How to Calibrate Your Monitor, The Comprehensive Beginner's Guide

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Choosing Calibration Hardware
03:25 - Setting Up Your Monitor
07:17 - The Calibration Process
16:00 - Final Thoughts

How to Calibrate Your Monitor, The Comprehensive Beginner's Guide

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[wcg]

I don't need no stinking colour calibration! Tim's purple sweatshirt looks just right on my monitor!

[skeater]

Garrus: looks like these monitors need some calibrations.

[angumech]

These kinds of videos are very welcomed. I think the least covered part in gaming hardware is the monitor. Expecting more and more techniques/methodologies based on monitors from you guys!

[Raspberry]

This is so weird. I was looking for a high quality version of exactly this type of video less than 12 hours ago. And here we are.

[AtticPCGuy]

While I get the limitations on calibrating a monitor without specific tools like these... would love to see a video on how to at least improve calibration a bit aimed at the more general public that doesnt have these tools. It might not make a huge difference or be 100% accurate, but it would at least be usable for the rest of us.

[thecs]

You can hire these devices (at least in Australia) from camera shops at pretty reasonable prices.

[YouToo]

On the DisplayCAL forums they actually recommend using the default setting (gamma 2.2) above sRGB for web, games and everything. With sRGB as the setting, the resulting gamma curve will make the near-black details less saturated but more visible. It all comes down to preference. If you have a bright screen or you're in a dark room and don't have lots of trouble with backlight bleeding or similar, you'll probably get a better overall result with the default gamma 2.2.

[skullhelmet]

This is what I've been waiting for,
Thank you monitor Guru!

[YAAMW]

An incredible guide. Thank you for taking the time to make it. I'd also like you to share your experience with CalMAN in a future video

[aceohartz]

Thank you so much for setting up your video with chapters. I hope this becomes contagious.

[ajc-thei]

Great video. You should consider, if you do profiles with a reference spectrophotometer or spectroradiometer, could you make sure to upload the spectral sample to the database that displaycal is creating. This can be used with hcfr to give more accurate results, and displaycal as well, by including spectral correction for i1 display pro users.

[fodsonmedia]

Absolutely brilliant video!
I got a Calibrite the other day, used it and it rendered horrible results with a massive green tint. This video clearly showed what I'd missed and how to correct it. Thanks heaps!

[venger]

Excellent Video! There is a noticeable change in quality after calibration using a colorimeter . Thank you for this!

[andrewau]

Thank you, ive been waiting for something simple to follow

[djvidual]

Thanks for posting this. It was a great help the first time calibrating my displays and now after around 2 years the second time.

[nguyenzietlong]

Thanks you a lot for the video, it does clear up a lot of my confusion about color calibration. Hope you got a great day!

[VBigBlock]

Excellent tutorial, straight to the point, easy to follow, simplified explanations!

[TheNerdy]

I have been waiting for this video for a very long time! Tim you are the man and keep up the great work! <3

[MrRedRye]

I have an LG GL850 and I honestly find the sRGB clamp to be very useful. I primarily use my display for general gaming and office work but occasionally need to work on graphics and photos. As Tim said, ICC profiles can be a bit finicky in games and some software so it's nice to be able to make an sRGB profile while using the clamp to ensure correct saturation on the desktop

[blleman]

usually, after some time my eyes calibrate to the screen :P