Amersham Photographic Society

This forum is used to retain notes from the Amersham Beyond Group meetings, plus notes from the now-retired Digital Group.
These notes hold a wealth of information.

We have replaced the ColorMunki with a ColorChecker Display. The ColorMunki is still available, especially for those who wish to create printing paper profiles but the ColorChecker is easier & quicker to use. The ColorChecker will calibrate monitors or projectors but can't create printing paper ...

Notes from David Pearson - April 2022. If you are having problems with connecting the ColorMunki, these notes might help. First, try plugging the device into a different USB port, preferably a powered USB2 one. Then ensure that you are running the latest X-Rite software. If that doesn’t work, ...

The software download for the ColorMunki Photo is available from Calibrite.com https://calibrite.com/software-downloads/ .

It uses the software for the ColorChecker Studio which appears to be the updated version of the instrument.

X-rite support says: LCD displays only provide control over brightness. There is no bias or gain or contrast adjustment. The only variation is the intensity of the backlight. If you are having difficulty with the contrast adjustment in the ColorMunki software, try resetting your monitor to factory ...

If you wish to borrow the ColorMunki Photo, either see me at a club meeting, or e-mail me at munki@amershamphotosoc.com. Some points about it: The instrument will be available to people on a first come-first served basis. One week is usually long enough to keep & use the CM. It will be your ...

I took up photography as I don't have steady eye-hand coordination & can't draw a stick to look like a stick. Using the colormunki for the first time I found it frustrating going up & down the columns to no avail. I discovered that putting a transparent ruler over the columns helped it sort itself ...

Error 'Unable to set LUTs' on Windows systems . . . . Question: Getting an error ‘Unable to set LUTs’, when trying to save a monitor profile created with ColorMunki software on Windows. What does this mean and how can I solve it? Answer: LUT stands for ‘Look Up Table’ and refers to the VideoLUTs in ...

If you see "Unable to set LUTs" then read on . . . . LUT Tester - How do I Know if My Video Card is Compatible? In order to calibrate and profile a monitor, the software must be able to download correction information to the computer's graphics/video card. This modifies a correction Look Up Table ...

What are the recommended calibration settings, including those for LCD screens & Laptops? 1. What are the recommended calibration settings? The recommended calibration settings will depend your purposes and industry. For graphic arts we usually recommend: • Color Teperature of D65 (or 6500K) ...