Monitor color adjustment: step-by-step instruction

Everybody knows that having a computer for a long time has a bad effect on health. This especially affects the vision of a person. The fact is that a person is not able to see the frequency of flickering of the monitor screen, however, the eye catches this frequency, and in due course, there may be a decrease in vision. Over the computer, the eyes gradually become tired and cease to clearly focus on the image. But for many people, a computer is a job, which means that this harm will not be avoided. In order to minimize it, you need competent adjustment of the color of the monitor, as well as its resolution.

Customizing with AdobeGamma

For optimal display of colors, you need to set up using a special program called AdobeGamma. The first thing you need to install it on your computer. After installing the program, you should set the screen saver in the form of a solid gray color on the desktop. Setting the colors of the monitor in Windows 7 for the desktop is in the "Personalization" section, which appears in the pop-up window when you right-click on the screen saver (background). There you need to select the "Desktop Background" item and the "Image Location" drop-down menu in which there is a "Solid colors" menu item. Gray color can be seen immediately.

Now it's time to proceed directly to the procedure itself. After launching the AdobeGamma application, you configure using the configuration wizard (you need to select this option), a special program that allows you to go through the whole process in steps. The next step is to select the "color profile". It is usually recommended to keep the default profile (for inexperienced users). Now you need to click on the "Next" button to continue and set the contrast to the maximum value. The brightness should be adjusted in such a way that the square that is located inside another square, as close as possible to the black color, but still stood out slightly against its background. The next step can be simply skipped.

Next, you need to adjust the gamma correction using the lower tab of the general settings window. If the program for adjusting the colors of the monitor is not localized, it will be called WindowsDefault. To the right of it there is a small field where it is suggested to enter the value of the parameter Gamma. The most commonly used is 2.2. In the same window, you must uncheck the ViewSingleGammaOnly option to display gamma values by colors. Now, using the mouse, it is necessary to bring the result to such a state that all three squares become absolutely indistinguishable from their background. The next step is to set the color temperature value, which should be equal to 6500K. Now the configuration is complete. After completion, it is possible to compare the result with the original value. To do this, use the Before and Before buttons. Adjustment of colors of monitor Windows 10 is carried out in the same way with the only difference that versions of AdobeGamma can differ.

Image adjustment via monitor functions

Almost all monitors have a special functional (menu), with which you can quickly adjust the color. The interface of such a menu is as clear as possible and most of the devices are translated into Russian, so to change the contrast, color or brightness of the screen, simply select the corresponding item using the buttons below. For more detailed information, refer to the manufacturer's instructions, which usually come with the device. For example, the color adjustment of the Samsung monitor is performed using a special Menu button located below the screen, when pressed, the monitor menu drops out. There are two main sections responsible for color rendering - Picture and Color, which will help you make all the necessary settings. At different manufacturers and different models, these sections can be called differently, but the meaning is still the same in the end.

Adjusting the image through the system

The Windows system itself also provides functions that allow you to customize the color of the monitor. To do this, there is a program called "Calibration", which can be found through the search in the "Start" menu. The application itself will tell you how to proceed further after its launch. An important parameter is the correctly selected screen resolution, which is optimal for a custom monitor. Usually, in the drop-down menu with the list of acceptable screen resolution values, it is marked as "Recommended." It is his worth to choose. This parameter is in the settings of the video card. To get there, you need to right-click on the desktop and select the corresponding item in the menu that appears. Different video card manufacturers call it differently, for example, NVIDIA needs to search for a line with the name "NVIDIA Control Panel", and for Radeon - "Radeon Graphics". There are all the other color settings. To achieve the best result, in addition to the correct screen resolution, you must select the highest value of the 32-bit color depth. As a rule, this setting is always located in the same place as the screen resolution setting, so that it can be found easily.

Adjust screen brightness

For sure, many noticed that the stand in the store on the stand of the monitor visually differs image. On one, it is more dim, and on the other, on the contrary, it is too bright. This is due to the different color settings for each individual device. If the buyer is not satisfied with the monitor's color settings, which are set by default, he can change them. To do this, press the button with the name Menu and in the appeared panel select the value Picture (image), where the brightness and contrast settings are located with the adjustment sliders located to the right of them. It should be noted that for different models and manufacturers the names of these parameters may differ or even be marked by schematic figures, but the general meaning for the end user is always clear.

After finding the desired settings, you need to take a blank white sheet of paper, put it in front of the monitor, create a plain blank document using the Notepad program and compare the color of the paper with the white background of the document in the program. This procedure is performed to evaluate and then adjust the white color of the monitor. Next, for the slider responsible for the brightness of the picture, you need to find a position so that the white color on the monitor matches the white color of the sheet of paper on the table.

Adjust the screen contrast

To adjust the contrast can help 2 images of the same shirts of different colors: one shirt is black and the other is white. The main thing is that the colors are monophonic. Both images need to be opened and positioned next to each other. Now you need to move the slider, responsible for the contrast, until the folds on both shirts are clearly visible. When this effect is achieved, the brightness can be adjusted a little more. This completes the process of adjusting the brightness and contrast settings. The resulting white color may differ from the monitor settings that were set by default at the time of purchase. However, experts say that this is only an illusion of sight, caused by the addiction of the eye to the original values.

Customize the color of your laptop with Windows tools

Laptops have long been an integral part of our lives. It is enough to configure once the laptop correctly, so that later there are no unnecessary problems and do not have to spend extra time. Adjustment of colors of the monitor of the laptop is not very different from the settings of a conventional monitor. They are located in the "Color Management" section in the control panel of the Windows system. Enter the section, select the "Details" tab and then click on the "Calibrate screen" button. Then just follow the instructions provided by the setup wizard.

Customize the color of your laptop with intelHDgraphics

But this is not the only way that is applicable to solutions of this problem. For example, there is a software that solves this problem more qualitatively. If the laptop is running on an Intel processor, the color should be adjusted through the "Graphics" section. You can get there by using the same pop-up menu, called by the right mouse click. When you open a section, a window appears with several categories that are responsible for the parameters of the video card. To adjust the color, select the "Display" category. There, in the "Color" tab, you can find the "Advanced" tab, in which the necessary color adjusters are located. The only parameters are the hues and saturation, with which the adjustment takes place. The level of increase or decrease of values is determined by the user himself based on his needs.

Brightness settings on the laptop

It is known that if you need to adjust the monitor screen quickly, you can use the interface buttons located on its body. But on the laptop it's a little different, and, in truth, for many uninformed users, this becomes a real problem. The fact is that on the case of the laptop there are simply no such buttons. This is due not to the lack of space for this functionality, but to the fact that the optimal image is selected by the developer of the equipment.

But sometimes the need for a quick color correction appears. To solve this problem, the laptop has a special Fn key, which is responsible for additional functionality. When this key is held, additional functions of the keys are activated, which have icons marked with a different color. To adjust the brightness of the monitor, you need to use the keys with the image of the sun (standard brightness icon).

Test color rendering using Real Color

There is another means, which in certain circles is considered a reference. This is a special wallpaper Real Color, which have some similarities with the grid settings used once in TVs. When using this method, special wallpapers with the optimal resolution for a computer or laptop are installed on the desktop. Looking at the screen from the normal distance, you can determine whether the color rendition is calibrated correctly. With the correct setting, a smooth gray gradient should be different, and if the stripes appear and the colors blend, then the color is not set correctly.

To summarize, we can say that setting the color of the monitor - the occupation is pretty painstaking and depends on many factors. Therefore, for each individual case, you must apply your parameters that meet specific needs. But in order not to be dispersed among a variety of different methods, you need to do this: for the quick setup, use the built-in parameters of the system, and for a more complex task, you can resort to third-party applications.