Glyn / mark
On 6/12/02 at , Mark Johann <> wrote:
> Glyn,
>
> Good question, and one I'd like answered as well. Is it possible to
> build/calibrate profiles for the monitor within OS 9, and then load
> them into the Colorsync and Monitor panel within OS X;
maybe, but OSX does deal with the screen differently, so it's probably best
to make profiles in X when at all poossible. Here there were changes between
the 2, so, to me that bears out the need to make the profiles in X.
> do they get loaded at start-up, and is it a workable solution?
loading the LUT at startup became unnecessaary way back, Colorsync has
the ability to load the video LUT when the profile is selected as the
monitor profile [in 9 and X].
> Can't tell if Optical, EyeOne etc... uses software behind the scenes
> to load the LUT to the video card, or if it's written within the
> profile and loaded that way when chosen within the Monitor control
> panel.
the latter
>
> There is an OSX compatible download from Colorvision, but there are a
> couple of little problems which require an update from them; they don't
> list it, but email tech support, and they'll forward it to you. Why
> they haven't "officially" posted it is beyond me. Maybe it's not ready
> for prime time?
oh dear, undocumented updates are pretty frustrating aren't they
>
> On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 01:22 AM, Glyn Davies wrote:
>
> > If I have used Optical to profile my monitor in OS 9.1, but then
> > want to use that monitor profile in OSX, is it possible, and where
> > do you place that profile in OSX? How do you also set that profile
> > as the system profile?
in the monitors window is the neares you get in X, since sometime
around 10.2 there is no system profile any longer
> >
> > The reason I ask is that my version of Optical is not OSX
> > compatible.
get the update.
Regards
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