Calibrate Your Display Like A Pro

Learn how to easily use SMPTE color bars to check your monitor's calibration in under 5 minutes. This video targets beginners and will teach you how to ensure proper basic display setup for NTSC video signals. The gel featured in portions of this video is Rosco 80.
Steps:
0:00:51 - Set brightness & contrast to their midpoint
0:01:01 - Turn color/chroma all the way down
0:01:26 - Adjust brightness level
0:01:51 - Adjust contrast level
0:02:45 - Enter blue mode
0:02:58 - Adjust the color/chroma level
0:03:16 - Adjust hue/tint level
0:03:33 - Exit blue mode

[@HackionSTx]

I wish channels like this one had more views, this is just the perfect video. No annoying parts, straight to the point, clear enough and with great presentation (plus audio and the rest) to boot. Thanks for the excellent video, kudos sir.

[@Canalbiruta]

Yellow doesn't look like puke anymore! Awesome video, very well explained.

[@bornagainbornagain6697]

Turn off the chroma all the way, turn the contrast and brightness all the way down, then bring up the brightness using the PLUGE pattern that is the bottom right hand pattern, until only the right stripe is showing, the left stripe should match the background black. Contrast should be done next with clipping pattern. Spears and Munsil is the best source for a test disc. Bring the contrast up until the power supply begins to clip, then back it off 2 notches, that allows head room for very bright peaks. Then bring up the PLUGE pattern and see if the bars are right. Brightness and contrast push and pull one another. You may have to go back and forth several times until you get the best setting for the black and white levels. Then do the color. The method shown with a filter works fine. The sharpness should be done as well. There are patterns for that as well. Shut off all the automatic settings, in the menu. Also a setting for Gamma is needed.

[@YavNe]

Why shut off all the automatic settings in the Menu that does everything automatically, supposed to be the best???

[@ghostryu6662]

@@YavNe you must be new to tvs

[@NerdPulseGaming]

We're not fucking scientists!

[@dougbrowning82]

@@YavNe Automatic settings are designed to catch your attention at the TV store. No guarantee of a pure reproduction of the director''s intended image. The procedure here is exactly how studios set up their monitors, so you see it exactly how the director saw it.

[@SeeDaRipper...]

This sounds great and everything, but it would be FAR more useful if you did a video mate👍

[@SuperDankDank420]

Wow, just used your guide and it was super helpful! Tv looks MUCH better now! Thanks again, keep up the great videos!

[@erivtery9000]

You saved us a lot of headaches from these scammers that calibrate the TV and try to charge arm and a leg cuz nothing's 100% even with the highest end. It's funny because your eyes would adjust to anything after a few minutes of watching TV or does the TV watch you that's the million dollar question.

[@davfrui]

But how much do you make from you tube ?? I don’t get. A dime in fact it costs me

[@zombieregime]

I mean....they're not all scammers and there is some merit to having a video display calibrated with a proper colorimeter. But that is indeed predicated on the people using one knowing what the hell they're doing. If they do, when they're done youd basically have a certified level of reproductivity for that screen and what it displays will be as close as possible to what came out of the editing room and went off for master printing. However that is not at all saying there arent shysters out there, and ones that work for normally reputable outfits. Welcome to the planet, people suck. Also, 90% of 'highest end' products, you're buying the label and some minor tweaks (like some boosted bass and scooped mids to trick your brain into thinking it sounds 'better'). For a good long while there ALL, as in EVERY SINGLE ONE of the, image panels on ANY tv over 35" was made by LG. So no matter what set you bought, literally did not matter, you were getting an LG imaging panel. DO NOT make the mistake of just buying the expensive item (especially at the normal general public shops) and assuming 'I spent all this money it HAS to be good!' Sorry, all it means is they suckered you with flashy box art and a pretty commercial. If you want to get the most out of your things, learn how they work. Why this is better than that, what is the mechanism by which its better, what are its weaknesses, etc. For instance, I have a Vizio as my main monitor, and it works fine for me because all I need is a decently bright and colorful screen for my dark room, and it achieves that in spades! Why buy, say a samsung with hoaky over promised underdelivered qleds (finger waggle) for 4 times the cost, when this one achieves everything I need? Now I have more money to spend on sound, or a computer upgrade (as I use it as a monitor). Wasting money doesnt guarantee you quality, it guarantees everyone seeing that kind of person as a git. Lastly, cameras and camera technology 'streaming is still expensive enough to not just willy nilly throw them in TVs, and with the most basic level of networking knowledge and monitoring programs you can check for yourself if a screen is streaming video from it to the outside world (seriously, video streaming is very packet heavy). Besides, they dont have cheap pixel sized lenses yet. A camera would be pretty damn obvious with a simple flashlight, maybe a 3x magnifier. The real issue IMHO is the microphones and always on bluetooth (and microphones embedded in bluetooth remotes....that still have IR.....like, really guys). Bluetooth and wifi can be exploited, the amount of bluetooth devices in general that have microphones in them (because of design reuse) is too damn high (at least mention on the box there is one in there FFS), and in the age we have our smartphones near us all the time, why doesn my remote need a microphone for voice commands linked to AI foe some fucking reason that literally no one asked for, Samsung? But the worst of the worst is all the calling home smart TVs do. For some reason graph.facebook.com needs to know every filename on any USB I plug into my TV......Because that isnt an abuse of privacy at all. 'but they use that to feed you adds for that media or similar' Yes I know how advertising works, thank you. Well, thats not how ads that are going to work work for me. And it only spurs me to add those URLs that phone home to a DNS level block list. Any request for those domains returns 'domain not found' Because fuck them! They shot themselves in the foot and have made themselves the enemy. I, and I encourage others too also, will always block, interfere and otherwise fill their metrics stream full of garbage anyways I can. Because they crossed the line, smiling at me like im dumb while they did it....

[@kidpoker9408]

Blacks put black the window will get brighter as you raise black the screen is optimal black when you cant go lower and the blacks appears the same so eg 50 default 51 blacks lift at 49 black screen still looks the same as 50 50 is your best setting

[@icydragon68]

NTSC: Never The Same Colour

[@Lancia444]

Lmao

[@ejayanthony]

for one second i thought it was badger from breaking bad

[@StudioGalvan]

😳 That's funny. I thought he was "Baxter" from "Mom". 😂

[@tigreclaws]

dip if you change the settings within the video it changes for what we need

[@ryanm2084]

Can I just run this video on my TV and use your "blue only mode" to calibrate my TV?

[@smalldeekgeorge]

No of course not 😂. You need full color image input.

[@callmeruberto]

i notice you're using the SD bars, how would one do this with HD bars?

[@theAVcoach]

Yeah, this is bit older now; check out page 8 of this document: tinyurl.com/bar-img It reviews the layout of the HD version Full Text: www.arib.or.jp/english/html/overview/doc/6-STD-B28v1_0-E1.pdf

[@britney076]

wow... thank you for the video

[@buizelmeme6288]

I have a pdf document where the SMPTE was explained in detail but due to recent KZbin comment rule changes, I'm not able to put the file in here without getting this comment deleted, sorry :/

[@pzencovich]

Hi there, thank you, well explained, great video...However, I do have one question, which video or image do you recommend for doing these tests for a 4k display. The reason I ask, is that you will find many of these on KZbin, but they do look different even if they claim to be for a 4k display. Example, on one video, without manipulating any settings, I can see all the bars on the bottom right, on another video, I see none...so, if possible, can you recommend a link or vid or image that will serve as a proper reference. Thank you!

[@chance3771]

Thanks for this well made, well presented and very useful video.

[@JDHD932]

1:49 I can’t see the two strips it’s always black m, I can’t use image with video 0:42? When I use image on smart tv colours doesn’t change

[@andrewtanjk1]

can i use the society of motion picture thats displayed on this video to calibrate my tv?

[@tommyjones3775]

Nice video! Wouldn't it be better to use blue filter glasses instead of what you did.

[@schimor]

.....you totally misunderstood what blue filter means.

[@aizamzakaria420]

Is very² useful,,tq for your share 💚

[@4dirt2racer0]

dam i wish i had access to a blue filter, iv got a 4k vizio but havent seen that blue only setting anywhere, n im hardcore all thru every bit of every menu within a few minutes of first turning it on so i kno i didnt miss it lol iv never seen a calibration done like this, n iv been kinda interested in it for a while im surprised i havent come across is sooner

[@YavNe]

Wow, man! I've had no idea how to calibrate a display! I just knew colors things and you measure them but how it's done. And I never truely understood brightness/contrast setting when the first time booting up a game and it always seemed to be bad image to me when I do what they say like reduce the brightness till the dragon is not visible. THEN I'M NOT GONNA SEE ANYTHING, SCRUB!!! So, I always left them at their default values and now I get that it's to get accurate image. What about other colors though? You didn't show other colors. Are we gonna do the same thing what you did with blue for other colors with same color filter and figure out how to do it following your instructions? If so you didn't fully show it but show us how we can figure out doing the same thing to other colors. But it is to display more color shades, not to get accurate colors. What if we get oversaturated, too much colors like LG's ugly green more so yellow!

[@myemail3829]

Why wouldnt tv manufacturers set this from the get go?

[@StudioGalvan]

Most people buy Monitors/TV's by the way they look at on display next to many other monitors. They almost always choose the ones that look the brightest and with the most color. (Let the Games Begin!) 🤦🏻‍♂

[@tapsiikohii7373]

My projector doesn't have any option to change colour. Is there any way for me to calibrate contract and brightness on my projector using pc only? Thanks so much

[@CiLiP94]

With display settings, and color settings

[@jonathannunezmarroquin]

Do you know how to fix my yellow is showing green my pinky showing in purple

[@John-rw9bv]

Your gonna have to talk to your doctor about that

[@SimonMordue]

I have been told that this may help me with an issue I am having. When I playback some 4K UHD titles I get ghosting / Frame retention. This may have nothing to do with calibrating the image on my 4K Samsung screen, Just wondering if you have ever come across this issue on you travels? Thank you.

[@butterflymoon6368]

gah i was hoping this was for a laptop monitor

[@BillPickle]

The factory tint setting is always too high!

[@zgjfinance2796]

Right jerry

[@austinpearson1016]

I can't find a blue screen filter anywhere and my tv doesn't have a blue only mode on it

[@schimor]

Ask your local photography store

[@losiniciadosdecalifornia5484]

He sounds like the dude from detroit become human

[@Awkwardwastaken]

28 stab wounds!

[@JustOneGuy]

Bwahahahaha

[@JustOneGuy]

Connor

[@colin7225]

If I do this with a 1080p calibration disk and filter and set the colours correctly, will the same settings apply to watching 4k disks? Or Is it different? As the two resolutions use a different colour space.

[@kil44ua43]

it should the only difference would be the resolution of the images aka how many pixels their are I don't see why a different resolution would change the color but take what I say with a grain of salt

[@hyakin7818]

Is there a blue test screen on youtube?

[@TorrentFiend10]

Probably. However how are you going to play that video on KZbin while putting up a color chart pattern for adjustments at the same time? The good news is you don't really have to worry about this. The adjustments are so minor when it comes to color intent and most displays usually get those very accurate from the factory. Chances are you won't need to adjust it at all. Even if it's minor fine adjustments it's not going to be very far off. They do a good job nailing color intent. The thing you need to be most concerned with is brightness and contrast. This makes the biggest difference. If you don't have a blue filter honestly I would not worry about it. Get brightness and contrast dialed in as good as you can what you could do just using this video honestly. Brandison contrast is honestly like 90% of the battle. Sharpness details are usually not that far off and you shouldn't crank them way up because bad things can be added to the image if you do. Probably leave sharpness where it is with any decent TV. Color intent is probably safe as well. It'll definitely be close enough as long as you set your brightness and contrast correctly. If you set your black and white levels well with those two settings everything else will look so much better.

[@wesleycampbellcaretto6942]

This dude sounds like Badger from Breaking Bad

[@cybersteel8]

This is the NTSC color test, right? If I live in a PAL region is it important to use that color test instead?

[@weeardguy]

It is NTSC, yes. But don't forget that this is an adjustment procedure to get your equipment setup in such a way that it is as closely matched to eachother as possible ánd that monitoring-equipment displays the colours accurately. Most likely, you will end up with a good result no matter when you use SMPTE, EBU or ARIB. It's just a matter of consistency on your equipment and most things in testcards provide insight into the same faults/problems to deal with. The only pitfall you could (possibly) encounter is the brightness of the color bars: 75, 95 and 100% can all be used, although the 75% setting is probably deprecated by now (higher values could stress equipment while digital equipment is hardly bothered by full-brightness colour signals)

[@tyronebunne2220]

@@weeardguy You say tomato

[@PeterPerez.]

@@weeardguy nice

[@raifilho-0085]

💚

[@vrfilmacademy]

Cooool

[@rodrigostori6955]

Link download image

[@rredding]

Adjusting, not calibrating, but still nice

[@broly4385]

And how tf do I edit all that

[@ChrisKadaver]

Is this for automatic color space or for native? On auto the black bars in the blue pattern isnt entirely black but instead a bit blue. But in native their completly black. Lol! These settings totally crushed the blacks. The contrast had to be at like 53 when following this guide. The native contrast out of the TV was at 90 before. The color calibration helped a little though.

[@NerdPulseGaming]

That was a fucking waste, as my TV has no blue only mode, and I can't afford gel, and the blue filter I have still shows the other colours.

[@nflisrigged1395]

Lol your colors will bleed if you use contrast at 100 or 90 or 80

[@SuperCartoonist]

0:03 NTSC? Don't you mean ATSC since NTSC is dead.

[@Starch-Wreck]

Badger from Breaking Bad voiced this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goDEZGyrgrdrb8k

[@StudioGalvan]

No Way!! He sounds like "Baxter" from "Mom". 😂

[@skidipapigeminktv6333]

are u try to help me or destroy me brother

[@arrowflashbr]

Not good. By carefully following these instructions and matching the patterns, I ended with a very dim picture with very washed out, lifeless colors unsuitable for any use, on an old LG 42 inch 1080p60 tv. Yes I disabled all post-processing options, and good thing that tv has a blue mode.

[@juanjobj3]

my TV's the same. the same thing happened

[@puffman06]

well that's how it's supposed to look

[@andysummersthxcinemaandmyc7748]

that saves hassle hiring these isf thx uk calibrator people that are after your money as most i seen in video appear extremely greedy

[@dedskin1]

This is useless . Calibrate with Lagom LCD test , you have good test patterns and all there . TV options can be used , but you can better use your GPU settings if you are on PC , if not then its built-in options

[@TorrentFiend10]

This is not useless. This is actually very good info and totally correct for adjusting tvs. Sounds like your comment about it being useless is because you are frustrated that this did not work with your PC monitor. PC monitors need different types of adjustments and then the tools used to calibrate tvs. Know what information you are bashing. Not very intelligent to put down a pattern used to calibrate TVs as useless if you are trying to use it to adjust your PC monitor. It's not the same thing. Understand what you are doing before commenting.

[@DavidSusiloUnscripted]

That’s not how a pro calibrate a display at all. SMH.

[@Jay44v]

I think ill pass bro

[@wendysburgers4326]

This is Not Professional. Need Proper Calibration Hardware and Software. To Correct Gamma, Color, and Brightness

[@jccgold]

Like what?

[@kenopiana1647]

This video is Not recommend for professional! This is not pro. Need professional calibration tools and Calman to confirm the correct value.

[@caseylocke4474]

From the description: "This video targets beginners and will teach you how to ensure proper basic display setup..." However, I agree with you that the description contradicts the title.