GET IT RIGHT!!! My Step by Step Guide to DISPLAY CALIBRATION for PHOTOGRAPHERS

#photography #printing
If you work on images on your computer then Accurate Colours, Brightness and Contrast of your Display is VITAL so here's my Step by Step Guide to GETTING IT RIGHT!!! In this video I use the NEW Palette Master Ultimate Software from BenQ but the settings I use translate to other displays and software.

😊 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

•𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐐 𝟐𝟕𝟐𝐔 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲
•𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐐 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞

📷 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁 / 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗜 𝗨𝘀𝗲

𝐀𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐐𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐖 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐃 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮❜𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

🎬 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎
00:00 - Introduction
00:53 - Palette Master Ultimate
01:46 - The IMPORTANT Settings
05:59 - Settings Summary
07:10 - DO THIS Before Calibrating
09:44 - The Validation Report
11:24 - Q&A with Dr Chris Bai
16:14 - Checking HDMI

🖥 𝗠𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝐃𝐄𝐖𝐈𝐒𝟐𝟓𝐘𝐓 for 𝟮𝟱% 𝗢𝗙𝗙)

🎬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫...

•𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 (𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭):

•𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 / 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 (𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝):

•𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬, 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐜 ... (𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲):

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 / 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: @𝐠𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 📘📘📙📗

[jonesnax]

Thank you very much for posting this guide. It's so hard to find understandable info on this. You're a star !

[bobrutan]

Excellent! I have been waiting for this video for years!!!! Thanks Glyn...

[capa]

Genial. Gracias por esta información esencial que no recogen los manuales.

[lucschoonjans]

Holy Molly - Based on your video, I tried 2 sets of parameters (D50 / L* for printing, and D65 / gamma 2.2 for everything else), and what a difference these 2 sets of param make. I know I am stating the obvious, but still. I want to test print now. I had to order ink for my printer as I ran out. As soon as the ink arrives, I'll print some test based on these 2 sets of parameters.

[chrismcr]

Great video, Glyn. Thank you very much.

[prsearls]

That was an excellent presentation. I appreciate the "why" explanations besides the "how." I use a color management workflow. I am about to upgrade to a new BenQ monitor (probably the SW272Q) so I find this information useful and relevant. BenQ's software has more features and settings than what I'm using from Calibrite for monitor calibration. However, Calibrite's can create paper profiles when used with a spectrophotometer to read printer color test patches. I like the convenience of being able to switch between profiles, one for LR/PS/printing and the other for web browsing or games. Looks like a win-win to me.

[DavesRvRepair]

Very helpful and easy to understand tutorial. Thanks for sharing your knowledge👍

[anthonycrothers_Photography]

Excellent mate! Really well explained and presented. thanks so much for sharing. A slightly 'dark art' now makes much more sense! 👍👍👍

[martinrichardson]

No mention of failed validation. That would have been great to understand why I always seem to get that for the first few attempts every time I calibrate… besides that, probably the best and to the point video that explains the process.

Thank you 🙂👍

[StewartWoodArt]

Excellent video Glyn and well explained... Saves me making a video about it lmao!!!

[MrLarryshow]

I am using a mac mini pro connected to monitor with hdmi cable trying to figure out what cable to use, lol....Everything else makes perfect sense thank you!

[grahamegannon]

Great video Glen, full of very technical advice. I have a BenQ monitor and I will now get the new BenQ calibration tool and give it a go. I am very critical about my print and always looking for the best way for monitor to print perfection. Thanks.

[jasonlacey]

Thanks, Glyn. always understand stuff better with your clear way of explaining things. Your great review of the Xencelabs tablet encouraged me to take the leap.. an in-depth video on how you set up and use it along with the quick keys would be a brilliant idea...
Thanks mate 👍

[ianarmitage]

Glyn, excellent video as always, is it safe to assume you have Adobe RGB set in your camera ?

[Friedrich_D]

In my opinion you could also set Palette Master under Gamut: Native and not AdobeRGB, then nothing needs to be "bent"

[susannahsofaerkramer]

Great video Glyn, I’m heading off to recalibrate at D50 immediately.

[Waterclosetbiker]

Nice video but couple questions. What was the process you did to figure out the right luminance? The second question is more around the icy profile for printing. At this point I'm using Canon professional paper and their standard IC profile for the type of paper. Are you using your custom IC profile instead of your paper profile and if so why and what should I know about? Thank you.

[garylambe]

HI Glynn, when will you be doing the other PMU videos. Im eager to find out more on Advance Colour Adjust which I cant find anywhere else on Youtube. PleaseI used the same setting for my 321C monitor and the prints are great. Thought the 60 candela settinmg was quite dark but now set in my Calibration 3 setting on the puck. Thanks again.

[MikeWare-Lane]

Hi Glyn, great video! One question: I notice you chose Adobe RGB as the gamut however I have seen other videos where Native panel has been used due to the wider gamut. Have you any thoughts on whether the native gamut gives better monitor to printing results?

[appu]

Nice ... Whats the calibration settings for color grading.I am using BenQ PD 2725u.