I've just started watching this playlist and I'm already kicking myself for not doing this years ago. I will soon be purchasing a colorimeter and use these videos as a reference for calibrating all of my CRTS and other displays. Thank you for doing this!!
Thanks for the thorough videos, I'm getting a Colormunki in a few days so will be referring back here! Can I ask, in your experience, should black truly be black? Just from eyeballing it, to get good black levels on my 2070sb I have to turn down the brightness enough that it crushes a lot of detail.
What RGB converter are you using? Does it output 480i? I really only play 240p/480i games and I think you have to calibrate each resolution on the PVM individually right? In other words, I don't want to calibrate at 480p (like you're doing here?) because those calibration settings are ONLY for that resolution, they won't also apply to 480i.
"But worth remembering that there was a SD NTSC-J standard for a period that was 9300K" Did Japanese game designers during the 80s and 90s use 9300K? If yes then calibrating to 6500K means we aren't really seeing the game exactly as intended.
Hi, it is possible to calibrate LED monitor for old games(like gamecube)? because on my LED monitor game picture is so gray, but on the CRT it's look very bright and collorful. (for example: NFS Most Wanted(gamecube) on CRT have blue sky, but on LED it's depressive gray)
@@stickfreaks466 Thanks for the guide. Used the ColorMunki and my 20FV300 factory settings were way off, especially the reds. Color looks beautiful now.
any chance of a guide for VGA CRTs? most information out there is for TVs, seems most VGAs have individual rgb in the OSD but not bias and gain? i made the mistake of picking up a cheap $20 spyder2 that gave all sorts of whacky readings, then a cheap NEC rebadged i1 pro which is DOA, thinking of jumping the gun to the newer calibrite models for all my old/new displays. i know certain Sony monitors have windas but a general guide for vga would be really helpful
Does the hdmi to analog converter alter colors at all? Do all consoles output same colors? What’s the advantage of doing it this way instead of using the calibration dvd? Thanks, these tutorials are great.
@@stickfreaks466 Thank you for the detailed reply, I haven't gotten through all of your videos yet, thank you for making these series, I look forward to more tutorials. I don't have the OSSC, would using something like the ~$20USD vga converters be reliable enough for color calibration? examples: i.imgur.com/647GIdd.png
I just happen to have a 20FV10 and a Color Munki Display handy, and you've given me an itch I really need to scratch. What would you recommend as far as HDMI to Composite adapters? I found a cheap Gana adapter on Amazon, and I know cheap is typically not the way to go; but if it'll be good enough to get my my Genesis and SNES looking better it can't be any worse than stock right?
@@stickfreaks466 In my specific case, the 20FV10 tops out with S-Video, but I'm glad I asked because that's all solid info for anyone else who may need it. Funny enough, I still have a Geforce 9600GT collecting dust in the corner (I'm now kicking myself for not going AMD back then). I'd never heard of CRT EmuDriver. Thanks for that. I'm also interested in hearing about the Pi pattern generator setup. Subscribed!
@@stickfreaks466 I've got the patterns appearing on my plasma but it is not showing on the full window only about 2/3 size of the monitor? So I can't put colorometer in the middle of the screen. Not sure why it's doing this as I've had it filled the screen before
@@swardmusic HCFR by default will show a small window in the middle of your screen with a black background. This is normal, as you don't want it to show full-screen colours (this often over-drives displays and changes the brightness/colour, so you get incorrect readings). You can change this in HCFR's options, however it's better to find a way to attach your colorimeter to the centre of the screen instead (hang it from the cable over the front of the monitor, or find something to stand the colorimeter on).
@@stickfreaks466 Got it, thanks! This series is hands down the most informative on color calibration and has been a godsend for a beginner like me. Keep up the great work!
I've just started watching this playlist and I'm already kicking myself for not doing this years ago. I will soon be purchasing a colorimeter and use these videos as a reference for calibrating all of my CRTS and other displays. Thank you for doing this!!
Thanks for the thorough videos, I'm getting a Colormunki in a few days so will be referring back here!
Can I ask, in your experience, should black truly be black? Just from eyeballing it, to get good black levels on my 2070sb I have to turn down the brightness enough that it crushes a lot of detail.
What RGB converter are you using? Does it output 480i? I really only play 240p/480i games and I think you have to calibrate each resolution on the PVM individually right? In other words, I don't want to calibrate at 480p (like you're doing here?) because those calibration settings are ONLY for that resolution, they won't also apply to 480i.
"But worth remembering that there was a SD NTSC-J standard for a period that was 9300K"
Did Japanese game designers during the 80s and 90s use 9300K? If yes then calibrating to 6500K means we aren't really seeing the game exactly as intended.
Hi, it is possible to calibrate LED monitor for old games(like gamecube)? because on my LED monitor game picture is so gray, but on the CRT it's look very bright and collorful. (for example: NFS Most Wanted(gamecube) on CRT have blue sky, but on LED it's depressive gray)
On my consumer Sony Trinitron, I'm assuming " drive" in the service menu would be equivalent to gain? And " CUT" would be bias?
@@stickfreaks466 Thanks for the guide. Used the ColorMunki and my 20FV300 factory settings were way off, especially the reds. Color looks beautiful now.
any chance of a guide for VGA CRTs? most information out there is for TVs, seems most VGAs have individual rgb in the OSD but not bias and gain? i made the mistake of picking up a cheap $20 spyder2 that gave all sorts of whacky readings, then a cheap NEC rebadged i1 pro which is DOA, thinking of jumping the gun to the newer calibrite models for all my old/new displays.
i know certain Sony monitors have windas but a general guide for vga would be really helpful
I'd like to do a VGA and arcade CRT guide for this at some point too, yes.
Does this TV have a gamma setting? I couldn't live with anything less than 2.2 :(
Also, the black level seems really high for a CRT - 1.3 nits?!
I can't run HFCR on my Macbook pro, it's version is too outdated. Any advice on what I can use?
Does the hdmi to analog converter alter colors at all? Do all consoles output same colors?
What’s the advantage of doing it this way instead of using the calibration dvd?
Thanks, these tutorials are great.
@@stickfreaks466 Thank you for the detailed reply, I haven't gotten through all of your videos yet, thank you for making these series, I look forward to more tutorials.
I don't have the OSSC, would using something like the ~$20USD vga converters be reliable enough for color calibration?
examples: i.imgur.com/647GIdd.png
I just happen to have a 20FV10 and a Color Munki Display handy, and you've given me an itch I really need to scratch. What would you recommend as far as HDMI to Composite adapters? I found a cheap Gana adapter on Amazon, and I know cheap is typically not the way to go; but if it'll be good enough to get my my Genesis and SNES looking better it can't be any worse than stock right?
@@stickfreaks466 In my specific case, the 20FV10 tops out with S-Video, but I'm glad I asked because that's all solid info for anyone else who may need it. Funny enough, I still have a Geforce 9600GT collecting dust in the corner (I'm now kicking myself for not going AMD back then). I'd never heard of CRT EmuDriver. Thanks for that. I'm also interested in hearing about the Pi pattern generator setup. Subscribed!
how does the munki fare against the i1 display pro? I know the latter is amazing, but it's too expensive for a hobbist like me
How do u send the generated images only to the monitor so u can whach the values change on laptop/hcfr ?
Go into HCFR's options, and select which monitor you want the patters to appear on.
@@stickfreaks466 I've got the patterns appearing on my plasma but it is not showing on the full window only about 2/3 size of the monitor? So I can't put colorometer in the middle of the screen. Not sure why it's doing this as I've had it filled the screen before
@@swardmusic HCFR by default will show a small window in the middle of your screen with a black background. This is normal, as you don't want it to show full-screen colours (this often over-drives displays and changes the brightness/colour, so you get incorrect readings). You can change this in HCFR's options, however it's better to find a way to attach your colorimeter to the centre of the screen instead (hang it from the cable over the front of the monitor, or find something to stand the colorimeter on).
@@stickfreaks466 sorted it, my 2nd window was showing wrong size/ resolution in windows settings
So does HCFR have its own built-in pattern generator?
@@stickfreaks466 Got it, thanks! This series is hands down the most informative on color calibration and has been a godsend for a beginner like me. Keep up the great work!