Michael Ting writes ... > Would getting two identical monitors (Brand and model, > both brand new) make the problem less severe? > > Although there might still be differences between the > two monitors, they should be trivial enough that I can use > one profile for both of them and get away with it. > > Yes/No?
No ... ^because^ there are 2 aspects of the monitor profile. The given profile describes not only the native characteristics of the monitor, but also the characteristics of the monitor after it has been calibrated. The latter "calibration" requires access to the color space of the monitor via its CLUT (which is provided by the video card which drives the monitor). For many video cards (together with the OS), the CLUT is provided for the primary monitor only. It's too bad the softwares, we have available to us, do not work in a "characterize" mode only. That is, it could create a profile for the monitor which cannot be calibrated ... and this profile could work as you'd like. (I mentioned (in passing) the OS ... the above is certainly true for Windows, and I cannot speak for MacOS) cheerios ... shAf :o) Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland www.micro-investigations.com (in progress) =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
