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Re: [colorvision_group] dual monitors
2007-01-22 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 1/21/07 1:38:05 PM, tourretired@... writes:
I have a laptop and an external Samsung 204b LCD monitor. I use the spyder2 suite. How can I calibrate both monitors? The laptop uses an internal Nvidia 420 video card.
If this was a Mac laptop, then it would be fairly straightforward to both calibrate and profile both monitors. But under Windows this is not usually possible with a single card, unless its a PCI Express card, which few laptops use. This is because Windows treats both slots in the card as one device, so applying seperate profiles and calibration data to each is not possible. Vista may (or may not) improve this situation, but we won't know until video card drivers for Vista are available for most cards.
However, it is possible to calibrate and profile both monitors, then switch from one profile to the other as needed, using the Profile Chooser utility. When attached to the desktop monitor, choose that profile, when disconnected and working on the laptop screen, choose that one.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com