Dadka intooda badan waxay ku dheggan yihiin goobaha caadiga ah ee kormeerkooda cusub iyaga oo aan wax badan ka fekerin saxnaanta midabka, dhalaalka, goobaha gamma^{(gamma settings)} , iwm. Laakiin haddii aad tahay farshaxan, sawir qaade, ama si fudud ciyaaryahan soo iibsaday kormeeraha ultrawide^{(ultrawide monitor)} qabow , waa inaad isticmaashaa la soco qalabka wax lagu cabbiro.

Korjoogteynta^(Monitor) hagaajinta waxay si weyn u wanaajin kartaa tayada aad ka hesho bandhigga, markaa maqaalkan, waxaan ku sahamin doonaa qalabka ugu fiican ee aad isticmaali karto. Si aad u hagaajiso kormeerahaaga, waxaad u baahan doontaa software-ka-habaynta, qalabyada cabbiraadda gaarka ah, ama labadaba isku-darka. Aan dib u eegno software-ka iyo qalabka si aan u helno qalabka saxda ah ee kormeerahaaga.  

La soco Software Calibration

La soco^(Monitor) software-ka-habaynta ayaa waxtar u leh qof kasta oo saacado ku bixiya ka shaqaynta ama ciyaaraha horteeda shaashadda kombiyuutarka. Indhaha daalan iyo cidhiidhi^{(strained eyes)} waxay sababi karaan madax xanuun waxayna hoos u dhigaan wax soo saarkaaga.

Labada Windows iyo Mac waxay leeyihiin qalab cabbirida kormeeraha oo ku dhex dhisan^{(basic built-in monitor calibration)} oo ku bilaabi kara. Laakiin inta badan kiisaska, kuwani kuma filna sababtoo ah waxay ku xaddidan yihiin waxay qaban karaan, mana ahan kuwa dhan sax. Waxaad u baahan tahay software si gaar ah loogu talagalay hagaajinta midabka si aad u hesho midab run ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, la socoshada jaangooynta waxay sidoo kale ku saabsan tahay in si sax ah loo habeeyo dhalaalka, isbarbardhigga, saturation, iyo sifooyin kale si loo soo saaro muuqaal dhab ah oo nolosha ah. 

Halkan waxaa ah liiska abka kaa caawin kara inaad hagaajiso kormeerahaaga oo aad la kulanto adduunka dhijitaalka ah midabyo cusub.

1. Calibrise^(Calibrize)

Calibrize waa mid ka mid ah abka midabaynta midabaynta ee ugu caansan, waxayna u shaqeysaa noocyo kala duwan oo kormeerayaal ah. Waxay leedahay isticmaale-saaxiibtinimo UI waxayna ku siinaysaa tilmaamo cad oo kor loogu qaadayo waxqabadka shaashaddaada.

Calibrize wuxuu^(Calibrize) akhriyaa xogta midabka ee kormeerahaaga wuxuuna abuuraa astaanta ICC ( International Color Consortium ). Muuqaalkan ayaa go'aaminaya midabada ugu fiican ee kormeerahaaga oo ku dhejinaya qiimayaasha la hagaajiyay kaadhka garaafyada. Ka dib marka la isku hagaajiyo Calibrize , bandhigaagu wuxuu kuu ogolaanayaa inaad ku raaxaysato midabo qani ah oo si sax ah loo sameeyay. 

Calibrize gabi ahaanba waa bilaash, laakiin waxa ay u heellan tahay oo keliya Windows PC-yada^{(Windows PCs)} .

2. Lagom LCD Monitor

Lagom LCD^{(Lagom LCD)} Monitor waa qalab wax lagu cabiro oo aad isticmaali karto online iyo offline. Lagom waxay isticmaashaa sawirro taxane ah oo tijaabo ah oo hubiya kala duwanaanshaha kormeeraha, dhalaalka, kala duwanaanta midabka, iyo wakhtiga jawaabta.

Natiijooyinka ugu wanaagsan, waa inaad mar walba u martaa sawirada tijaabada sida ay u kala horreeyaan. Tusaale ahaan, waxaad u baahan tahay inaad dejiso dhalaalka saxda ah, isbarbardhigga, iyo afaynta, ka dibna kaliya waxaad sii wadi kartaa samaynta imtixaannada xagasha daawashada.

Qalabka Lagom wuxuu u muuqan karaa mid aad u adag kuwa hagaajinaya kormeerayaashooda markii ugu horeysay, laakiin sawir kasta oo tijaabo ah wuxuu la yimaadaa sharraxaad dhammaystiran. Si aad sawirada tijaabada u isticmaasho offline, waxaad si xor ah ugu soo dejisan kartaa kombayutarkaga. Sidoo kale, waxaad ku kaydin kartaa flash drive oo aad tijaabin kartaa kormeerayaasha dukaanka ka hor inta aadan iibsan.

3. QuickGamma

App kale oo lacag la'aan ah oo loogu talagalay kormeerida hagaajinta, QuickGamma , wuxuu la socdaa qayb caawinaad macluumaad badan leh. Markaa haddii aanad khibrad u lahayn habka is-habaynta, waxa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad ku bilowdo QuickGamma . Software-kani waa mid gaar u ah Windows PC-yada^{(Windows PCs)} laakiin waa mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu da'da weyn oo la shaqeyn doona Windows 7 , 10, iyo xitaa 11. Haddii aad leedahay version xitaa ka weyn ee Windows , waxaad u sii socon kartaa xiriirka lagugu siiyay shaashadda guriga oo aad ka heli kartaa duq. noocyada QuickGamma . 

Qalabka QuickGamma calibration wuxuu u shaqeeyaa isagoo saxaya qiimaha gamma ee kormeerahaaga 2.2. Tani waa qiimaha gamma ee lagu taliyey haddii aad isticmaalayso Windows (macOS, waa 1.8). Marka gammadaada kormeeraha la saxo, waxaad sii wadi kartaa hagaajinta iftiinka iyo calaamada.

4. Sawirka Jimcaha^{(Photo Friday)}

Sawirka Jimcaha^(Friday) waa aalad fududayn oo kaa caawin karta inaad hagaajiso isbarbardhiga kormeerahaaga iyo iftiinkaaga. Dhab ahaantii, qalabkani waa sawir fudud oo aad isticmaali karto si aad u hagaajiso isbarbardhigga iyo dhalaalka kormeerahaaga. Waxa kaliya ee ay tahay inaad sameyso waa inaad raacdo tilmaamaha lagu siiyay sawirka laftiisa.

Sawirka sawirka jimcaha ma wanaajin doono midabadaada, markaa waxaad u baahan doontaa qalabyo kale si aad u hagaajisid. Laakiin haddii aadan ahayn sawir qaade xirfad leh ama naqshadeeye muuqaal ah, tani waxay ku filan tahay inaad hoos u dhigto walaaca indhahaaga oo aad wanaajiso khibradaada daawashada.

Sawirka cabbiraadda kormeeraha ee ku yaal bogga Sawirka Jimcaha wuxuu la shaqeeyaa madow iyo caddaan run ah, waana inaad awood u yeelatid inaad aragto qaabab leh codad isla markiiba ka madow madow iyo caddaan run ah. Waxaad u baahan tahay inaad gacanta ku hagaajiso iftiinka kormeerahaaga iyo isbarbardhiggaaga si aad u awooddo inaad ku kala saarto qaababkan madow iyo caddaan run ah iyada oo aan midkoodna cirro noqon. Way fududahay taas, waxayna si fiican ugu shaqeysaa nidaamyada hawlgalka Windows iyo Mac iyo kormeer kasta oo suurtagal ah.

5. Daaqadaha Muujinta Midabka^{(Windows Display Color Calibration)}

Haddii aad tahay isticmaale kombuyuutar caadi ah, looma baahnid in lagu qiyaaso kormeerahaaga si kaamil ah iyadoo la adeegsanayo qalab xirfad leh. Windows 10 iyo 11 waxay leeyihiin qalab hagaajin oo ku dhex dhisan oo leh tilmaamo habaysan oo aad u faahfaahsan. Kaliya^(Simply) ku qor "midab-muujin" ama "calibrate color" ee bar raadinta oo raac tilmaamaha saxaraha cabbirka. Waxay kuu ogolaanaysaa inaad hagaajiso gamma, isbarbardhigga, dhalaalka, iyo dheelitirka midabka ee kormeerahaaga.

Saaxir qiyaaseedka ayaa ku hogaamin doona imtixaano dhowr ah oo ku weydiin doona inaad isticmaasho sliders ama badhamada kontoroolka kormeerahaaga si aad wax u hagaajiso. Marka aad ku qanacdo dhammaan natiijooyinka imtixaannada, si fudud dhagsii dhammaynta.

La soco Aaladaha Qalabaynta

La soco^(Monitor) aaladaha cabbiraadda ayaa lama huraan u ah tafatirka sawir-qaadaha, tafatirka fiidyaha, iyo naqshadaynta garaafyada. Haddii aad tahay farshaxan-yaqaan dhijitaal ah, waa muhiim in midabada lagu soo bandhigay muraayadahaagu ay sax yihiin. Software^{(Calibration)} -ka wax-is-beddeliddu wuxuu u fiican yahay hagaajinta kormeerayaasha, laakiin marnaba la barbar dhigi maayo waxa qalabka cabbiraadda bixin karo.

Waa maxay sababta soo-bandhigidda soo-bandhigidda ay aad muhiim ugu tahay hal-abuurka dhijitaalka ah? Si fudud^(Simply) loo dhigo, sababtoo ah waxay u baahan yihiin inay yeeshaan midabyo sax ah. Inkasta oo midabada laga yaabo inay si fiican ugu muuqdaan shaashaddaada, waxay si fudud u eegi karaan kala duwanaansho daabacan ama shaashadda macmiilkaaga. Si aad u hesho midabyo sax ah, waxaad u baahan tahay inaad cabbirto kormeerahaaga oo aan hal mar kaliya ahayn. Kormeerayaashu way sii xumaanayaan wakhti ka dib, wax soo saarkooduna wuu isbedelaa.

Waxaad u baahan doontaa inaad cabbirto ugu yaraan hal mar dhowr bilood gudahood. Tani waa sababta ay xirfad-yaqaanadu u maalgashadaan mid ka mid ah qalabkan cabbirka. Waxay kuu adeegi doontaa waqti dheer waxayna kuu ogolaaneysaa inaad ilaaliso tayada shaqadaada.

Waa kuwan liiska qaar ka mid ah aaladaha cabbirka ugu wanaagsan ee aad hadda ka heli karto Amazon .

1. Muujinta ColorChecker^{(ColorChecker Display)} (X-Rite i1Display Studio)

Qiimaha: $169.00

X-rite i1Display Studio , dib loo summadeeyay sida ColorChecker Display , waa qalab cabbiraadda kormeeraha miisaaniyad-saaxiibtinimo. Waa qalab midabaynta midabada si fudud loo istcimaali karo oo leh isdhexgal saaxir ah oo ka shaqeeya labada kombiyuutarada Windows^(Windows) iyo Mac . Midabeeyaha Bandhiga ColorChecker^{(ColorChecker Display)} waxaa loogu talagalay inuu ku laadlaadsado kormeerahaaga isagoo isticmaalaya fiilo u gaar ah oo leh miisaan ka soo horjeeda dhinaca kale. Waxay midabayn kartaa dhammaan kormeerayaashaada iyo projectors-kaaga waxayna hubin kartaa saxnaanta midabka.

Muujinta ColorChecker^{(ColorChecker Display)} maaha sida ugu dhakhsaha badan ee Bandhigga Pro^{(Display Pro)} , Display Plus , iyo noocyada Studio , laakiin waxay ka shaqayn doontaa dhammaan kormeerayaasha heerka warshadaha iyo mashruucyada. Bandhiga ColorChecker^{(ColorChecker Display)} wuxuu ku qaadan doonaa ku dhawaad ​​20 ilaa 30 ilbiriqsi isagoo cabiraya isbarbardhiga. Markaa waxaa lagu weydiin doonaa inaad u beddesho iftiinka kormeeraha oo aad u beddesho heerka lagu taliyey. Kaliya markaa ka dib midabka midabaynta ayaa bilaabi doona cabbirida bartilmaameedyada midabka, ilaa 118 iyaga ka mid ah. 

Marka midabaynta midabku dhammaato, Bandhiga ColorChecker^{(ColorChecker Display)} wuxuu kuu ogolaanayaa inaad aragto ka hor iyo ka dib marka la barbardhigo midabaynta. Waxa kale oo ay soo bandhigi doontaa garaafka gamut midabka iyo qalooca cabbirka RGB^(RGB) si loo falanqeeyo. 

Sidoo kale, ColorChecker waxay leedahay sifo nadiif ah oo lagu dhex daray software-ka-habaynta. Waxaad dejin kartaa xasuusin si aad dib ugu habayso kormeerayaashaada wakhti gaar ah.

2. ColorChecker Display Pro (X-Rite i1Display Pro)

Qiimaha: $279.00

ColorChecker Display Pro , oo hore loogu yiqiin X-Rite i1Display Pro , waa qalab sifeyn adag oo loogu talagalay dhammaan xirfadlayaasha. Kaliya ma hagaajin doonto kormeerahaaga laakiin sidoo kale waxay hubin doontaa caafimaadkiisa iyadoo la falanqeynayo tayada astaanta iyo tijaabinta muujinta isku midka ah. Qalabkani wuxuu sidoo kale kuu ogolaanayaa inaad kaydiso oo aad wadaagto profiles-kaabaynta, taas oo aad u fiican haddii aad haysato qalabyo badan oo isku mid ah. 

ColorChecker Display Pro wuxuu dabooli doonaa inta badan baahiyahaaga hagaajinta. Si kastaba ha noqotee, haddii aad haysato kormeerayaasha HDR ee ugu dambeeyay, waxaad wax badan ka faa'iideysan doontaa ina-adeerkeed, ColorChecker Pro Plus (Ex i1Display Pro Plus ) maadaama ay cabbiri karto iftiinka kormeerayaasha illaa 2000 nits. Nooca Pro wuxuu ku kooban yahay 1000 nits. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, nooca Pro wuxuu ku shaqeeyaa dhammaan kormeerayaasha casriga ah. Qeybta ugu fiican ayaa ah in qalabkan yar uu yahay mid si muuqaal ah loo eegayo, taas oo macnaheedu yahay in ay la shaqeyn doonto tignoolajiyada soo socda sidoo kale.

Waxa kale oo aad isticmaali kartaa ColorChecker Display Pro si aad u qiyaasto mashuurahaaga. Qalabku waxa uu la socdaa profiiling projector kasokow si loola socdo sifada iyo awooda lagu cabbiro iftiinka ambient. Interface waa sahlan tahay in la isticmaalo oo waxay bixin doontaa doorashooyin horay loo sii qeexay oo si degdeg ah loo habayn karo. Waxa kale oo jira interface horumarsan oo loogu talagalay isticmaaleyaal khibrad badan leh kuwaas oo u baahan hagaajin aad u casrisan oo loogu talagalay deegaankooda xirfadeed. ColorChecker Display Pro wuxuu la imanayaa midab-muujin iyo software sifayn leh oo ku habboon kombuyuutarrada Windows iyo Mac^{(Mac PCs)} .

3. Datacolor SpyderX Pro

Qiimaha: $159.98

Aalad yar oo balaastiig ah oo saddex xagal ah oo loo yaqaan SpyderX Pro waa qayb kale oo miisaaniyad-saaxiibtinimo leh oo tignoolajiyada cabbirka bandhigga. Waxa kale oo ay la socotaa software ah in aad ku dhaqaajin doonto lambarka taxan ee qalabkaaga, markaa ha lumin lambarka. Marka aad bilowdo nidaamka is-habaynta, SpyderX Pro ayaa ku waydiin doona nooca iftiinka dambe ee kormeerahaaga oo ku tilmaami doona sida loo hubiyo. Markaa waa inaad doorataa goobaha bartilmaameedka ah ee Gamma , Point White^{(White Point)} , Iftiinka^(Brightness) , iyo magdhawga iftiinka  qolka .^(Room)

SpyderX Pro sidoo kale waxay la socotaa dareeme iftiin isku dhafan oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad beddesho goobaha kormeerahaaga si waafaqsan. Waxay ku siin doontaa inaad kala doorato dejimaha lagu taliyay iyo dejinta gaarka ah. Qalabkani waxa uu ku shaqayn doonaa kormeerayaasha oo dhan ilaa inta xalkoodu yahay 1280×768 ama ka weyn.

Marka habayntu dhammaato, SpyderX Pro si dhakhso leh ayuu u xisaabin doonaa kormeerahaaga, laakiin xawaaraha saxda ahi wuxuu ku xidhnaan doonaa kombayutarkaga ee kuma xidhna qalabaynta lafteeda. Marka qalabaynta la dhammeeyo, SpyderX Pro ayaa kuu oggolaan doonta inaad kaydiso astaanta cusub ee ICC ee qaybta dejinta ee Windows ama ^(ICC)Mac PC . Si aad u tijaabiso jaangooyada, waxaad dooran kartaa inaad isticmaasho ikhtiyaarka caddaynta SpyderX^{(SpyderX Proof)} . Waxaad arki doontaa sawirro taxane ah oo tijaabo ah, ama waxaad soo gelin kartaa adiga. 

Software-ku wuxuu kuu ogolaanayaa inaad u kala beddesho ka hor iyo ka dib hagaajinta si aad u aragto faraqa u dhexeeya iyo la'aanta hagaajinta.

4. Datacolor SpyderX Elite

Qiimaha: $219.00

Datacolor SpyderX Elite^{(Datacolor SpyderX Elite)} waxay ku faantaa dhaqsiyo badan oo sax ah midabaynta marka loo eego nooca Pro . Waxa kale oo ay awood u leedahay inay cabbirto projectors-ka waxayna leedahay qalab horumarsan oo hubin doona tayada bandhigga. Dib-u- habaynta SpiderX Elite^{(SpiderX Elite)} aad ayey u dhakhso badan tahay, marka waxay noqon doontaa neecaw in la sameeyo todobaadkiiba mar si loo hubiyo in kormeerahaagu had iyo jeer ku jiro sida ugu fiican. 

In kasta oo software-ka nooca SpiderX Elite la cusboonaysiiyay oo uu leeyahay fursado badan oo loogu talagalay hagaajinta xasaasiga ah, haddana muuqaal ahaan waa isla software-ka saaxir-ka-tooska ah ee loo adeegsado nooca Pro . Tilmaamaha horumarsan waxaa ka mid ah bartilmaameedyada hagaajinta ee shaqada dhaqdhaqaaqa iyo shaqada caddaynta jilicsan taas oo kuu ogolaan doonta inaad ku ekaato nooca daabacan ee sawirkaaga. Waxa kale oo ay si sax ah u habayn kartaa bandhigyada dhinac-dhinac ah. 

Datacolor SpyderX Elite^{(Datacolor SpyderX Elite)} waxay la shaqeysaa labada Windows (7 ama ka sareeya) iyo Mac ( Mac OS X 10.10 iyo wixii ka sareeya) nidaamyada hawlgalka, dhammaan noocyada kormeerayaasha leh xallinta 1280 × 768 ama ka weyn. 

5. Maamulaha Midabka Wacom^{(Wacom Color Manager)}

Qiimaha: $241.53

Qalabkan hagaajinta waxaa loogu talagalay qoyska Cintiq ee bandhigyada, laakiin tignoolajiyadeeda ku shaqeeya X-Rite ayaa ka dhigaysa mid ku habboon dhammaan noocyada casriga ah ee kormeerayaasha. Taasi waxay tidhi, dadka isticmaala khadka Cintiq 27QHD ee bandhigyada waxay ku raaxaysan doonaan faa'iidooyinka waxqabadka gaarka ah ee Maareeyaha Midabka Wacom^{(Wacom Color Manager)} . Maareeyaha Midabka Wacom^{(Wacom Color Manager)} sidoo kale wuxuu la jaan qaadayaa aaladaha Android iyo iOS, laakiin waa inaad soo dejiso X-Rite ColorTRUE app si aad ugu isticmaasho aaladaha mobilada. 

Maamulaha Midabku^{(Color Manager)} wuxuu isku daraa midabaynta iyo softiweerka gaarka ah ee Wacom si uu u bixiyo hagaajinta ugu fiican ee muuqaalkaaga. Intaa waxaa dheer, waxaad heli doontaa software-ka Pantone Color Manager kaas oo ku siin doona marin u helka maktabadaha midabka Pantone . Maktabadaha midabada leh ayaa loo dhoofin karaa barnaamijyada Adobe Creative Suite^{(Adobe Creative Suite)} sida Lightroom iyo Photoshop .

Software vs. Hardware

Guntii iyo gabagabadii ma jiro guul cad halkan maadaama wax waliba ay ku xidhan yihiin baahiyahaaga. Haddii aad tahay isticmaale kombuyuutar caadi ah ama cayaaryahan, waxaad heli kartaa cabbir sax ah oo ku filan oo leh software bilaash ah sida Calibrize . 

Dhanka kale, haddii aad tahay xirfadle, waa inaad maalgelisaa aaladaha cabbiraadda ee leh jaangooyooyin heersare ah. Waxaad u baahan tahay midabyo sax ah, gaar ahaan daabacaadda.

10 Best Monitor Calibration Tools for Windows in 2022

Most people stick to default settings on thеir new monitor wіthout thіnking much about color accuracy, brightness, gamma settings, etc. But if you’re an artist, a photographer, or simply a gamer who bought a cool ultrawide monitor, you should use a monitor calibration tool.

Monitor calibration can significantly improve the quality you get from the display, so in this article, we will explore the best tools you can use. To calibrate your monitor, you’ll need calibration software, special calibration gadgets, or a combination of both. Let’s review software and hardware to find the ideal calibration tool for your monitor.  

Monitor Calibration Software

Monitor calibration software is helpful for anyone who spends hours working or gaming in front of a computer screen. Tired and strained eyes can cause headaches and lower your productivity.

Both Windows and Mac have basic built-in monitor calibration tools that can get you started. But in most cases, these are not enough because they’re limited in what they can do, and they’re not all that accurate. You need software specifically designed for color calibration to experience true color. However, monitor calibration is also about accurately adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation, and other features to produce a more true-to-life image. 

Here is a list of apps that can help you calibrate your monitor and experience the digital world in new colors.

1. Calibrize

Calibrize is one of the most popular color calibration apps, and it works for different kinds of monitors. It has a user-friendly UI and provides clear instructions on boosting your screen’s performance.

Calibrize reads the color data of your monitor and creates an ICC (International Color Consortium) profile. This profile decides the optimal colors for your monitor and uploads the adjusted values to the graphics card. After the calibration with Calibrize, your display will allow you to enjoy rich and correctly rendered colors. 

Calibrize is entirely free, but it is dedicated only to Windows PCs.

2. Lagom LCD monitor

The Lagom LCD monitor is a calibration tool that you can use online and offline. Lagom uses a series of test images that checks the monitor’s contrast, brightness, color range, and response time.

For best results, you should always go through the test images in the order they are placed. For example, you need to set the correct brightness, contrast, and sharpness, and only then can you continue performing tests on the viewing angle.

The Lagom tool can seem overwhelming to those calibrating their monitors for the first time, but each test image comes with a comprehensive explanation. To use the test images offline, you can freely download them to your computer. Also, you can save them on a flash drive and test monitors in a store before buying.

3. QuickGamma

Another free app for monitor calibration, QuickGamma, comes with a very informative help section. So if you’re not experienced with the calibration process, you might want to start with QuickGamma. This software is exclusive to Windows PCs but is one of the oldest and will work with Windows 7, 10, and even 11. If you have an even older version of Windows, you can navigate to the link provided on the home screen and acquire older versions of QuickGamma. 

The QuickGamma calibration tool works by correcting the gamma value of your monitor to 2.2. This is the recommended gamma value if you’re using Windows (for macOS, it’s 1.8). Once your monitor’s gamma is corrected, you can continue adjusting luminance and signal.

4. Photo Friday

Photo Friday is a simple calibration tool that can help you tweak your monitor’s contrast and brightness. In fact, this tool is a simple image that you can use to adjust your monitor’s contrast and brightness. All you have to do is follow the instructions given in the image itself.

Photo Friday’s calibration image won’t optimize your colors, so you’ll need other tools for a full calibration. But if you are not a professional photographer or visual designer, this is enough to reduce the stress on your eyes and improve your viewing experience.

The monitor calibration image on Photo Friday’s website works with true black and true white, and you should be able to see shapes that have tones immediately darker than true black and white. You need to manually adjust your monitor’s brightness and contrast to be able to differentiate these shapes within true black and white without either of them turning gray. It is as simple as that, and it works perfectly for both Windows and Mac operating systems and any possible monitor.

5. Windows Display Color Calibration

If you’re a casual PC user, there is no need to calibrate your monitor to perfection with professional tools. Windows 10 and 11 have a built-in calibration tool with very detailed set-up instructions. Simply type “calibrate display colors” or “color calibration” in the search bar and follow the instructions of the calibration wizard. It lets you optimize the gamma, contrast, brightness, and color balance of your monitor.

The calibration wizard will lead you through several tests and ask you to use sliders or your monitor’s control buttons to make adjustments. Once you are satisfied with the results of all the tests, simply click finish.

Monitor Calibration Devices

Monitor calibration devices are essential for professional photo editing, video editing, and graphic design. If you’re a digital artist, it’s vital that the colors displayed on your monitor are correct. Calibration software is good for optimizing monitors, but it will never compare to what calibration hardware can offer.

Why is display calibration so crucial for digital creatives? Simply put, it’s because they need to have accurate colors. Although the colors might look good on your screen, they can easily look different in print or your client’s screen. To have accurate colors, you need to calibrate your monitor and not just once. Monitors deteriorate over time, and their output fluctuates.

You will need to calibrate it at least once in several months. This is why professionals should invest in one of these calibration tools. It will serve you for a long time and allow you to maintain the quality of your work.

Here is the list of some of the best calibration devices that you can find on Amazon right now.

1. ColorChecker Display (X-Rite i1Display Studio)

Price: $169.00

X-rite i1Display Studio, rebranded as ColorChecker Display, is a budget-friendly monitor calibration device. It’s an easy-to-use color calibration tool with a wizard-driven interface that works on both Windows and Mac computers. The colorimeter of the ColorChecker Display is designed to hang on your monitor by its own cable with a counterweight on the other end. It can color profile all your monitors and projectors and ensure color accuracy.

ColorChecker Display is not as fast as the Display Pro, Display Plus, and Studio versions, but it will work on all industry-standard monitors and projectors. ColorChecker Display will spend around 20 to 30 seconds measuring contrast. Then you will be asked to change the monitor’s brightness to the recommended level. Only after this will the colorimeter start measuring its color targets, up to 118 of them. 

Once the color calibration is complete, ColorChecker Display will allow you to see the before and after comparison of color rendition. It will also display a color gamut graph and RGB calibration curves to analyze. 

Also, ColorChecker has a neat feature integrated within the calibration software. You can set up a reminder to recalibrate your monitors at a specific time.

2. ColorChecker Display Pro (X-Rite i1Display Pro)

Price: $279.00

ColorChecker Display Pro, formerly known as X-Rite i1Display Pro, is a solid calibration device for all professionals. It won’t only calibrate your monitor but also check its health by analyzing the profile quality and testing display uniformity. This tool will also let you save and share the calibration profiles, which is excellent if you have multiple devices of the same type. 

ColorChecker Display Pro will cover most of your calibration needs. However, if you have the latest HDR monitors, you will benefit more from its cousin, ColorChecker Pro Plus (ex i1Display Pro Plus) as it can measure the luminance of the monitors up to 2000 nits. The Pro version is limited to 1000 nits. Nevertheless, the Pro version works on all modern monitors. The best part is that this little device is spectrally calibrated, which means that it will work with upcoming technologies as well.

You can also use ColorChecker Display Pro to calibrate your projector. The device comes with projector profiling in addition to monitor profiling and the ability to measure ambient light. The interface is easy to use and will offer predefined options for quick calibration. There is also an advanced interface for more experienced users who need more sophisticated calibration for their professional environment. ColorChecker Display Pro comes with a display colorimeter and profiling software compatible with Windows and Mac PCs.

3. Datacolor SpyderX Pro

Price: $159.98

The small, triangular plastic device known as SpyderX Pro is another budget-friendly piece of display calibration technology. It also comes with software that you will have to activate with the serial number of your device, so don’t lose the number. Once you start the calibration process, the SpyderX Pro will ask you for the backlight type of your monitor and instruct you on how to check it. Then you will have to select target settings for Gamma, White Point, Brightness, and Room light compensation. 

SpyderX Pro also comes with an integrated ambient light sensor that will allow you to change your monitor settings accordingly. It will offer you to choose between recommended settings and custom settings. This monitor calibration device will work on all monitors as long as their resolution is 1280×768 or greater.

Once the setup is complete, the SpyderX Pro will calibrate your monitor very fast, but the exact speed will depend on your computer and not the calibration device itself. Once calibration is complete, the SpyderX Pro will allow you to save the new ICC profile in the display settings panel of your Windows or Mac PC. To test the calibration, you can opt to use the SpyderX Proof option. You will see a series of test photos, or you can upload your own. 

The software will allow you to switch between before and after calibration to see the difference with and without the adjustments.

4. Datacolor SpyderX Elite

Price: $219.00

The Datacolor SpyderX Elite boasts faster and more accurate color calibration than the Pro version. It is also capable of calibrating projectors and has advanced tools that will check the quality of your display. Re-calibration with the SpiderX Elite is incredibly fast, so it will be a breeze to do it once a week to ensure your monitor is always at its best. 

Although the software of the SpiderX Elite version is updated and has more options for sensitive finetuning, it is visually the same wizard-driven software used with the Pro version. The advanced features include calibration targets for motion work and a soft-proofing function that will allow you to simulate the printed version of your image. It can also precisely tune side-by-side displays. 

The Datacolor SpyderX Elite works with both Windows (7 or higher) and Mac (Mac OS X 10.10 and above) operating systems, all types of monitors with resolution 1280×768 or greater. 

5. Wacom Color Manager

Price: $241.53

This calibration tool was designed for the Cintiq family of displays, but its X-Rite-powered technology makes it compatible with all modern types of monitors. That said, the users of the Cintiq 27QHD line of displays will enjoy the specific performance advantages of the Wacom Color Manager. The Wacom Color Manager is also compatible with Android and iOS devices, but you will have to download the X-Rite ColorTRUE app to use it on mobile devices. 

The Color Manager combines the colorimeter with a custom Wacom profiling software to deliver the best fine-tuning for your display. Additionally, you’ll get the Pantone Color Manager software that will give you access to the Pantone color libraries. These color libraries are exportable to the Adobe Creative Suite programs like Lightroom and Photoshop.

Software vs. Hardware

The bottom line is there’s no clear winner here since everything depends on your needs. If you’re a casual PC user or a gamer, you can get an accurate enough display calibration with free software like Calibrize. 

On the other hand, if you’re a professional, you should invest in calibration devices with top-notch calibration settings. You need accurate, true colors, especially for printing.

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