Calibration of Laptop in Relation to BenQ Monitor
Jul 31, 2020 21:22:14 #
I spoke to X-Rite Customer service about whether my Asus Vivobook 15 can be calibrated by the i1 Pro. I was told all recent displays can be. I put the question to him again, telling him that B&H Photo contradicts what he had just told me, and again citing the name of my laptop. He told me no problem. I wasn't so sure. I contacted Asus with my serial number. They tell me my laptop monitor cannot be calibrated by any device. (X-Rite seems not very trustworthy.)
So now my question is: If I buy the BenQ monitor, as I'm hoping to do, is it necessary for me to also calibrate my laptop? That is, do I need to buy a new laptop, too, if I am to work with a calibrated color, or can I solely calibrate the BenQ? I am assuming the BenQ supports software, that I can work in Lightroom on the BenQ monitor by keying on my laptop.
So now my question is: If I buy the BenQ monitor, as I'm hoping to do, is it necessary for me to also calibrate my laptop? That is, do I need to buy a new laptop, too, if I am to work with a calibrated color, or can I solely calibrate the BenQ? I am assuming the BenQ supports software, that I can work in Lightroom on the BenQ monitor by keying on my laptop.
Jul 31, 2020 22:12:16 #
Brucer wrote:
I spoke to X-Rite Customer service about whether m... (show quote)
That's a bummer. I have a 17" Acer laptop and a pair of Samsung S32D850T displays that I keep matched using a Datacolor SpyderX Elite. They all do sRBG fine. I also have an older Asus 17" laptop, but it would match the sRGB gamut only to upper 70% as I recall. My Acer laptop was custom made and I'm quite happy with it.
Jul 31, 2020 23:20:00 #
I don't know if this helps, but I have a BenQ with my MacBookPro and x-rite calibrates it very well.
Aug 1, 2020 00:03:51 #
Helps. But do you need to calibrate the MacBookPro also? Or if you do, how does that help? Can you see how just calibrating the BenQ would be enough? Or maybe both monitors need to be in color sync? But then, wouldn't that presuppose that both monitors have the same color capability? (Absurd.)
Aug 1, 2020 06:21:33 #
BenQ's website lists the colorimeters that can be used to calibrate their monitors, and it includes most Xrite and Datacolor products. BenQ's monitors are hardware calibrated meaning the color LUTs are stored in the monitor, not in software on the laptop. You will use the colorimeter with their Pallete Master software. All you need to do is choose the BenQ monitor as the display. You can use your existing laptop.
Art Suwansang has excellent videos on youtube showing step-by-step instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjJb4-40KyM&t=447s
Art Suwansang has excellent videos on youtube showing step-by-step instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjJb4-40KyM&t=447s
Aug 1, 2020 07:41:08 #
Brucer wrote:
I spoke to X-Rite Customer service about whether m... (show quote)
Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REGRfFdLYFM
Aug 1, 2020 09:10:03 #
Aug 1, 2020 09:21:16 #
The monitor can be calibrated. The laptop display cannot. Works very with MacBook Pro connected to Dell ultra sharp.
Aug 1, 2020 12:45:18 #
That was a good video. Saw this in the related videos from the same person about how to calibrate any laptop https://youtu.be/Aed02rg3wDA
I wonder if the confusion is between hardware calibration within the monitor vs. Software calibration by way of a profile. A monitor or laptop without hardware calibration can still be calibrated using a profile generated by the colorimetric software.
I wonder if the confusion is between hardware calibration within the monitor vs. Software calibration by way of a profile. A monitor or laptop without hardware calibration can still be calibrated using a profile generated by the colorimetric software.
Aug 2, 2020 01:48:46 #
Starting to view the videos, thanks. Also spent time on BenQ site and looked at Dell Ultra Sharp, too. I can't spend wild amounts of money, but the $600.00 range is doable. I'm stuck on HDR at this point, a little confused. Wondering if I need an HDR monitor for any HDR photography I might do. Not clear on this yet. If an HDR monitor makes all the images I shoot HDR, I'm wondering if that means the lab will make corresponding prints. The video about laptop display software adjusted by a colorimeter is helpful. Maybe my Asus display can be calibrated after all.
Aug 2, 2020 10:13:37 #
Sep 27, 2020 02:12:44 #
@Morkie1891 are you talking about the s/w that comes w/the monitor? I have X-Rite Monitor calibator & it's s/w detects my laptop & external monitor…
Sep 28, 2020 00:52:19 #
seeker613 wrote:
@Morkie1891 are you talking about the s/w that comes w/the monitor? I have X-Rite Monitor calibator & it's s/w detects my laptop & external monitor…
Morkie1891, Interesting you wrote me today, because tonight I finally tried to calibrate the BenQ. "Extended" display wouldn't allow me to access the X-Rite options, so I hit "Duplicate." I set up the colorimeter settings and then hit "Start Measurement." Both screens went black. Only the cursor showed. I waited a few minutes just in case, shut down the BenQ, shut down the laptop. (Actually, I found I had to hard boot down the laptop.) It sort of made sense to me the screen would go black, because in duplicate, both screens would seem to be calibrating. And, by the way, I was using the Palette Master s/w. By what I've learned from Asus, my model, the 15-inch Vivobook, can't be calibrated. Next, I'm looking into a way to have only the BenQ monitor screen functioning.
Thanks for the comment, Bruce
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