hardware calibration

hardware calibration (In French calibrage de l’écran) calibration of a wide-gamut monitor according to certain target values; can be carried out far more precisely than a software calibration. The correction entries are effected directly in the monitor’s own color table (hardware LUT), e.g. with NEC with an accuracy of 14 bit = 16384 basic values. The LUT of the graphics card remains unaffected, which means that the video signal is not restricted and the color dynamics scope remains at the highest possible level. Each color channel can also be assigned an individual tone reproduction curve (TRC). The calibration operation itself is carried out with the help of a monitor colorimeter, e.g. basICColor Discus, which is in a position to measure not only directly on the screen but also at the usual viewing distance and considering the lightness of cabin and surrounding.