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Chapter 5, Monitor Calibration

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Calibrating the Monitor Automatically

Calibrating the Monitor Manually

In Lustre, you can calibrate your monitor automatically or manually. Automatic monitor calibration is much more accurate than manual monitor calibration methods because manual methods hinge on perception, and your perception of the monitor can vary depending on the surrounding environment.

Access the Calibration tools in the Calibrate menu.

• In the Main menu, click Setup, and then click Calibrate.

  The Calibrate menu appears.

  

  Print LUT buttons

  Calibration tools

  Print LUT list

  
  

Calibrating the Monitor Automatically

Use a colourimeter (an external monitor measurement device) to scan your monitor's output and automatically correct the display.

You should automatically calibrate the monitor at the beginning of each project. If the project is long, you may want to recalibrate the monitor from time to time. Every 200 working hours is a good guideline.

To work with film, using a colourimeter is strongly recommended to get the best results.

You can calculate a gamma correction LUT using one measure. This creates a simple gamma curve.

1. In the Calibrate menu, click Off to disable existing monitor calibration settings.

   

2. Set the calibration type to Gamma.

   

3. Attach the colourimeter to the centre of the screen.

4. Enable Start.

   A series of grey patches appears on the screen. After a few moments, a monitor calibration LUT is generated based on the readings and saved to the monitor.calib file.

5. Click Measured to apply the monitor calibration settings.

   

You can calculate the gamma correction LUT using a series of colours, which appears on the screen.

Note: You can set the colour steps in the init.config file. See the Autodesk Lustre Software Installation Guide.

1. In the Calibrate menu, click Off to disable existing monitor calibration settings.

   

2. Set the calibration type to Curves.

   

3. Attach the colourimeter to the centre of the screen.

4. Enable Start.

   A series of colour patches appears on the screen. After a few moments, a monitor calibration LUT is generated based on the readings and saved to the monitor.calib file.

5. Click Measured to apply the monitor calibration settings.

   

If you are not satisfied with the results from the automatic calibration, you can revert to the previous automatic calibration.

• In the Calibration menu, click Revert.

  

  The LUT that was previously saved to the monitor.calib file is used to calibrate the monitor. If you click Revert again, you will apply the settings from the latest LUT.

Calibrating the Monitor Manually

If you do not have access to a colourimeter, you can adjust the monitor gamma level manually.

• In the Calibrate menu, enable Gamma, and then drag the Gamma slider.