QTR-Quadtone RIP

On Dec 1, 2018, at 1:19 AM, brian_downunda@... wrote:

> A hardware calibrate-able monitor allows you to quickly switch from one configuration to another as you switch from editing for online to editing for print, and as you switch papers, etc etc.

Interesting!

I just acquired a BenQ SW271 monitor (27” 4K). This monitor has a hardware LUT feature, like NECs & Eizos, but at a much lower price. It supports switching between up to four built-in profiles/LUTs, including Adobe RGB, sRGB, monochrome, and a couple of custom profiles.

It comes with Palette Master, profiling software that’s compatible with X-Rite devices like the i1 Display Pro. That software is primarily for the typical monitor calibration workflow, and uploads a generated LUT (via USB, I believe) to the monitor.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a manual mode like that Eizo software in the video, nor does it have a way to select a LUT generated outside of Palette Master. But I’ll keep poking around — maybe there’s some way to side-step the software.

—John