GET IT RIGHT!!! My Step by Step Guide to DISPLAY CALIBRATION for PHOTOGRAPHERS

#photography #printing
If you work on images on your computer then Accurate Colours, Brightness and Contrast of your Display is VITAL so here's my Step by Step Guide to GETTING IT RIGHT!!! In this video I use the NEW Palette Master Ultimate Software from BenQ but the settings I use translate to other displays and software.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:53 - Palette Master Ultimate
01:46 - The IMPORTANT Settings
05:59 - Settings Summary
07:10 - DO THIS Before Calibrating
09:44 - The Validation Report
11:24 - Q&A with Dr Chris Bai
16:14 - Checking HDMI
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[@jonesnax]

Thank you very much for posting this guide. It's so hard to find understandable info on this. You're a star !

[@bobrutan4735]

Excellent! I have been waiting for this video for years!!!! Thanks Glyn...

[@glyndewis]

No worries 👍🏻

[@chrismcr]

Great video, Glyn. Thank you very much.

[@glyndewis]

You're welcome ... thanks for watching

[@DavesEpicPhoneShots]

Very helpful and easy to understand tutorial. Thanks for sharing your knowledge👍

[@glyndewis]

Thanks for that 👍🏻

[@capa1957]

Genial. Gracias por esta información esencial que no recogen los manuales.

[@anthonycrothers5420]

Excellent mate! Really well explained and presented. thanks so much for sharing. A slightly 'dark art' now makes much more sense! 👍👍👍

[@glyndewis]

Thank you mate .... glad you like it

[@DeufVideos]

Thx! really useful!

[@joseotoya2102]

Thank you Glyn!!!👍

[@glyndewis]

You're welcome 👍🏻

[@techwithcolin]

Great video Glyn. Nice and clear

[@glyndewis]

Cheers

[@StewartWoodArt]

Excellent video Glyn and well explained... Saves me making a video about it lmao!!!

[@glyndewis]

Cheers mate

[@gerardoberetta]

Great Video.....finally !

[@glyndewis]

Thank you

[@kristijanignjatovski4415]

well , super as always .ty

[@glyndewis]

Thank you

[@jasonlacey5979]

Thanks, Glyn. always understand stuff better with your clear way of explaining things. Your great review of the Xencelabs tablet encouraged me to take the leap.. an in-depth video on how you set up and use it along with the quick keys would be a brilliant idea... Thanks mate 👍

[@glyndewis]

Thanks Jason and thanks for the video idea 👍🏻

[@jasonlacey5979]

@glyndewis Excellent go for it. The available tutorials are absolutely appalling

[@lauriewahlig2819]

Curious if you like it better than Wacom and why? Thx!

[@garylambe1187]

HI Glynn, when will you be doing the other PMU videos. Im eager to find out more on Advance Colour Adjust which I cant find anywhere else on KZbin. PleaseI used the same setting for my 321C monitor and the prints are great. Thought the 60 candela settinmg was quite dark but now set in my Calibration 3 setting on the puck. Thanks again.

[@appu1336]

Nice ... Whats the calibration settings for color grading.I am using BenQ PD 2725u.

[@user-ir9lr5cu1i]

Hi Glyn, great video! One question: I notice you chose Adobe RGB as the gamut however I have seen other videos where Native panel has been used due to the wider gamut. Have you any thoughts on whether the native gamut gives better monitor to printing results?

[@jazzstream]

aahhhh sneaky, you also have a sw272u , is that for your video editing Glyn ? if so will you cover settings for video rec 709 as well, i use my sw321c mostly for video as opposed to photography at about 80% video so it would make more sense for me to have a main video profile, would that be good enough for prints/online as well ? by default the 1,2,3, on my puk is for switching between sRGB, RGB and rec 709, I'm guessing i can keep these and change prifiles in the menue buttons. thanks so much for this one Glyn.

[@Waterclosetbiker]

Nice video but couple questions. What was the process you did to figure out the right luminance? The second question is more around the icy profile for printing. At this point I'm using Canon professional paper and their standard IC profile for the type of paper. Are you using your custom IC profile instead of your paper profile and if so why and what should I know about? Thank you.

[@grahamegannon9708]

Great video Glen, full of very technical advice. I have a BenQ monitor and I will now get the new BenQ calibration tool and give it a go. I am very critical about my print and always looking for the best way for monitor to print perfection. Thanks.

[@glyndewis]

Great to hear. There's also Advance Color Adjust that I'll be doing a video about to fine tuen things even fiurther and make them exactly how you like / want

[@grahamegannon9708]

​@@glyndewis Carried out a calibration on my SW240 - Lum 59; WP 5022: BP 0.37; Av 1.06; Max 1.96. To me, it looks good. Same settings you used. Thanks Glyn.

[@susannahsofaerkramer6399]

Great video Glyn, I’m heading off to recalibrate at D50 immediately.

[@glyndewis]

😉

[@FlashOneFilms]

great video do one for videographers.

[@RobSirota]

Love the video buddy! When you are talking about monitor to print output, should those be used when using a professional lab for printing?

[@glyndewis]

Definitely a good idea to do that. Also get their profiles for soft proofing and likely send over in sRGB

[@MrLarryshow]

I am using a mac mini pro connected to monitor with hdmi cable trying to figure out what cable to use, lol....Everything else makes perfect sense thank you!

[@edphi]

Hi Glyn, you didn't mention what do you do after calibration..? Do we have to go to Mac settings' Display and select the new ICC file to be used for that monitor? I tried that but it always defaulted back to Benq's original ICC eg BENQ_SW272U_AdobeRGB instead of the new ICC file we just created in PMU...

[@ianarmitage]

Glyn, excellent video as always, is it safe to assume you have Adobe RGB set in your camera ?

[@glyndewis]

No I shoot in Raw so the colour space is assigned once in Lightroom and exported either into Photoshop and back or simply out of Lightroom. I do have Adobe RGB set in Camera for use with JPEG ... but I never shoot JPEG 😉

[@Saba_Demitri]

Can we generate a 3d correction lut for the softwares that doesn't support ICC profile to store into the display?

[@timtog]

Thamk you Glyn for this really helpful screen calibration vid, on your every day calibration would you still choose Adobe RGB or Srgb.

[@glyndewis]

Hi There. Everyday I have set to Adobe RGB. I have another screen that I use in sRGB and Rec 709 ... but that is the screen I use when I'm editing video and browsing

[@alpabopo]

What about calibrating an Apple Studio Display with a Spyder X2 ultra?

[@russdixon614]

Unless i'm missing something it only supports 6 monitors from the SW range? not my PD2700U? Mac Mini connected with a DP cable.

[@cressdiligent]

Is calibrating a monitor the same as creating a monitor profile (icc). Is the profile the end result of the calibration?

[@artgroendale2733]

Help! benq SW270C brightness frees up when appley calibration on mac mini M1

[@Birbal2001]

Thank you for this video and all the information provided. It came out as I was upgrading my editing station and I needed this information. One question though: do you use this profile for all the pictures you edit or only for the ones that you print? Do you create another profile to edit pictures that are meant to be viewed digitally?

[@glyndewis]

Hi There. Most of the time I tend to edit in a calibration that is D65 , 2.2 and Absolute Zero BUT when I know an image will be printed OR before I do a print I either use D50 from the start or jump to it before printing to see how it looks and if I need to tweak a ‘copy’ behind printing. Does that make sense ?

[@Birbal2001]

@@glyndewis Great! Thank you so much!

[@madsnylarsen]

great to get some more in-depth explanation about the underlying methodologies, i wish it wasen't so focused on BenQ's software, would be awesome to create a followup video with a selection of different monitor brands, perhaps a mid to high-end monitor and more traditional hybrid IPS monitor (usable for work, home editing and games). and naturally using the software that comes with your iDisplay spider or similar open source versions, i think this would help a lot of people trying to fine tuning and calibration against their own setup (being budget or pro), or for example, if you are on location and need to edit on a clients monitor (ex. borrowing a decent IPS monitor from an agency or friend), personally i've been in that situation a few times having to edit photos for online use on location :).

[@glyndewis]

Hi There ... Thanks for watching. The settings here do trnaslate over to software like that from Calibrite etc but I have a full printing course coming out on my site where I go through other calibration software too. Hope this helps.

[@glenwood4102]

Glyn Great Video. I had issues when I first go my new mac and had to call into BenQ. The tech had me set the Gamut to Panel Native vs Adobe RGB. that was the only way to get the calibration to pass the validation. Im going to try the values you suggested here but wanted to see if in your conversation with BenQ they discussed Panel Native?

[@glyndewis]

I have spoken with Dr Chris Bai about Panel Native v Adobe RGB and it's a discussion that can never have a definitive answer to be honest ... some suggestusing it and some don't. I use Adobe RGB to contimue the workflow from one device to the next.

[@flol3266]

This is only for the SW range of BenQ monitors. Others are not supported. And now I am not able to uninstall it from my Mac. Not possible to move it to the bin and no uninstalled provided 😢

[@richardguijt656]

Hi Glyn, Thanks for this walkthrough, very useful information. How have you setup the 4k display in MacOS? I have read that the ppi of 4k screens is not ideal for MacOS Ui and the suggestion was to downscale to 1440.

[@glyndewis]

Hi Richard ... I have mine downscaled to 2560 x 1440 ehich works a treat. TBH I've never noticed any issue at 4K but downscale as I find the icons etc at 4K are too small. Hope that helps.

[@richardguijt656]

@@glyndewis Thnx basically you use the 4K screen at 2K. I assume that photoshop and Lightroom won’t benefit from the 4K now? Wouldn’t it then be more sensible to have the new 2K screen? Or are the more benefits to the 4K. ATM I have an old BenQ sw270 (First edition) and would love to add a second screen.

[@stefanmladenov15]

Awesome!!! Glyn, when u recommend using USB-c cable, is it usb-c port to usb-c port. I am asking cause for some reason my mac laptop can not connect with Benq monitor? Also, I know i keep asking BUT when is the printing course coming out:)?

[@glyndewis]

Hi Stefan ... Yeah for USB-C it connects to the display from USB-C on the computer to USB-C built into the display. Re the printing course ... I have now set a deadline to have everythijgn completed and I mean everything including all the new updates, by end of July. Then a couple of weeks to finishe edit in August will mean it WILL be released. It's been a long slog to get it all done along with updates so thank you for asking.

[@zenphotocraftmedia8326]

How to right laptop for photography printing

[@jensbjorkkvist]

Great video ! Helped a lot. One question though, in latest Mac OSX Sonoma do i need to select the correct calibration under screen settings? I can only see "BenQ270C". But i have 2 different calibrations done (One for D50 and one for D65) Or is it enough to select the different calibration on the screen it self ?

[@glyndewis]

If you're using a BenQ then leave all the calibration to the Monitor and BenQ software 👍🏻

[@jensbjorkkvist]

@@glyndewis Thx !

[@Friedrich_D]

In my opinion you could also set Palette Master under Gamut: Native and not AdobeRGB, then nothing needs to be "bent"

[@martinrichardson6039]

No mention of failed validation. That would have been great to understand why I always seem to get that for the first few attempts every time I calibrate… besides that, probably the best and to the point video that explains the process. Thank you 🙂👍

[@glyndewis]

Interested to hear about the failed calibration mate. What connection type are you using?

[@martinrichardson6039]

@@glyndewis thanks for the reply, I really appreciate that. I’m using USB-C. I did originally have HDMI but read that the BENQ system doesn’t seem to like it, probably for the reasons you explained.

[@TheKillingTreeTT]

Good video. Isn't the candela setting dependent on your environment your monitor is in?

[@glyndewis]

Yeah exactly that mate which is why when I was always recommended 80-120 candela, it was too much for my room. 60 suits my room / lighting way better.

[@TheKillingTreeTT]

@@glyndewis so you are sitting in almost complete darkness?

[@cldunkin8145]

Just bought a BenQ monitor and tried to run this calibration tool only to find that my monitor was not listed for use of it. Couldn't use the Elements software either!

[@davidecomba5429]

Very interesting Glyn, there`s just one thing I don`t understand: in the passage where you talk about calibration 1 and calibration 2, for me it`s a bit confusing. In fact I ask if you use the same calibration for the retouching job and the same for the printing job, but it seems not. And this is where my confusion comes from...can you help? Thank you so much, friend.

[@glyndewis]

Davide ... Most times I edit in the Calibration 1 BUT before I print an image I will look at it in Calibration 2 and make any adjustments if necessary. Hope this helps.

[@davidecomba5429]

@@glyndewis Thank`s, I may not know the differences in recommended settings on Cal.1 and Cal.2 Because the one you show on the video is more suitable for printing, it seems to me.

[@andrealberttard6071]

Hi Glen, after having done a calibration, how to keep it permanent on the hotkey puck? Is there an ôter step?

[@glyndewis]

You need to go into the settings on the Hot Key Puk and Custom Key - Shortuct 123 - Color Mode

[@lucschoonjans4540]

Holy Molly - Based on your video, I tried 2 sets of parameters (D50 / L* for printing, and D65 / gamma 2.2 for everything else), and what a difference these 2 sets of param make. I know I am stating the obvious, but still. I want to test print now. I had to order ink for my printer as I ran out. As soon as the ink arrives, I'll print some test based on these 2 sets of parameters.

[@glyndewis]

Nice one 😉

[@BatuBerkokPhotography]

Hi Glyn, when I calibrated my BenQ monitor and programmed my controller keys, the brightness of the monitor did not change to the calibrated values but they remained at what I had manually set for brightness within the monitor settings itself which is a number between 0 and 100. Do you know why this is the case and how to fix it?

[@glyndewis]

Hi There ... Did you assign the keys to each calibration in the Hot Key Puk too?

[@eavesphoto]

Ever since I installed PaletMasterUltimate( Ver 1.1.0) and calibrated the displays PaletMasterUltimate always has a splash screen when ever I reboot my 16inch MPB M3max. Is that supposed to happens, its like its alway on even though theres no display connected. The previous version of Palette Master never did that. I just calibrated both of my SW 27 displays (4K and 2K) with my M3max. I also have a M2max as a back up computer, both have the same Mac OS Sonoma 14.1.2 If I have to recailbrate the displays again with the same Mac OS setting disabled it going top be a pain. Where are the ICC profiles stored in the user of the M3 max, so I can bring them over to the M2Max. Is that possible? Thank you

[@actorjay]

Dear Ben Q: The graphics industry uses RGB for digital images, whereas the print industry uses CNYK. How does this affect color calibration??

[@nlp8978]

My Asus screen have HDMI and display port and my Macbook pro M1 have HDMI and usb C. Do you think it will be better to use a usb c to display port cable then the HDMI one?

[@glyndewis]

Yes indeed

[@nich8350]

This is all very well if you've got the particular calibration software featured. what about others which don't include validation options?

[@glyndewis]

Every good quality calibration software should have validation otherwise don’t use it

[@nich8350]

Thanks for the response. do you class Datacolor SpyderXPro good quality? cos I can't find any validation options in that. @@glyndewis

[@terrymcgovern6846]

I would like to try this calibration method, but at the very first step, "Select Monitor," it says "No supported monitor connected." I have two supported monitors connected. Why doesn't it see them?

[@tomaszbejnarowicz]

what if 60cd is too dark for me? can you do a calibration on higher numbers like 350 or even 450?

[@glyndewis]

That would be incredibly bright

[@eddieoliver5840]

Hi Glyn, is there any reason that you chose RGB over Native in the gamut settings?

[@glyndewis]

The decision between Adobe RGB and Panel Native is always a discussion and no clear cut answer even when speaking with Colour Experts. Personally, as my workflow evolves around primarily Adobe RGB and (in Lightroom similar to ProPhotoRGB) I don’t want a Gamut that is ‘potentially’ different again.

[@eddieoliver5840]

@@glyndewis thanks for your reply

[@sveneezy2059]

Glyn looking jacked.

[@glyndewis]

😃

[@evertondel]

Is there a way to measure candela in the environment the computer is in?

[@glyndewis]

Most calibration devices will also do that BUT I always found the measurement too high

[@bitShft]

I have Palette Master Element. What the difference between Element and Ultimate?

[@glyndewis]

Here you go ... www.benq.eu/en-uk/monitor/software/palette-master-ultimate.html

[@dominiclester3232]

Thanks Glyn! Great software but I already have a Spyder...

[@glyndewis]

That's fine ... like I said at the start ... the settings I go through trnaslate to other display, other hardware and other software 😉

[@frank1crayon]

I've been a big fan of yours for many years. I tried to download the PMU software; unfortunately, that necessitated becoming a BenQ member which required way too much personal information from me. I think I'll stick with Palette Master Element. I have my BenQ SW271 calibrated with it based on your last video on the topic, and it's been spot on.

[@glyndewis]

You don't need to be a member to use the software Frank www.benq.eu/en-uk/support/downloads-faq/products/monitor/palette-master-ultimate/software-driver.html

[@frank1crayon]

@@glyndewis I downloaded the software. When I tried to launch it I was re-directed to a logon dialog that wanted to know my Google password, birthdate, gender, phone number, etc., in order to create an account. I'm averse to sharing that kind of information.

[@TheLilywhitesSpurs]

Glyn you say your have two calibrations, how do you switch between the two on the monitor?

[@glyndewis]

The BenQ Displays are hardware calibrated so they are able to store different calibration settings within the display itself. They provide a hot key puk that you saw in the video that you can assign different functions ... I have 1 and 2 assigned ... button 1 sets the calibration / display to D65 and Absolute Black for Day to Day and button 2 switches the calibration to D50 and 0.5 Candela for the Black Point. It's just a matter of pressing a button.

[@radimvybiral105]

@@glyndewis What about system colors? Don't you also have to switch the .icc profiles? During the hw calibration, icc profile is created and applied automatically on system level (Windows). Please cover this part a little bit in some future videos :) update: Art described this very topic in his another fantastic video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZjSY6Ntn6tmpJI

[@simoncotter2711]

@@radimvybiral105 I believe PMU automatically switches the ICC profiles in both Windows an Mac OS to match the hardware selected calibration setting

[@avnerbenzvi8757]

Dear Glyn I am using Samsung U28E590 as my monitor with MAC Studio, I'm Calibrating with Spyder X (DataColor system) and I'm very disappointed any clue how to Calibrate for Photographer??

[@glyndewis]

Hi There. I'ven ever used a Spyder to be honest ... always used XRite and now Calibrite devices. What settings are you using? Feel free to email me direct.

[@avnerbenzvi8757]

@@glyndewis thanks

[@zenphotocraftmedia8326]

Could do the same thing with spyder please 🙏

[@glyndewis]

The settings would be the same 👍🏻

[@Pandybelly]

I calibrated my 2 x SW270c monitors as per your instructions. One monitor looked good, the other was really warm. I tried to match one monitor to the other as this option is available and that was another disaster. The second monitor gave me blisters as it's so bright. Mac Studio Ultra running godawful Ventura.

[@glyndewis]

I guess the 'warm' monitor was the one calibrated to D50 and yeah if you look from one to the other it will look that way. You need to see it withouth the influence of another (cooler) display) so that your eye adapt to it and you no longer notice the 'warmth'. I would only use this for when I'm looking to print though. As for matching the diplays, I'll be doing a video on this very soon to show how 👍🏻

[@Pandybelly]

@@glyndewis This was shockingly different, no subtlety about it. I calibrated them individually to the same spec.

[@maximilian.R]

Hello Glyn. Thanks fof the video and your advice. I just wanted to confirm that you are able to save your calibrated profile to one of the calibration slots on the puck. I think you mentioned Calibration 2, corresponding with button no. 2 on the control puck. Can you confirm in System Setting, in Display panel that the color profile was activated to the one you wanted when pressing button 2 on the puck? I have the same monitor, SW321C, on latest OS, with an Mac Mini M1, and it is not switching between the color profiles that I had it set to. Visually, on the monitor, a change is noted, but when I open the system setting within the OS, it is still one prior color profile. Tech support from BenQ is telling me that I cannot save any calibration profiles to any of the 1-3 buttons on the control puck! This explanation goes against everything that I read about the monitor and seen from others on the net. I am thinking that there is a glitch with the Palette ME or hardware of the monitor. Prob. monitor hardware is not saving the profile to the desired buttons on the puck, that i want.

[@glyndewis]

Hi There. You definitely can set up the hot key puk to switch profiles you create. Drop me an email through my website and I'll help you out with this 👍🏻

[@maximilian.R]

@@glyndewis Thanks for the reply. I forwarded an email to you. Thank you, again!

[@maximilian.R]

Hello Glyn. Just confirming wether you had the chance to look at the inside settings within the Display panel of the OS too see if really the PME software is changing color calibrated profiles, or just between color modes. @@glyndewis

[@planetinthelens]

In my case the profile is not changed when you press the button 1, 2 or 3 on the puck. It changes between the different calibration slot, but in the system settings the profile remains the same. I disucssed with several people and they say the same. Have you got any solution to this issue?

[@maximilian.R]

@@planetinthelens Yes, I was able to assign three different color profiles to the three buttons on the puck, because that’s what I wanted for my situation. It does work, but one needs to follow the correct procedure to change the correct settings within the display menu. Also, I had to uninstall some other iStudio calibration software that was on my Mac because it might have interfered with the one from BenQ. Also, I reseted my display to factory, disconnected all cables to the Mac, and reconnected them. So, after all that I went into the display menu and changed the settings that are responsible for assigning the different color profiles to the buttons on the puck. In the Mac system preferences for the monitor, the profiles are selected correctly. Make sure the Pallet Master Ultimate app stays active all the time, so the puck can change your profiles. I have the SW321C display with the puck.

[@rogerparry4996]

Unless I missed it I think you should make it clear that the software you used is only compatible with a limited number of high end Benq monitors. I have a mid range Benq monitor and wasted my time downloading and installing the software only to find my monitor is not compatible.

[@guitartommi]

CALIBA

[@glyndewis]

Huh?

[@guitartommi]

@@glyndewis just a typo in the video preview ;-)

[@gotminnam]

Nice review, really handsome and awsome body!

[@MDanceInc]

There is a new update as of today 4 5 2024

[@glyndewis]

Yeah the video has also been updated with a new one since this 😉

[@jagannathsahoo500]

Sw272U hmmm...

[@glyndewis]

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