Monitor calibration software?

[Vapor matt]

Hi all another question for the in the know out there.

Iv e just purchased a new monitor an HP LP2475w sip panel and wanted some kind of calibration software to get it as close as i can. don't really want to buy anything though so is there anything around that is a trial of free i can use?

Ive spent enough already!

 

[robbieduncan]

There is built in calibration software with the display preferences panel. That's about as good as you are going to be able to get without an external hardware calibrator.

 

[peskaa]

Software is a tiny part of the equation - the biggest part is actually the hardware sensor used by the software. As such, no, you won't be able to get a "trial" off the net.

That said, the Huey system is cheap.

 

[fizzwinkus]

i use an i1 display 2 for calibrating my monitors.

if you don't want to spend money though, a program called supercal can do a passable job. it's shareware, but you can try it out.

 

[CaptainChunk]

Without a hardware-based sensor (i.e. a colorimeter), the closest you'll be able to get to a calibration is by "eyeballing" it with software-generated patterns. You can get a somewhat accurate calibration by creating a custom profile in Mac OS (ideally, target white should be close to 6500K and gamma close to 2.2). But to really do it right, you really need a hardware sensor.

I own two HP 2475w displays and calibrate them with a Spyder3 Elite. Both of my 2475w's were pretty close to correct out of the box, but two things to watch out for is that they're factory-set to be pretty bright (the brightness really should be at half of what it's set at) and they tend to push reds a bit.

 

[Vapor matt]

Thanks for the help guys! much appreciated

 

[ActionableMango]

I use ColorHCFR
http://www.homecinema-fr.com/colorimetre/index_en.php