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    Asus N75SF: ICC colour profile

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by LorenzoSic, Jan 12, 2012.

  1. LorenzoSic

    LorenzoSic Newbie

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    Hi everybody.
    My name is Lorenzo Siciliano and I'm from Italy.
    I finally make the giant step and buyed an N75SF Asus laptop, so here I am!
    And I start suddenly with a question, maybe a dumb question, but that is. :)
    I've noticed that the colour rendition of the screen is not as good as I was expected, so I'm wondering if anybody knows where to find an ICC colour profile suitable for that laptop.
    Googling on the net led me to some resources, but not entirely satisfing.
    What should I do to have the best colour rendition I can (besides the screen has a TN panel, which is hard per se).
    Hope I was understandable, English is not my mother tongue. :)
    Thank you in advance
    Ciao
    Lorenzo
     
    LorenzoSic, Jan 12, 2012
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Color profiles you pull from elsewhere can vary in their benefits, as Asus buys their LCD screens from several manufacturers and the differences in screen origin can cause a given profile to not work very well.

    The best way to get reliable color reproduction on an LCD is to use a calibrator. Huey and Spyder make consumer and professional models, but I won't be much help in telling you where you might get them in Europe. Cost for the consumer models is usually $70-100 USD, and the effects can be pretty impressive.
     
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  3. LorenzoSic

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    Thank you, ClearSkies.
    Yes, I'm aware that each panel has different specification, so each one needs an own profile. I know, as I said, that TN panel are very hard to calibrate.
    But my hopes will die hard! :)
    I bought several years ago a Spyder 2 colorimeter, I think it's time to use it again.
    But I remember that it's very difficult to use with a laptop screen, which doesn't have hardware control of both luminosity and contrast. I had inconsistent result.
    What do you think about?
    Ciao
    Lorenzo
     
    LorenzoSic, Jan 12, 2012
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  4. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Your needs seem to be more nuanced than mine - I never got into the details on luminosity control/variance much, since I don't do work requiring that kind of detail.

    In my experience, however, notebook screens were never built for advanced graphics work anyway. I always thought my Spyder 2 worked pretty well, and quite simple to use on my old Asus W3a, multiple Macbooks and iMac - used it in reduced room lighting when I calibrated and let the CCFL tube LCDs warm up for 15 min before calibrating.
     
    ClearSkies, Jan 16, 2012
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