cineSpace Documentation
Using CineProfiler
CineProfiler has four stages.
- 1a) Detect Probe
Plug in your probe and ensure it has power if needed.
If you are profiling an LCD screen then check the Monitor is LCD checkbox at the bottom left of the screen.
Note: LCD screens can only be profiled with either the Gretag I1 Beamer or I1 Display probes.
Checking the Advanced Profile option will cause cineProfiler to take a
greater number of samples and takes significantly longer to complete.
The profiles generated may be useful if you have had trouble with the
darker colours, but is usually unecessary. If in doubt leave this box
unchecked.
Click the Detect Probe button.
- 1b) Calibrate Probe
Place the probe on a flat opaque surface (or holder of your probe has one) so no light can enter it.
Click the Calibrate button.
Follow the directions on the screen to ready the monitor for profiling.
- 2a) Set the monitor's contrast to 100%
- 2b) Set the gain for the Red, Green and Blue channels to approx.
50%
- 2c) Adjust each gain channel until white looks neutral trying
to keep them centered around 50%
- 2d) Set the bias for Red, Green and Blue channels to approx. 50%
(if you have separate bias controls)
- 2e) Adjust each bias channel until white looks neutral trying
to keep them centered around 50%
- 2f) If you are profiling for general HD/video/multimedia use we
recommend using our default profile as your optimization target.
Otherwise check the Select profile radio button below to be able to
choose the output profile you will be working with as your optimization
target.
Once you have completed the on-screen instructions and chosen to
Select a profile or Use default profile click the Start button.
- 3a)
Adjust the R, G and B bias on your monitor until the bias sliders
all read 0 (-2 to +2, is OK) Then Adjust the R, G and B gain
sliders on your monitor until the gain sliders all read 0 (-2 to +2,
is OK) If the bias levels moved while doing the gain then redo
the bias, then the gain again ... repeat until all sliders read 0 (-2 to
+2, is OK).
Note: As long as the bias sliders are all set to 0 (-2 to +2, is OK)
then if it impossible to get the gain sliders to 0 it is fine as long as
they are all the same ie. If the Red gain slider says +23 and your
monitor's gain is at 100% then just adjust the green and blue gains
until both the green and blue sliders also read +23 ... or the text
under the gain sliders reads colour good or colour OK Turn off the
OSD and check the gain and bias sliders are still correct. Click
the Start Profiling button.
- 4a) Collect profile data
Sit back and relax while cineProfiler
goes to work gathering information about how your monitor performs.
This should take between 2-5 minutes depending on the type of probe you
are using. When cineProfiler has finished profiling it will prompt you
to name and save the profile. The Default name should be the name of
the machine being profiled while the default location to save will be
the RSR_MONITOR_DIR value set in the rsr.conf file. To make
sure equalEyes finds the profile we suggest you use the default name and
location.
Your monitor is now profiled. To use the profile close cineProfiler
and then open equalEyes it should find the profile you just created. If
found equalEyes will load the profile as it's monitor profile
automatically.
The cineSpace suite is developed by Rising Sun Research.
Also available are the cineSpace Forums.
This documentation last changed on October 19, 2004.