properties -> color correction.

I haven't profiled it with the huey yet. Coming soon though.

 

Hello and thanks for the response. Yes, I am using Xp, but following that trail, I never get to anything that says "color correction" . It just leads me to a profile for sRGB, and comparing the Acer monitor to the Mac monitors, the "gray" background I've chosen is a medium blue in comparison, and hence photos look all pale and, well, blue. Is there another routing to "color correction"? Thanks, BK

Re: Color profiling monitor
by goofball on Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:46 pm

I'm assuming you're using XP?

if so, go to control panel -> display -> settings -> advanced -> Intel graphics media accelerator driver for mobile -> graphics properties -> color correction.

I haven't profiled it with the huey yet. Coming soon though.

 

that's weird.

What happens if you click on an empty spot on your desktop and choose the option "Graphics Properties"? Do you see the option for color correction?

you may need to install newer video drivers. Try these:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_ ... 5&lang=eng

those are the ones i run. Hope that works!

 

if so, go to control panel -> display -> settings -> advanced -> Intel graphics media accelerator driver for mobile -> graphics properties -> color correction.

Hi Goofball: I've installed the driver, and when I go through the progression above, when I get to the "Intel graphics media accelerator driver for mobile" window, I am presented with these choices (none of which are "graphic properties)

General, Adapter, Monitor Troubleshoot, Color Management

Under none of these is there an option for color correction. Under color management, I can pick a color space (sRGB) but nothing about adjusting color, or profiling the monitor. I may just have to download some software for my Eye One colorimeter, and try it that way. Thanks for your help, though. If I could get this screen into a more neutral color balance, I'd be most of the way home here in the land of PCs! BK

 

Repeat what you did but ignore those tabs across the top. Instead click the box in the center that says "Graphics Properties" and a fancy blue rimmed box shows up - "Color Correction" is one of four click choices down the left side of it, and brings up RGB, gamma and bright/contrast settings.

Goofball is right that the shortcut to that fancy blue Intel box should be right-clicking on desktop itself, showing "Graphics Properties" on the context menu. Then you're only two clicks away from it.

 

Hi Forone and Goofball: Many thanks, I final found the right bar and clicked on it and found the settings. Just had to dial down the blue ( a lot!) and fool around with the other colors a bit and have it looking pretty neutral now. Thanks for your patience and help. Bob K.

 

Glad it worked out. I use my main PC (also XP) for the hobby post-processing I do, but depending on what you end up using your AA1 for, you might be interested in a couple of Microsoft extras: I found the RAW image viewer useful (looks and works like the built-in XP viewer) and I use "SyncToy" for my wi-fi file transfers all the time - I installed the color management applet on my main machine but I haven't tried it.

http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downl ... fault.aspx

 

I have profiled my LCD screen with a Spyder 2 Pro.
Profile: sRGB, 6500°K + Gamma 2.2
If you are interested send me a private mail.

 

You can download the color profile here: http://www.richard-olier.dyndns.org/Web/archives/AAOne-Sept2008.icm
Profiled for LCD Monitor: AUO11c2 (check in information tab in Intel graphic driver).

 

Thank you!

 

Updated color profile for this monitor: download link
Set LCD backlight three step before maximum.

 

Well I am not going to be of much help here, just some advice for you. Color profiling is extremely helpful on desktop computers. It is not so great for laptops because of the varying light conditions and color changes (lightbulbs and other artificial light) thus giving you an inaccurate "reading". That is of course, unless your laptop stays in the same room always, and you have the lights off - having the lights off is KEY in color profiling.

 

not wrong but for a desktop pc it's possible to have the same problem if the Pc is near a window, but with my spyder it's possible to use a ambiant light compensation. In fact my desktop PC for photos is in a dark room
Profiling the One is maybe useful: color temperature is more accurate (no so cold), better contrast from dark to white color.

 

how to use this *.icm file, I put it in Desktop->RightClick->Settings Tab->Color Management Tab->Add, nothing change, and then I try to adjust the RGB values with the Color Correction from Desktop->RightClick->Graphic Properties->Color Correction but I'm not sure if my setting "natural enough" can you tell me what is the best setting to achieve more "natural" looks. Thanks. so far I just make the Brigtness slider for Blue down to -20.